Definitions
37 Definitions
In this Part—
animal means an animal, whether vertebrate or invertebrate and in any stage of biological development, but does not include—
humans, or
fish within the meaning of the Fisheries Management Act 1994.
bee-keeping or grazing area means a forestry area in the following regions where bee-keeping activities or cattle and other livestock grazing activities are permitted under a forest permit or forest lease—
Brigalow-Nandewar Region,
Coastal Region,
Riverina Red Gum Region,
South-Western Cypress Region.
Brigalow-Nandewar IFOA means the Integrated Forestry Operations Approval for Brigalow Nandewar Region approved in September 2010 and as in force on the commencement of this Regulation.
Brigalow-Nandewar Region means the Community Conservation Area within the meaning of the Brigalow and Nandewar Community Conservation Area Act 2005, section 4(1), excluding the following areas within the Coastal Region—
Lower North East Subregion,
Upper North East Subregion.
clearing, native vegetation, has the same meaning as in the Local Land Services Act 2013, section 60C.
Note—
Under the Local Land Services Act 2013, Part 5A, the clearing of dead or non-native plants on certain vulnerable land is taken to be the clearing of native vegetation.
Coastal IFOA means the Coastal Integrated Forestry Operations Approval published by the NSW Environment Protection Authority in November 2018.
Coastal Region means the area described in the Coastal IFOA, condition 12.
drainage protection area means the following—
for the Brigalow-Nandewar Region or South-Western Cypress Region, the following zones or areas in the region—
a drainage protection zone, or
a wetland protection zone, or
wetlands,
for the Riverina Red Gum Region, the following zones in the region—
a drainage feature protection zone, or
linkage protection zones.
ecological community means an assemblage of species occupying a particular area.
environmentally significant area has the meaning given by a specified condition or part of the integrated forestry operations approval for the region—
for the Brigalow-Nandewar Region—the Brigalow-Nandewar IFOA, Part 3.6, or
for the Coastal Region—the Coastal IFOA, condition 49.1, Table 1, or
for the Riverina Red Gum Region—the Riverina Red Gum IFOA, Part 3.6, or
for the South-Western Cypress Region—the South-Western Cypress IFOA, Part 3.6.
grazing means grazing of cattle or other livestock.
harm, an animal—
includes kill, injure or capture the animal, and
does not include harm to the animal from changing the animal’s habitat.
integrated forestry operations approval has the meaning given by the Act, section 69M(1).
management plan means a plan developed under the Act, Part 3, Division 3, containing the information in—
for the Brigalow-Nandewar Region, Riverina Red Gum Region or South-Western Cypress Region—this Regulation, section 56, or
for the Coastal Region—this Regulation, section 58.
native vegetation has the same meaning as in the Local Land Services Act 2013, section 60B.
Note—
Under the Local Land Services Act 2013, Part 5A, the clearing of dead or non-native plants on certain vulnerable land is taken to be the clearing of native vegetation.
plant means a plant, whether vascular or non-vascular and in any stage of biological development, and includes fungi and lichens, but does not include marine vegetation.
Riverina Red Gum IFOA means the Integrated Forestry Operations Approval for Riverina Red Gum with effect from 1 January 2011 and as in force on the commencement of this Regulation.
Riverina Red Gum Region has the same meaning as Riverina area in the National Park Estate (Riverina Red Gum Reservations) Act 2010, section 3(1).
South-Western Cypress IFOA means the Integrated Forestry Operations Approval for South-Western Cypress Region with effect from 1 July 2011 and as in force on the commencement of this Regulation.
South-Western Cypress Region has the same meaning as South-Western area in the National Park Estate (South-Western Cypress Reservations) Act 2010, section 3(1).
species includes the following—
a defined subspecies,
a taxon below a subspecies,
a recognisable variant of a subspecies or taxon,
a population of a particular species, being a group of organisms, all of the same species, occupying a particular area.
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