Attachment 1 to Item 53 - Roadside Vegetation Management Plan

H AW K E S B U R Y C IT Y C O U N C IL R O AD S ID E V E G E T AT IO N M AN AG E M E N T P L AN
A Recovery Plan or Priority Action Statement prepared under the TSC Act may also bind Council to
certain actions or activities on Council owned land. The Recovery Plans seek to involve land managers
such as Council to co-operatively protect, manage and promote the recovery of the threatened species,
population or ecological community.
HCC’s Responsibilities in Managing Roadsides
• Assess the potential environmental impacts of proposed activities;
• Seek the concurrence of the Director-General where significant effects are likely; and
• Take all recovery plans, priority action statements, threat abatement plans and key threatening
processes into consideration when planning activities.
2.2.3 NSW Fisheries Management Act 1994
The NSW Fisheries Management Act 1994 (FM Act) provides for the protection, conservation and
recovery of threatened species defined under the Act. It also makes provision for the management of
threats to threatened species, populations and ecological communities defined under the Act, as well as
the protection of fish and fish habitat in general. Community input into management strategies for
threatened species conservation is a cornerstone of the legislation.
Any potential harm to marine vegetation (including mangroves and saltmarsh) requires a permit from
NSW Fisheries, and if a development of activity has the potential to impact on threatened species, an
assessment is required (pursuant to Part 4 or 5 of the EP&A Act). Assessments may also need to
consider the Department of Primary Industries (Fisheries) policies that fish passage not be obstructed.
The consent or determining authority must seek the concurrence of the Director-General where there is
likely to be a significant effect on matters listed on the FM Act.
HCC’s Responsibilities in Managing Roadsides
• Assess the potential environmental impacts of proposed activities;
• Seek the concurrence of the Director-General where significant effects are likely; and
• Take all recovery plans, habitat protection plans and threat abatement plans into consideration
when planning activities.
2.2.4 NSW Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 No. 156
The key objectives of the NSW Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (POEO Act) are to
protect, restore and enhance the quality of the environment in NSW, having regard to the need to
maintain ecologically sustainable development, and to reduce risks to human health and prevent the
degradation of the environment. The POEO Act replaces previous controls in the Clean Air Act 1961,
Clean Waters Act 1971, Environmental Offences and Penalties Act 1989, Noise Control Act 1975,
Pollution Control Act 1970, and Waste Minimisation and Management Act 1995.
The POEO Act was previously administered by the NSW Environmental Protection Authority (EPA),
now part of the NSW Department of Environment, Climate Change, and Water (DECCW). It provides a
single licensing arrangement to replace the different licences and approvals under existing separate
Acts relating to air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution and waste management. The POEO Act
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