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Native Vegetation Panel Member |
| NSW Local Land Services |
| Posted | 26 May 2020 | Salary | Sitting Fees | brett.slavin@lls.nsw.gov.au | |
| Region | NSW | Contact | Brett Slavin | Website | View |
| Type | Part time | Phone | 02 9338 6811 |
About the Native Vegetation Panel
The Native Vegetation Panel is an independent statutory body that has power to make merit-based determinations of applications for clearing native vegetation. The Native Vegetation Panel is constituted under the Local Land Services Act 2013 and has the function of determining applications for approval to clear native vegetation under:
- Division 6 of Part 5A of the Local Land Services Act 2013, and
- Part 4 of the State Environmental Planning Policy (Vegetation in Non-Rural Areas) 2017
More information about the Panel can be found at: · www.nvp.nsw.gov.au and in the Local Land Services Act 2013 (see https://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/#/view/act/2013/51).
About the members
The Panel consists of three members appointed by the Minister for Agriculture and Western NSW, as follows:
- a Chairperson of the Panel, being a person with expertise in planning, public administration or social assessment,
- a person with expertise in economics, agricultural economics or agricultural land production systems,
- a person with expertise in ecology or the protection and conservation of biodiversity.
Members are appointed by the Minister for Agriculture and Western NSW for up to a three year term. The office of a member is a part-time office.
The Board will meet in Sydney and regional locations in NSW, as required, and is expected to be 4 times per year.
A sitting fee of $1,500 for the Chair and $1,000 for a Member is payable. Reasonable travel expenses are also reimbursed. Members are expected to take time to prepare for meetings and provide informed contributions.
Closing date for Applications: Sunday 21 June 2020
To apply for membership of the Panel, you are required to submit a covering letter outlining your experience and interest in the role, along with the application form (click here to download) and your Curriculum Vitae to info@nvp.nsw.gov.au.
For further details, please contact Brett Slavin, Manager Division 6 Approvals at 02 9338 6811 or click here to view the Native Vegetation Panel role statement
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We acknowledge and value the rights and interests of Indigenous Peoples in the protection and management of environmental values through their involvement in decisions and processes, and the application of traditional Indigenous knowledge.