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BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ACT 2016 - SECT 6.1

Definitions: Part 6

6.1 Definitions: Part 6

In this Part--

"deferred credit retirement arrangement" --see section 6.28.

"Fund Manager" means the Biodiversity Conservation Trust (or other public authority, body or person) appointed under Division 7 as Fund Manager in respect of the Biodiversity Stewardship Payments Fund.

"holder" of a biodiversity credit means a person for the time being recorded as the holder of that credit in the register of biodiversity credits under Part 9.

"planning approval" means--

(a) a development consent under Part 4 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (other than a complying development certificate), or
(b) a State significant infrastructure approval under Part 5.1 of that Act, or
(c) a decision of a determining authority to carry out an activity, or approve the carrying out of an activity, under Part 5 of that Act if the proponent of the activity elects to obtain a biodiversity development assessment report in connection with environmental impact assessment under that Part.

"restorative action" means any rehabilitation or restoration action to improve biodiversity values taken on the site of any development or clearing after it has been substantially completed.

"vegetation clearing approval" means an approval under Division 6 (Approval for clearing native vegetation not otherwise authorised) of Part 5A of the Local Land Services Act 2013 for the clearing of native vegetation on regulated rural areas of the State, and includes any such approval for the clearing of native vegetation on other areas of the State that require such an approval under a State environmental planning policy made under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 .


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