Sch 3Principles of preservation of native plants

Schedule 3—Principles of preservation of native plants 1—Principles of preservation of native plants Native plants are considered to be of particular value and should be preserved if, in the opinion of the CAC— (a) they comprise a high level of diversity of plant species; or (b) they have significance as habitat for protected animals or native plants; or (c) they include plants of a threatened species; or (d) they comprise the whole, or a part, of a threatened ecological community or listed ecological entity; or (e) they are significant as remnant plants in an area which has been extensively cleared; or (f) they are growing in, or in association with, a wetland environment; or (g) they contribute significantly to the amenity of the area in which they are growing or situated; or (h) their clearance is likely to contribute to continued or further soil erosion or salinity in an area in which appreciable erosion or salinisation has already occurred or, where such erosion or salinisation has not yet occurred, their clearance is likely to cause appreciable soil erosion or salinity; or (i) their clearance is likely to cause deterioration in the quality of surface or underground water; or (j) their clearance is likely to cause, or exacerbate, the incidence or intensity of flooding; or (k) their clearance would cause significant harm to the River Murray within the meaning of the River Murray Act 2003; or (l) their clearance would cause significant harm to the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary.