BC Act definition
Examples of BC Act in a sentence
EN Endangered speciesThreatened species considered to be “facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future, as determined in accordance with criteria set out in the ministerial guidelines”.Listed as endangered under section 19(1)(b) of the BC Act in accordance with the criteria set out in section 21 and the ministerial guidelines.
VU Vulnerable speciesThreatened species considered to be “facing a high risk of extinction in the wild in the medium-term future, as determined in accordance with criteria set out in the ministerial guidelines”.Listed as vulnerable under section 19(1)(c) of the BC Act in accordance with the criteria set out in section 22 and the ministerial guidelines.
CR Critically endangered speciesThreatened species considered to be “facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild in the immediate future, as determined in accordance with criteria set out in the ministerial guidelines”.Listed as critically endangered under section 19(1)(a) of the BC Act in accordance with the criteria set out in section 20 and the ministerial guidelines.
The Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (NSW) (BC Act) sets the framework for the listing of threatened species, populations and ecological communities, and key threatening processes in NSW, and the preparation and implementation of recovery plans and threat abatement plans.
Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 Section 1.7 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 provides that a development is also subject to the provisions of Part 7 of the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (BC Act).