Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATION 2008 (NO 2 OF 2008) - REG 14

A person developing a strategic environmental assessment must, in completing stage C, assess the environmental benefits and impacts of the proposal by—

        (a)     assessing the effects of the proposal against the SEA scoping document having regard to the following:

Note     The SEA scoping document is prepared in stage B (see  s 13).

              (i)     the probability, duration, frequency and reversibility of the effects of the proposal;

              (ii)     the cumulative nature of the effects of the proposal, both positive and negative, and any identified alternatives to the proposal;

              (iii)     whether the effects of the proposal are likely to extend outside the ACT;

              (iv)     the risks to any identified environmental values;

Examples—identified environment values

1     environmental values identified in the SEA scoping document

2     environmental values identified or targeted in relevant:

              •     plans (eg The Canberra Spatial Plan )

              •     strategies (eg The Climate Change Strategy 2007-2025 )

              •     threatened species management plans

Note     An example is part of the regulation, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).

              (v)     the magnitude and spatial extent of the effects of the proposal;

              (vi)     the effects of the proposal on areas or landscapes that have a recognised local, regional or national protection status; and

        (b)     considering how the environmental impacts can be managed through mitigation, offsetting, avoidance or another way.