69MGranting of approvals

#### 69M Granting of approvals 69M Granting of approvals > > (1) Approval for the carrying out of forestry operations to which this Part applies may be granted under this Part. Such an approval is called an integrated forestry operations approval. > > > (2) This Part does not prevent or affect the carrying out of forestry operations authorised by or under any other provision of this Act or any other Act or law. However, the carrying out of forestry operations to which an integrated forestry operations approval applies is subject to the terms of the approval. > > Note. > > Forestry operations the subject of an approval are excluded from environmental assessment and approval under Part 4 or 5 of the [Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1979-203)—see section 69W. > > Note 2. > > Section 122(2) of the [Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1997-156) provides a defence to the offence of polluting waters under that Act if the act was the carrying out of a forestry operation authorised by an integrated forestry operations approval and was carried out in accordance with the approval. A similar defence applies to an offence relating to the protection of animals and plants under Part 2 of the [Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2016-063) (section 2.8(1)(h)) and of fish under Part 7A of the [Fisheries Management Act 1994](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1994-038) (section 220ZF(1)(b3) and (b4)). > > **s 69M:** Ins 2012 No 96, Sch 4.11 \[16\] (transferred from the National Park Estate (Land Transfers) Act 1998 No 163, sec 26). Am 2018 No 40, Sch 2 \[21\].