📜 Biodiversity Conservation (Exemptions) Amendment Order 2021
OrderSL 2021/17515 October 2021
Principal Act
This order amends the Biodiversity Conservation (Exemptions) Order 2018 to provide exemptions from certain sections of the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 for bush fire mitigation and suppression activities. It defines these activities and specifies conditions for the exemptions.
Emergency services, local governments, and landowners are affected. They are exempt from certain biodiversity conservation requirements when undertaking bush fire mitigation and suppression, but with limitations, especially regarding fire hazard reduction burning frequency and harvesting fauna/flora.
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