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Ancillary rules: Reasonable steps to seek like-for-like biodiversity credits for the purpose of applying the variation rules

Published under clause 6.5 of the Biodiversity Conservation Regulation 2017

Clause 6.5 allows for the ancillary rules to set out reasonable steps that an applicant is required to take to obtain requisite like-for-like biodiversity credits before the variation rules can be applied.
Publisher: Office of Environment and Heritage
Cost: Free
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-76039-910-8 / ID: OEH20170498
File: PDF 57.87 KB / Pages 9
Name: ancillary-rules-reasonable-steps-like-for-like-biodiversity-credits-170498.pdf
 
Tags: Biodiversity Offsets SchemeAnimals and plants

These ancillary rules provide more detail on the minimum requirements for applicants to show they have taken reasonable steps to obtain like-for-like credits before the variation rules can be applied. If an applicant can show that they have taken all reasonable steps to obtain like-for-like credits, the consent authority or Native Vegetation Panel may approve the use of the variation rules.