Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016

Public bill · Government · Presented

The bill updates the rules for protecting raised bogs and other natural heritage areas. It allows the Minister to continue a review of bog habitats, carry out environmental assessment and public consultation, and then decide whether land should be newly designated, amended, or removed from protection. It matters because it can change which bog lands are officially protected and how those decisions are made, while keeping environmental evidence and public input at the centre of the process.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to provide for review of bog habitats; to further provide for making, amendment and revocation of natural heritage area orders; to provide for arrangements concerning biodiversity; for those purposes to amend the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000; and to provide for related matters.

Last updated 30 August 2024