Nature Conservation Act 2014
318AMinor public works code
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 318A
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Nature Conservation Act 2014.
318A Minor public works code (1) The conservator of flora and fauna may approve a code of practice (a minor public works code) for minor public works carried out by or for the Territory in a reserve. (2) A minor public works code— (a) must set out standards and practices for carrying out minor public works in a reserve to ensure the works are not likely to have a significant adverse environmental impact; and (b) may include the following: (i) circumstances in which minor public works are not likely to have a significant adverse environmental impact; (ii) conditions to apply to stated minor public works to ensure the works do not have a significant adverse environmental impact. (3) An approved minor public works code may apply, adopt or incorporate a law or instrument as in force from time to time. Note 1 The text of an applied, adopted or incorporated law or instrument, Note 2 A reference to an instrument includes a reference to a provision of an instrument (see Legislation Act, s 14 (2)). (4) If the conservator of flora and fauna approves a minor public works code, the conservator must review the code at least once every 5 years.
(5) An approved minor public works code is a disallowable instrument.