Proposed Management Plan - Cut-flower Sustainable Management Plan in NSW 2018 - 2022

Comments on this proposal closed 9 November 2017. The text and documents below remain available for reference only.

Invitation to comment

This plan has been prepared by the Office of Environment and Heritage, NSW for consideration as an approved Wildlife Trade Management Plan under section 303FO of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (the EPBC Act). It is proposed that, should the plan be approved, it will be in force for five (5) years from the date of the declaration.

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About the management plan

This plan details the status of protected flora under NSW legislation and the licensing and reporting requirements in the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016. It continues the system to facilitate and regulate sustainably harvesting and producing material for the cut-flower industry in NSW. The tools and strategies in this plan support the long-term conservation of plant species used in the cut-flower industry, in both their natural habitat and as part of a viable cultivated native flora industry.

In accordance with the provisions of section 303FR of the Act, you are invited to comment on this proposal. Please submit your comments by 9 November 2017.

Comments should be addressed to:
The Director
Wildlife Trade Assessments
Department of the Environment and Energy
GPO Box 787
Canberra ACT 2601

or can be emailed to: wta@environment.gov.au

To assist the Minister in considering comments, the Department of the Environment and Energy encourages you to provide comments under the following headings:

  1. Sustainability of the Harvesting Regime
  2. Monitoring
  3. Licensing Regime
  4. Other

Any comments received will form part of the documentation provided to the Australian Government Minister for the Environment and Energy for a decision. Copies of comments may be made available to other parties with a particular interest in the application. If you wish to claim confidentiality for any part of your comments, please discuss the matter with the Director of the Wildlife Trade Assessments Section (02) 6274 2588.