Consultation extended on proposed amendments to the Land Management Code

The consultation, which started on Friday 6 June, is inviting feedback on proposed amendments to the Code, which are designed to improve native vegetation management and environmental outcomes on private rural land.

A discussion paper has been released for landholders, stakeholders and community members to have their say on proposed amendments to the Code.

The Code regulates native vegetation management on private rural land in NSW and sets out the types of management and clearing activities allowed and how these are to be conducted.

The Code is part of the Land Management Framework and supports landholders to manage their land using productive farming methods and systems, while responding to environmental risks.  

The amendments aim to improve environmental outcomes in key parts of the Code.

This includes strengthening prescriptions for invasive native species management and mosaic thinning, and ensuring vegetation set aside areas, that are required under parts of the Code, are larger than the area to be cleared.  

In 2024, the NSW Government released the NSW Plan for Nature, its response to the statutory reviews of the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 and the native vegetation provisions of the Local Land Services Act 2013.  

The NSW Government committed to amending the Code as part of the NSW Plan for Nature and implementing all 13 recommendations from the Local Land Services Act statutory review, with two variations.

To read the discussion paper and provide feedback on the proposed amendments, visit: Land Management Code amendments | NSW Government

Submissions will close on Friday 1 August.

Submissions will inform the final changes to the code.

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