221WContents of joint management agreements

#### 221W Contents of joint management agreements 221W Contents of joint management agreements > > (1) A joint management agreement is to contain terms, binding on all parties, that— > > > > > (a) identify the threatened species, population or ecological community to which the agreement applies, and > > > > > (b) identify the action that it manages, controls, regulates or restricts, and > > > > > (c) state its objective (for example, maintenance of a habitat in a state that will contribute to the long-term survival of the species, population or ecological community), and > > > > > (d) state the way in which the objective is to be achieved, and > > > > > (e) specify the measures by which progress towards achieving the objective is to be assessed, and > > > > > (f) identify the parties who are responsible for the implementation of those measures. > > > (2) A joint management agreement entered into with a local council or a consent authority (within the meaning of the [Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1979-203)) is void to the extent to which it fetters any discretion of the local council or consent authority in the granting or refusal of a consent or approval under the [Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1979-203) or the [Local Government Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1993-030). > > > (3) A joint management agreement under this Act and a joint management agreement within the meaning of the [Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2016-063) may be combined into a single document if both agreements deal with the same subject-matter. > > **s 221W:** Ins 1997 No 153, Sch 1 \[9\]. Am 2008 No 86, Sch 1 \[3\]; 2016 No 63, Sch 11.2 \[5\].