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Interim Conservation
Areas for Wyong Shire
Development Control Plan No. 13
Appendix A - Relevant
Legislation, Planning Instruments and Policies
Federal Government Legislation
Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation
Act, 1999 - Identifies matters of world heritage value,
ecological character of RAMSAR wetlands, nationally
listed threatened species and communities, migrating
species protected by international agreements and environmental
assessment requirements for Commonwealth Marine environments.
NSW Government Legislation
In addition to the requirements of the Environmental
Planning and Assessment Act, 1979 other legislation
is relevant to the development of land containing natural
assets and may require licences or other approvals in
addition to a development consent from Council. Applicants
should consult with relevant agencies prior to lodgement
of a DA in relation to the following legislation:
| Act |
Definition |
| Threatened
Species Conservation Act, 1995 (National Parks and
Wildlife Service) |
Identifies threatened species, populations, ecological
communities and critical habitat and sets requirements
in the assessment of development proposals.
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Native
Vegetation Conservation Act, 1997
(Department of Land and Water Conservation) |
Aims to improve the management of native vegetation.
Consent from the DLWC is required for clearing
native vegetation and for clearing Protected Land,
although some exemptions exist for minor clearing.
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| Rivers
and Foreshores Improvement Act, 1948 (Department
of land and Water Conservation) |
Part 3A requires
a permit from the Department for any excavation,
removal of material or any works which obstruct
or detrimentally affects the flow of waters within
40 metres of a river or lake. |
| National
Parks and Wildlife Act, 1974 (National Parks and
Wildlife Service) |
requires a permit
to remove, damage, destroy or otherwise alter protected
species or Aboriginal sites. |
| Protection
of the Environment Operations Act, 1998 (Environment
Protection Authority) |
Provides for comprehensive
control over polluting activities and includes air,
water, noise and land pollution. |
Heritage
Act, 1977
(NSW Heritage Office) |
Controls development
which may impact on identified heritage items by
requiring the consent of the NSW Heritage Office.
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| Fisheries
Management Act, 1994 (NSW Fisheries) |
Includes provisions
similar to the Threatened Species Conservation Act
in relation to the protection of aquatic species. |
| Water
Management Act, 2000 |
Provides for the
sustainable and integrated management of water resources.
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| State Environmental
Planning Policies (SEPPS) |
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SEPP 14 |
Coastal Wetlands. |
| SEPP
26 |
Littoral Rainforests. |
| SEPP
44 |
Koala Habitat Protection. |
| Local Policies
and Guidelines |
| Development
Control Plan No 14 - Vegetation Management |
| Development
Control Plan No 30 - Wetlands |
| Green
Corridors Policy - G1 |
| Landscaping
Policy - L1 |
| Flora
and Fauna Guidelines for Development |
| Interim
Ecological Assessment Information Required to Assess
Clearing Impacts within Squirrel Glider Habitat
within Wyong Shire. |
| Interim
Survey Guidelines for Ground Orchids which are listed
on the TSC Act, 1995 in Wyong Shire. |
| Wyong
Local Environmental Plan, 1991. |
Appendix
B - Interim Conservation Areas for Wyong Shire
Appendix C - Regional
vegetation types potentially occurring in Wyong LGA
which were described and mapped by the regional vegetation
mapping study which was supervised by LHCCREMS which
may qualify under commonwealth and state criteria to
be classified as an endangered or vulnerable plant community
The plant communities which are outlined below have
experienced dramatic historic range and habitat area
reductions and may qualify under Commonwealth and State
Criteria as an Endangered or Vulnerable Plant Community.
These plant communities are described in the report
titled Vegetation Survey, Classification and Mapping
in Lower Hunter and Central Coast Region.
| Code |
Definition |
| MU5 |
Tall Alluvial Moist
Forest |
| MU31 |
Coastal
Plains Scribbly Gum Woodland |
| MU37
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Swamp
Mahogany Paperbark Forest* |
| MU40
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Swamp
Oak Brushland Forest* |
| MU41 |
Swamp
Oak Sedge Forest* |
| MU42 |
Riparian
Melaleuca Swamp Woodland* |
| MU42a
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Melaleuca
Scrub* |
| MU43
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Wyong
Paperbark Forest* |
| MU43a
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Melaleuca
Scrub* |
| MU50
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Coastal
Sand Scrub |
*Indicates that these vegetation
types may already be regarded as components of the Sydney
Coastal Estuarine Swamp Forest Complex (SCESF) and Sydney
Freshwater Wetlands in the Sydney Basin Bioregion (SFWSBB)
have recently been listed as an Endangered Ecological
Community under the Threatened Species Conservation Act,
1995.
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