Unsafe Plants in Non-rural Areas Code of Practice

The Code of Practice for Unsafe Plants in Non-rural Areas eliminates the need for a biodiversity conservation licence to damage or remove plants that pose an imminent risk to life or property.

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Date
24 October 2024
Publisher
NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
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Publication
Cost
Free
Language
English
  • ISBN 978-1-923357-04-4
  • ID 20240311
  • File PDF 1.3MB
  • Pages 7
  • Name unsafe-plants-non-rural-areas-code-of-practice-2024-240311.pdf

The Code is relevant in areas where the Biodiversity Conservation State Environmental Planning Policy 2021 applies. The Code applies to vegetation that poses an imminent risk to human life and property and provides a defence against an offence prescribed in the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016.

The Code doesn’t replace existing tree removal guidelines established by the Local council, instead, it supplements council requirements for removing trees by clarifying the circumstances for removing plants that are threatened, protected or form part of a threatened ecological community.

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