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Environmental Protection Act 1994
sec.9Environmental value
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### sec.9 Environmental value
Environmental value is—
a quality or physical characteristic of the environment that is conducive to ecological health; or
a quality or physical characteristic of the environment that is conducive to public health, safety or amenity; or
a quality or physical characteristic of the environment that contributes to its biological diversity and integrity, intrinsic or attributed scientific value or interest, amenity, harmony and sense of community; or
another quality of the environment identified and declared to be an environmental value under an environmental protection policy or regulation.
s 9 amd 2024 No. 30 s 8
- (a) a quality or physical characteristic of the environment that is conducive to ecological health; or
- (b) a quality or physical characteristic of the environment that is conducive to public health, safety or amenity; or
- (c) a quality or physical characteristic of the environment that contributes to its biological diversity and integrity, intrinsic or attributed scientific value or interest, amenity, harmony and sense of community; or
- (d) another quality of the environment identified and declared to be an environmental value under an environmental protection policy or regulation.