PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE: uncertainty as to presence of caves and cave-dwelling fauna on project site - whether quarry likely to cause serious or irreversible environmental damage
› threat of environmental damage scientifically likely
› precautionary principle applied
› precautionary measures
› monitoring and adaptive management - included in conditions of consent to prevent environmental damage.
THREATENED SPECIES: whether species impact statement (‘SIS’) required - whether endangered ecological community (‘EEC’) present on project site - whether vulnerable species listed under Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 present on project site
› whether likely significant impact on EEC or listed vulnerable species - no likely significant impact on EEC or vulnerable species
› no SIS required.
Case Details
Citation[2010] NSWLEC 48
CourtNSWLEC
JurisdictionNew South Wales
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