7Application of other legislation

7 Application of other legislation

7 Application of other legislation

(1) Authorised cloud seeding operations may be carried out despite any other Act or law.

(2) The Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 does not apply to authorised cloud seeding operations. Accordingly:

(a) development consent under Part 4 of that Act is not required for those operations, and

(b) Part 5 of that Act does not apply in respect of those operations, and

(c) those operations cannot be prohibited or restricted by an environmental planning instrument (whether made before or after the commencement of this section) under that Act.

(3) The carrying out of authorised cloud seeding operations is taken to be consistent with the principles for the management of any reserved land under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 on which the operations are carried out and with any plan of management under that Act that relates to any such land.

(4) For the purposes of any defence or exception under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974, the carrying out of cloud seeding operations authorised by this Act is taken to be the carrying out of development authorised by a development consent under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.

(5) An environment protection licence under the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 is not required for the carrying out of authorised cloud seeding operations.

(6) The following orders or notices cannot be made or given so as to prevent or interfere with the carrying out of authorised cloud seeding operations:

(a) an interim protection order (within the meaning of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 or the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995),

(b) an order under Division 1 (Stop work orders) of Part 6A of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974, Division 1 (Stop work orders) of Part 7 of the or Division 7 (Stop work orders) of Part 7A of the ,