Environment Protection Regulations 2021
Sch 8Restricted areas for landfill infrastructure
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Schedule 8—Restricted areas for landfill infrastructure
Regulation 101
(1) A declared Ramsar wetland which has the same meaning as in section 17 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 of the Commonwealth.
(2) An area of significance for spawning, nursery, breeding, roosting and feeding areas of aquatic species, or fauna listed under the China–Australia Migratory Bird Agreement and Japan–Australia Migratory Bird Agreement, Republic of Korea–Australia Migratory Bird Agreement, the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals (Bonn, Germany, 1979) or under the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988.
(3) A reservation in relation to a marine or coastal area under the National Parks Act 1975.
(4) A State Wildlife Reserve listed under the Wildlife Act 1975.
(5) A critical habitat of taxa and communities of flora and fauna listed under the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988.
(6) An area identified as a matter of national environmental significance in the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 of the Commonwealth.
(7) Surface waters.