As we count down to the National Environment Standards for Plantation Forestry coming into force on 1 May 2018, amendments have been gazetted this week that will have implications for how local authorities recognise the NES in their plans. The amendments include clarifying that a rule in a regional plan may be more stringent than the NES if it gives effect to an objective developed to give effect to the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management.
More to come soon.
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