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Natural Heritage Trust of Australia Act 1997
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#### 16 Meaning of sustainable agriculture
(1) For the purposes of this Act, sustainable agriculture means the use of agricultural practices and systems that maintain or improve the following:
(a) the economic viability of agricultural production;
(b) the social viability and well‑being of rural communities;
(c) the ecologically sustainable use of Australia’s biodiversity;
(d) the natural resource base;
(e) ecosystems that are influenced by agricultural activities.
(2) To avoid doubt, for the purposes of this Act, property management planning in relation to the farm unit is taken to be sustainable agriculture.