Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsTaking account of precautionary principle
(1) The Minister must take account of the precautionary principle in making a decision listed in the table in subsection (3), to the extent he or she can do so consistently with the other provisions of this Act.
(2) The precautionary principle is that lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing a measure to prevent degradation of the environment where there are threats of serious or irreversible environmental damage.
Decisions in which precautionary principle must be considered
(3) The decisions are:
Decisions in which precautionary principle must be considered | ||
| Section decision is made under |
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1 | 75 | whether an action is a controlled action |
2 | 133 | whether or not to approve the taking of an action |
3 | 201 | whether or not to grant a permit |
4 | 216 | whether or not to grant a permit |
5 | 238 | whether or not to grant a permit |
6 | 258 | whether or not to grant a permit |
6A | 269AA | whether or not to have a recovery plan for a listed threatened species or a listed threatened ecological community |
7 | 269A | about making a recovery plan or adopting a plan as a recovery plan |
7A | 270A | whether or not to have a threat abatement plan for a key threatening process |
7B | 270B | about making a threat abatement plan or adopting a plan as a threat abatement plan |
8 | 280 | about approving a variation of a plan adopted as a recovery plan or threat abatement plan |
9 | 285 | about making a wildlife conservation plan or adopting a plan as a wildlife conservation plan |
10 | 295 | about approving a variation of a plan adopted as a wildlife conservation plan |
10A | 303CG | whether or not to grant a permit |
10AA | 303DC | |
10B | 303DG | whether or not to grant a permit |
10C | 303EC | about including an item in the list referred to in section 303EB |
10D | 303EN | whether or not to grant a permit |
10E | 303FN | about declaring an operation to be an approved wildlife trade operation |
10F | 303FO | about declaring a plan to be an approved wildlife trade management plan |
10G | 303FP | about declaring a plan to be an accredited wildlife trade management plan |
10H | 303GB | whether or not to grant an exceptional circumstances permit |
11 | 316 | about making a plan for managing a property that is included in the World Heritage List and is entirely within one or more Commonwealth areas |
11A | 324S | about making a plan for managing a National Heritage place |
12 | 328 | about making a plan for managing a wetland that is designated for inclusion in the List of Wetlands of International Importance kept under the Ramsar Convention and is entirely within one or more Commonwealth areas |
13 | 338 | about making a plan for managing a Biosphere reserve entirely within one or more Commonwealth areas |
13A | 341T | about endorsing a plan for managing a Commonwealth Heritage place |
14 | 370 | about approving a management plan for a Commonwealth reserve |