Melbourne Strategic Assessment (Environment Mitigation Levy) Act 2020
19Establishment of environment mitigation information system
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19 Establishment of environment mitigation information system
(1) The Secretary must cause to be established and maintained in the Department a computer system (the environment mitigation information system) which does the following things—
(a) through the use of the environment mitigation dataset, depict, on a map or maps, the following areas within the levy area—
(i) Golden Sun Moth habitat areas;
(ii) Growling Grass Frog habitat areas;
(iii) Matted Flax-lily habitat areas;
(iv) Native vegetation areas;
(v) Southern Brown Bandicoot habitat areas;
(vi) Spiny Rice-flower habitat areas;
See also section 4.
(b) through the use of the environment mitigation dataset, depict, on a map or maps, Scattered tree locations;
(c) calculate, record or depict—
(i) the amount of the coverage of each area mentioned in paragraph (a) over any parcel of land, or a part of a parcel of land, within the levy area or any land in relation to which the levy may be payable under a staged payment approval; and
(ii) the amount of the coverage of each area mentioned in paragraph (a) over any allotment or part of Crown land, within the levy area; and
(iii) the number of Scattered tree locations on any parcel of land or part of a parcel of land, or allotment or part of Crown land, within the levy area;
(d) any other thing that the Secretary considers appropriate.
(2) The Secretary must ensure that there is stored in the environment mitigation information system the environment mitigation dataset.
(3) In addition, the environment mitigation information system must be capable of permitting the input of—
(a) land particulars in relation to—
(i) levy land; or
(ii) any land in relation to which the levy may be payable under a staged payment approval; and
(b) any other information that the Secretary considers appropriate.
(4) The Secretary must ensure that—
(a) the environment mitigation information system meets any prescribed requirements; and
(b) the operation of the environment mitigation information system meets any prescribed standards.