New South Wales Consolidated Acts

BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ACT 2016 - SECT 13.17

13.17 Provisions relating to proceedings under this Division

(1) Proceedings may be brought by a person under this Division whether or not any right of the person has been or may be infringed by or as a consequence of the breach concerned.

(2) Proceedings may be brought by a person under this Division on the person's own behalf or on behalf of another person (with their consent), or of a body corporate or unincorporate (with the consent of its committee or other controlling or governing body), having like or common interests in those proceedings.

(3) Any person on whose behalf proceedings are brought is entitled to contribute to or provide for the payment of the legal costs and expenses incurred by the person bringing the proceedings.

Note : If an act or omission that constitutes an offence against this Act occurred outside NSW, proceedings for the offence may be taken in NSW if a geographical nexus exists between NSW and the offence--see Part 1A of (and section 3 of and Schedule 2 to) the Crimes Act 1900 .