Biodiversity Assessment Method Order 2017.

Sujet

Environnement gén., Pêche, Forêts, Eau, Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes

Mot clé

Institution Préservation de l'écosystème Planification environnementale Autorisation/permis EIA Zones humides Inspection Infractions/sanctions Biodiversité Développement durable Politique/planification Pêche maritime Protection des espèces Recherche Gestion et conservation des pêches Aire protégée Pollution des eaux douces Lutte contre la pollution Espèces migratoires Espèces exotiques Espèces menacées Mammifères marins Parcs nationaux Zones marines protégées Accès et partage des avantages Aire marine

Aire géographique

Asie et Pacifique, Australie et Nouvelle-Zélande, Océan Indien, Océanie, Pacifique Sud

Entry into force notes

This Order enters into force on 25 August 2017.

Résumé

This Order establishes The NSW biodiversity offsets scheme under Part 6 of the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (BC Act). The Biodiversity Assessment Method (BAM) is established under section 6.7 of the BC Act. The BAM is established for the purpose of assessing certain impacts on threatened species and threatened ecological communities (TECs), and their habitats, and the impact on biodiversity values, where required under the BC Act, Local Land Services Act 2013 (LLS Act) or the State Environmental Planning Policy (Vegetation in Non-Rural Areas) 2017). The BAM is made by the Minister administering the BC Act by order and published on the NSW legislation website. The BAM is structured around three primary stages. Stage 1 of the BAM establishes a single consistent approach to assessing the biodiversity values on land. Under the proposed offsets scheme, this will include: a) land proposed as a development site, including for a Part 5 activity (proposed development site); b) land subject to a vegetation clearing proposal which is required to be assessed by the BAM under the LLS Act (proposed clearing site); c) land proposed to be biodiversity certified; and d) land proposed as a biodiversity stewardship site under a biodiversity stewardship agreement (proposed biodiversity stewardship site). Stage 2 provides for an impact assessment on biodiversity values where the land is a development site, clearing site or land proposed for biodiversity certification. This stage includes the guidelines and requirements that apply the avoid, minimise and offset hierarchy for assessing direct and indirect impacts. Direct impacts on biodiversity values include those related to clearing native vegetation and threatened species habitat, and impacts on biodiversity values prescribed by the Biodiversity Conservation Regulation 2017 (the BC Regulation). Stage 3 provides for the assessment of the management requirements at a proposed biodiversity stewardship site and the likely improvement in biodiversity values that are predicted to occur over time. The gain that is predicted to occur from the management actions determines the number of biodiversity credits that can be created at the site.

Texte intégral

Anglais

Site web

www.legislation.gov.au

Références - Législation

Implemente

Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016.

Législation | Australie | 2016 (2018)

Mot clé: Législation de base, Institution, Préservation de l'écosystème, Planification environnementale, Autorisation/permis, EIA, Zones humides, Inspection, Infractions/sanctions, Biodiversité, Développement durable, Savoir traditionnel/savoir autochtones, Peuples autochtones, Politique/planification, Pêche maritime, Protection des espèces, Recherche, Droits traditionnels/droits coutumiers, Gestion et conservation des pêches, Aire protégée, Pollution des eaux douces, Lutte contre la pollution, Espèces migratoires, Espèces exotiques, Espèces menacées, Mammifères marins, Parcs nationaux, Zones marines protégées, Accès et partage des avantages, Aire marine

Source: FAO, FAOLEX