EPBC Act definition

EPBC Act means the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth);

EPBC Act means the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth); National Heritage Management Principles means National Heritage management principles within the meaning of the EPBC Act;

EPBC Act means the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Examples of EPBC Act in a sentence

• The parties may vary this agreement by an exchange of letters or electronic communications to the extent only that such variation is consistent with the provisions of the EPBC Act.

• Specific outcomes and commitments to protect matters of national environmental significance (MNES) listed under the EPBC Act, as well as any additional threatened ecological communities and species protected under the ACT Nature Conservation Act 19801.

• Unless stated otherwise in this agreement, the definitions, meanings and terms in the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) apply to this agreement and attachments.

• In determining whether or not to endorse the Plan, the Minister will have regard to the extent to which the Plan meets the objectives of the EPBC Act including how the Plan: protects the environment, especially MNES; promotes ecologically sustainable development; promotes the conservation of biodiversity; promotes a cooperative approach to the protection and management of biodiversity and MNES; and assists in the co‑operative implementation of Australia’s international environmental responsibilities.

• For the purpose of section 146(1) of the EPBC Act this agreement relates to the Plan as defined in clause 2.2. The Plan describes avoidance, mitigation and offset arrangements for MNES impacted by development or classes of actions.

More Definitions of EPBC Act

EPBC Act means the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999;“firebreak”means the minimum area of land required to be cleared for a firebreak or to comply with the Bush Fires Act 1954 and local government firebreak requirements;“floor area”has the same meaning as in the Building Code of Australia 1996published by the Australian Building Codes Board;“frontage”when used in relation to a building that is used for —(a) residential purposes, has the same meaning as in the Residential Design Codes; and(b) purposes other than residential purposes, means the road alignment at the front of a lot and, if a lot abuts 2 or more roads, the one to which the building or proposed building faces;“Gazettal date”in relation to a Scheme, means the date on which the Scheme is published in the Gazette under clause 87 of the Planning and Development Act 2005;“heavy vehicle”means a vehicle exceeding an unladen tare weight of 4.5 tonnes or a length of 5 metres;“height”AMD 1 GG 9/11/12when used in relation to a building that is used for —(a) residential purposes, has the same meaning as in the Residential Design Codes; or(b) purposes other than residential purposes, means the maximum vertical distance between the natural ground level and the finished roof height directly above;“high water mark”has the same meaning as in the Land Administration Act 1997;“incidental use”means a use of premises which is ancillary and subordinate to the predominant use;“intermittent streams and watercourses”AMD 1 GG 9/11/12means a watercourse as defined in the Rights in Water and Irrigation Act (1914) that is not a permanent stream or watercourse;“land”has the same meaning as the Planning and Development Act 2005 and includes waters, riparian zones and estuaries;"land clearing"for the purposes of clause 5.20, means any one or more of the following:(a) cutting down, felling, thinning, logging or removing vegetation;(b) killing, destroying, poisoning, ringbarking, uprooting or burning vegetation; or(c) severing, branches, limbs, stems or trunks of vegetation;“LNRSPP”means the Statement of Planning Policy No 6.1 - Leeuwin- Naturaliste Ridge Policy;

EPBC Act means the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Commonwealth) Minister means the Minister or delegate responsible for administering the EPBC Act

EPBC Act means the Environment Protection and Biodiversity

EPBC Act means the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Xxx 0000 EPBC Regulations means the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000 Exploitation Revenue means any monies received by the Access Party from third parties arising from the Access Party’s use of biological resources, including monies received for: transferring, delivering, or providing access to Samples or Products; or assigning or granting rights (including Intellectual Property) in Samples or Products; or Sale, but not including funds received by the Access Party for the explicit purpose of research. genetic resources has the meaning given by the EPBC Act and means any material of plant, animal, microbial or other origin that contains functional units of heredity and that has actual or potential value for humanity; Intellectual Property Includes: copyright all rights in relation to inventions (including patent rights) all rights in relation to plant varieties (including plant breeders rights); registered and unregistered trademarks (including service marks), designs, and circuit layouts, and all other rights resulting from intellectual activity; know-how (whether patentable or not);

EPBC Act means Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cwlth).

EPBC Act means the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth). Impact means an impact as defined under section 527E of the EPBC Act. Impacts to which this Agreement relates means the Impacts of actions under the Plan on any matter protected by a provision of Part 3 of the EPBC Act. Information includes data, information, knowledge and understanding developed for the purpose of the Strategic Assessment of the Strategic Assessment Area for use in: the development of the Plan and other documents; and the assessment of the Impacts of the Plan.

EPBC Act means the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth). NSW means the state of New South Wales. Parties means the Commonwealth and RMS. Program describes guidelines for the application of Part 5 (excluding Part 5.1) of the EP&A Act, and subsequent decision-making, in relation to the undertaking of road and traffic management works by, or on behalf of, RMS, with regard to the Specified Protected Matters. The guidelines must be documented. This constitutes the ‘policy, plan or program’ pursuant to section 146 of the EPBC Act and is to be described more fully in the Program Report.