Victorian Current Acts

FLORA AND FAUNA GUARANTEE ACT 1988 - SECT 4A

It is a principle of this Act that a decision, policy, program or process gives proper consideration to the following—

        (a)     the rights and interests of traditional owners by—

              (i)     acknowledging cultural and spiritual connections to land, biodiversity and resources through a relationship with country; and

              (ii)     supporting participation in decision-making, planning and the development of policies, programs and processes; and

              (iii)     facilitating access to biodiversity and providing opportunities for economic advancement;

        (b)     the potential impacts of climate change;

        (c)     the best practicably available information relevant to biodiversity;

        (d)     the precautionary principle, such that if there are threats of serious or irreversible environmental damage, lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing measures to prevent environmental degradation;

        (e)     enabling public participation;

        (f)     supporting collaboration between government, the community and partner agencies.

S. 4B inserted by No. 28/2019 s. 6.