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Nature Conservation Trust Act 2001.

Country/Territory
Australia
Territorial subdivision
New South Wales
Document type
Legislation
Date
2001 (2015)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to provide for the establishment, management and functions of the Nature Conservation Trust of New South Wales; to make consequential amendments to other Acts; and for related purposes.
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Special fund Education Indigenous peoples Cultural heritage Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

This Act, consisting of 51 sections divided into four Parts and completed by two Schedules, provides for the establishment and management of the Nature Conservation Trust of New South Wales. The Act consists of 51 sections and is divided into the following Parts: Preliminary; Nature Conservation Trust of New South Wales; Trust agreements and Miscellaneous. The purposes of the Trust are to encourage landholders to enter into cooperative arrangements for the management and protection of urban and rural land in private occupation that is significant for the conservation of natural heritage, to provide mechanisms for achieving conservation of that heritage and to promote public knowledge, appreciation and understanding of natural heritage.

Full text
English
Website
www.legislation.nsw.gov.au

References - Legislation

Repealed by

Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016.

Legislation | Australia | 2016 (2018)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Institution, Ecosystem preservation, Environmental planning, Authorization/permit, EIA, Wetlands, Inspection, Offences/penalties, Biodiversity, Sustainable development, Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge, Indigenous peoples, Policy/planning, Marine fisheries, Protection of species, Research, Traditional rights/customary rights, Fishery management and conservation, Protected area, Freshwater pollution, Pollution control, Migratory species, Alien species, Endangered species, Marine mammals, National parks, Marine protected areas, Access and benefit-sharing, Marine area

Source: FAO, FAOLEX