Planning (General) Regulation 2023
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Schedule 1 Development proposals requiring environmental impact assessment (see s 12 and s 20) 1.1 Definitions—sch 1 In this schedule: city waste— (a) means— (i) domestic waste left for kerbside collection or taken directly to a waste station or transfer station; and (ii) waste produced from maintaining the environment, for example, from street cleaning, emptying public rubbish bins and cleaning parks; but (b) does not include sewage. clearing native vegetation—see the Nature Conservation Act 2014, section 234. conservation dependent species—see the Nature Conservation Act 2014, dictionary. crest, of a water storage dam, means the highest point of the dam wall or embankment excluding any parapet, handrail or similar structure on the wall or embankment.
Interpretation—sch 1 Part 1.1 critically endangered species— (b) includes a species included in the critically endangered category of the list of threatened native species under the EPBC Act. endangered species— (b) includes a species included in the endangered category of the list of threatened native species under the EPBC Act. listed migratory species—see the EPBC Act, section 528. listed threatened ecological community—see the EPBC Act, section 528. lowest point of the general foundations, of a water storage dam, means the point where the dam wall or embankment meets the lowest point of the bed of the river or stream on the downstream side of the wall or embankment. major electricity storage facility means equipment and associated buildings for electricity storage with a capacity of at least 5MW, or a grid connection of at least 66kV. major road means a road with physically separated carriageways, which has at least 4 lanes (in either direction) and is at least 1km long. minor public works means— (a) maintenance of— (i) a road or car park; or (ii) a footpath, bicycle path, bicycle parking facility, walking track or other pedestrian area; or Examples—maintenance of other pedestrian area tree planting and repaving, reconstruction of kerbs and gutters
(iii) a culvert or drainage line; or (b) bushland regeneration, landscaping, gardening, tree planting, tree maintenance, tree removal or fire fuel reduction or maintenance of a fire trail; or (c) installation or maintenance of any of the following: (i) a water tank or trough, including a water meter attached to the tank or trough; (ii) a fence; (iii) a stockyard; (iv) an erosion control structure; a retaining wall (v) a sign; (vi) park furniture; bench seat or shelter (vii) small tower or support structure; or small tower housing a telemetry unit or solar panel (d) installation of a bollard, rock or log for habitat enhancement or to limit vehicle access. minor public works code—see the Nature Conservation Act 2014, section 318A (1). native vegetation, for an area—see the Nature Conservation Act 2014, section 232. native vegetation area—see the Nature Conservation Act 2014, section 233.