New mapping S1.2 Port Phillip and Short term Subject to Results of program undertaken Westernport funding mapping on private land to Catchment provided to inform improved or Management Department expanded Authority of the Environmental Environment, Significance Overlays Water, Heritage and the Arts by June 2013 Revise Planning Department of Medium term Subject to Revised Environmental scheme Planning and funding statutory Significance Overlays Community planning as a result of new as Development controls in data. required to local planning implement schemes by the 2015 Program To implement the Prepare Native S2.5 S2.6 Growth Areas Short term Covered under Surveys prescription Vegetation Precinct Authority existing undertaken approved by the Plans and allocations according to Commonwealth Conservation Growth area Biodiversity Minister for the Management Plans councils Precinct Environmnent, as part of the Planning Kit Heritage and the precinct structure Department of methodology Arts for managing planning process Sustainability impacts on Natural following the and Temperate methodology of the Environment Grassslands Biodiversity Precinct Planning Kit and detailed guidance. Monitor planning S2.5 S2.6 Growth area Ongoing Covered under Offsetting permits and enforce S2.7 S2.19 councils existing according to illegal clearing that S3.5 S3.7 Department of allocations Native is not in accordance S3.9 Primary Vegetation with the Industries Management requirements of the Framework. Native Vegetation Precinct Plan or Grassland Conservation offsets Management Plan, located within or relevant approval proposed document for grassland transport reserves. infrastructure or other land use. Breaches reported to
New mapping program undertaken on private land to inform improved or expanded Environmental Significance Overlays S1.2 Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authority Short term Subject to funding Results of mapping provided to Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts by June 2013 Revise Environmental Significance Overlays as a result of new data. Planning scheme as required to implement the Program Department of Planning and Community Development Medium term Subject to funding Revised statutory planning controls in local planning schemes by 2015 To implement the prescription approved by the Commonwealth Minister for the Environmnent, Heritage and the Arts for managing impacts on Natural Temperate Grassslands Prepare Native Vegetation Precinct Plans and Conservation Management Plans as part of the precinct structure planning process following the methodology of the Biodiversity Precinct Planning Kit and detailed guidance. S2.5 S2.6 Growth Areas Authority Growth area councils Department of Sustainability and Environment Short term Covered under existing allocations Surveys undertaken according to Biodiversity Precinct Planning Kit methodology Monitor planning permits and enforce illegal clearing that is not in accordance with the requirements of the Native Vegetation Precinct Plan or Conservation Management Plan, or relevant approval document for transport infrastructure or other land use. S2.5 S2.6 S2.7 S2.19 S3.5 S3.7 S3.9 Growth area councils Department of Primary Industries Ongoing Covered under existing allocations Offsetting according to Native Vegetation Management Framework. Grassland offsets located within proposed grassland reserves. Breaches reported to
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