sec.16Preparing declaration

### sec.16 Preparing declaration The Minister may prepare a declaration that a stated area is— an area of high nature conservation value; or an area vulnerable to land degradation. Also, a person may request the Minister to prepare a declaration mentioned in subsection (1) . The proposed declaration must include— proposed assessment benchmarks for the assessment of development that is the clearing of vegetation in the stated area; and proposed matters that a referral agency must or may assess a development application against, or having regard to. The Minister must consult with the following entities in preparing the declaration— an advisory committee established to advise the Minister about vegetation management; each local government whose area is affected by the declaration. The Minister must give each owner of land that is in the stated area a written notice inviting the owner to make a submission about the proposed declaration. The Minister must also give notice of the proposed declaration. The notice must— be published— on the department’s website; and in any other way the Minister considers appropriate, including, for example, in an electronic version of a newspaper; and state the places where copies of the proposed declaration may be inspected; and invite submissions on the proposed declaration; and state a day by which submissions may be made on the proposed declaration. s 16 amd 2000 No. 35 s 6 sub 2004 No. 1 s 11 amd 2005 No. 42 s 52 sch 1 ; 2013 No. 24 s 6 ; 2016 No. 27 s 614 ; 2023 No. 2 s 95 (sec.16-ssec.1) The Minister may prepare a declaration that a stated area is— an area of high nature conservation value; or an area vulnerable to land degradation. (sec.16-ssec.2) Also, a person may request the Minister to prepare a declaration mentioned in subsection (1) . (sec.16-ssec.3) The proposed declaration must include— proposed assessment benchmarks for the assessment of development that is the clearing of vegetation in the stated area; and proposed matters that a referral agency must or may assess a development application against, or having regard to. (sec.16-ssec.4) The Minister must consult with the following entities in preparing the declaration— an advisory committee established to advise the Minister about vegetation management; each local government whose area is affected by the declaration. (sec.16-ssec.5) The Minister must give each owner of land that is in the stated area a written notice inviting the owner to make a submission about the proposed declaration. (sec.16-ssec.6) The Minister must also give notice of the proposed declaration. (sec.16-ssec.7) The notice must— be published— on the department’s website; and in any other way the Minister considers appropriate, including, for example, in an electronic version of a newspaper; and state the places where copies of the proposed declaration may be inspected; and invite submissions on the proposed declaration; and state a day by which submissions may be made on the proposed declaration. - (a) an area of high nature conservation value; or - (b) an area vulnerable to land degradation. - (a) proposed assessment benchmarks for the assessment of development that is the clearing of vegetation in the stated area; and - (b) proposed matters that a referral agency must or may assess a development application against, or having regard to. - (a) an advisory committee established to advise the Minister about vegetation management; - (b) each local government whose area is affected by the declaration. - (a) be published— (i) on the department’s website; and (ii) in any other way the Minister considers appropriate, including, for example, in an electronic version of a newspaper; and - (i) on the department’s website; and - (ii) in any other way the Minister considers appropriate, including, for example, in an electronic version of a newspaper; and - (b) state the places where copies of the proposed declaration may be inspected; and - (c) invite submissions on the proposed declaration; and - (d) state a day by which submissions may be made on the proposed declaration. - (i) on the department’s website; and - (ii) in any other way the Minister considers appropriate, including, for example, in an electronic version of a newspaper; and