Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016

In this section, serious and irreversible impacts on biodiversity values means serious and irreversible impacts on biodiversity values as determined under section 6.5.

If the Minister is of the opinion that the clearing of native vegetation and loss of habitat on land proposed for biodiversity certification is likely to have serious and irreversible impacts on biodiversity values, the Minister—

is required to take those impacts into consideration in determining the application for biodiversity certification, and

is required to determine whether there are any additional and appropriate measures that will minimise those impacts.

This section applies to the extension or modification of biodiversity certification under this Part in the same way as it applies to the conferral of biodiversity certification.