29Development adjacent to Zone 8 (a) National Parks and Nature Reserves

29 Development adjacent to Zone 8 (a) National Parks and Nature Reserves

29 Development adjacent to Zone 8 (a) National Parks and Nature Reserves

(1) Objective

• to ensure that development of land adjacent to Zone 8 (a) does not have a significant impact on wildlife habitat.

(2) The consent authority must not grant consent to development adjacent to land within Zone 8 (a) unless it has taken into consideration—

(a) the likely effects of the development on the flora and fauna found in the locality, and

(b) the potential for disturbance of native flora and fauna as a result of intrusion by humans and domestic and feral animals, increased fire risk, rubbish dumping, weed invasion and vegetation clearing.