Town Planning Report and Appendices - Cooroibah

Figure 25: Regulated Vegetation Management Map



The clearing of regulated vegetation is not proposed, and therefore the proposed
development does not involve a State interest for clearing vegetation under the
Sustainable Planning Regulation 2009, nor assessment under the State
Development Assessment Provisions.



          – Nature Conservation Act 1992

The Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NC Act) provides for the conservation and
management of nature through two mechanisms:
 •   the declaration and management of protected areas; and
 •   the protection of native wildlife that is not found within a protected area.
The NC Act provides for orders to conserve, protect or manage wildlife, habitat
or areas subject to a threatening process likely to have a significant detrimental
effect.

Part 3 of the Nature Conservation (Wildlife Management) Regulation 2006
outlines exemptions which apply to the clearing of protected plants. The clearing
of ‘least concern’ species are exempt under the NC Act. However, the clearing of
Endangered, Vulnerable or Near Threatened (EVNT) species will require a
clearing permit. Areas identified at ‘high risk’ of containing EVNT species require
a pre-clearing flora survey prior to confirming requirements under the NC Act



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