The NSW Government has released its new draft Biodiversity Conservation Bill, a Local Land Services Amendment Bill, and information about proposed land clearing codes.
The proposed law and policy package is a serious retrograde step as it involves removing many of NSW long-held environmental protections.
The legislative package is designed to replace the Native Vegetation Act, Threatened Species Conservation Act, the Nature Conservation Trust Act and parts of the National Parks & Wildlife Act.
The package will be on public exhibition for the next eight weeks, and submissions close on Tuesday 28 June 2016.
We’ll be running a series of workshops throughout NSW in June to assist communities to engage in the reforms. We will also be releasing a briefing note in the coming weeks which will provide a more detailed analysis of what is proposed.
In the meantime, you can stay informed, updated on our workshops, and access resources here:
http://www.edonsw.org.au/biodiversity_legislation_review
