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National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974
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#### 69A Definitions
69A Definitions
> > (1) In this Division—
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> > development, in relation to a conservation area, means—
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> > > (a) the erection of a building in that area,
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> > > (b) the carrying out of a work in, on, over or under that area,
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> > > (c) the use of that area or of a building or work in that area,
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> > > (d) the subdivision of that area, and
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> > > (e) the clearing of vegetation in that area.
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> > owner, in relation to land, includes a person who leases land under the [Crown Land Management Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2016-058).
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> > statutory authority means any of the following—
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> > > (a) a Public Service agency,
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> > > (b) (Repealed)
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> > > (c) a council, a county council or a joint organisation within the meaning of the [Local Government Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1993-030),
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> > > (d) any other body constituted by or under an Act,
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> > > (e) an authorised network operator under the [Electricity Network Assets (Authorised Transactions) Act 2015](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2015-005).
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> > (2) A reference in this Division to the carrying out of development includes a reference to the erection of a building, the carrying out of a work, the use of land or of a building or work, the subdivision of land or the clearing of vegetation.
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> > (3) A reference in this section—
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> > > (a) to the erection of a building includes a reference to the rebuilding of, the making of structural alterations to, or the enlargement or extension of a building or the placing or relocating of a building on land,
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> > > (b) to the carrying out of a work includes a reference to the rebuilding of, the making of alterations to, or the enlargement or extension of, a work, and
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> > > (c) to the subdivision of land is a reference to the subdivision of land as defined by section 4B of the [Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1979-203).
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> > (4) If a conservation agreement is entered into under section 69B (1C) by a public authority that is not the owner of the conservation area concerned—
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> > > (a) the agreement is taken to have been entered into on behalf of the owner of the conservation area, and
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> > > (b) a reference in this Act to the owner of the conservation area (however expressed) includes, while a public authority has the control and management of the conservation area, a reference to the public authority that has that control and management.
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> **s 69A:** Ins 1987 No 158, Sch 1 (5). Am 1995 No 11, Sch 1.84 \[1\]; 1996 No 139, Sch 2.23 (am 1997 No 55, Sch 2.18 \[1\]); 1997 No 152, Sch 4.24 \[1\]; 2001 No 10, Sch 3 \[1\]; 2001 No 130, Sch 1 \[47\]; 2008 No 62, Sch 1.16 \[3\]; 2009 No 56, Sch 2.39 \[1\]; 2015 No 5, Sch 8.19; 2015 No 58, Sch 3.63 \[9\]; 2017 No 17, Sch 2.16 \[19\]; 2017 No 65, Sch 2.19 \[2\].