Section NSW process - Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (National Recovery Plan for the Wollemi Pine (Wollemia nobilis)) Instrument 2025 - NSW process

NSW process

Within NSW, the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 defines the primary pathway for assessment and approval of activities. This includes activities related to the management of a threatened species and its habitats. The obligations of the Act are extended though additional NSW legislation including, but not limited to:

 Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016

 Fisheries Management Act 1994

 Heritage Act 1977

 National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974

 Native Title Act 1993

 Rural Fires Act 1997

 State Environmental Planning Policy (Transport and Infrastructure) 2021

 Wilderness Act 1987.

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