Environmental Offsets Act 2014
sec.3Purpose and achievement
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sec.3 Purpose and achievement
The main purpose of this Act is to counterbalance the significant residual impacts of particular activities on prescribed environmental matters through the use of environmental offsets. The main purpose is achieved primarily by— establishing a framework for environmental offsets; and recognising the level of protection given to prescribed environmental matters under other legislation; and providing for national, State and local matters of environmental significance to be prescribed environmental matters for the purpose of this Act; and coordinating the implementation of the framework in conjunction with other legislation. Section 95 (1) provides this Act applies to an authority granted under another Act only if the application under the other Act for the authority was made on or after the commencement of that section. See section 95 for further relevant provisions. (sec.3-ssec.1) The main purpose of this Act is to counterbalance the significant residual impacts of particular activities on prescribed environmental matters through the use of environmental offsets. (sec.3-ssec.2) The main purpose is achieved primarily by— establishing a framework for environmental offsets; and recognising the level of protection given to prescribed environmental matters under other legislation; and providing for national, State and local matters of environmental significance to be prescribed environmental matters for the purpose of this Act; and coordinating the implementation of the framework in conjunction with other legislation. Section 95 (1) provides this Act applies to an authority granted under another Act only if the application under the other Act for the authority was made on or after the commencement of that section. See section 95 for further relevant provisions.
- (a) establishing a framework for environmental offsets; and
- (b) recognising the level of protection given to prescribed environmental matters under other legislation; and
- (c) providing for national, State and local matters of environmental significance to be prescribed environmental matters for the purpose of this Act; and
- (d) coordinating the implementation of the framework in conjunction with other legislation. Note— Section 95 (1) provides this Act applies to an authority granted under another Act only if the application under the other Act for the authority was made on or after the commencement of that section. See section 95 for further relevant provisions.