State Environmental Planning Policy (Koala Habitat Protection) 2021



Part 1 Preliminary
2   Commencement
This Policy commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website.
3   Aim of Policy
This Policy aims to encourage the conservation and management of areas of natural vegetation that provide habitat for koalas to support a permanent free-living population over their present range and reverse the current trend of koala population decline.
Editorial note—
Guidelines are being made by the Planning Secretary with the agreement of the Secretary of Regional NSW for the purposes of Parts 2 and 3 of this Policy. When the Guidelines are made this Policy is to be amended to incorporate references to the Guidelines.
4   Definitions
(1)  In this Policy—
approved koala plan of management, for land, means a koala plan of management for the land approved in accordance with clause 16.
core koala habitat means—
(a)  an area of land which has been assessed by a suitably qualified and experienced person as being highly suitable koala habitat and where koalas are recorded as being present at the time of assessment of the land as highly suitable koala habitat, or
(b)  an area of land which has been assessed by a suitably qualified and experienced person as being highly suitable koala habitat and where koalas have been recorded as being present in the previous 18 years.
equivalent land use zone—see clause 5.
koala habitat means koala habitat however described in a plan of management under this Policy or a former Koala SEPP and includes core koala habitat.
Planning for Bush Fire Protection means the document referred to in clause 272 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000.
suitably qualified and experienced person means a person who has—
(a)  a tertiary qualification in ecology, environmental management, forestry or other equivalent qualifications, and
(b)  experience in flora and fauna identification, survey and management, including experience in conducting koala surveys.
Note—
The Act and the Interpretation Act 1987 contain definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Policy.
(2)  Notes included in this Policy do not form part of this Policy.
5   Equivalent land use zones
(1)  A non-standard zone is an equivalent land use zone to 1 of the following land use zones (a standard zone) if the land uses specified for the standard zone are permitted in the non-standard zone—
Land use zone
Permitted land uses
RU1 Primary Production
Primary production, including agriculture and a diverse range of primary industry enterprises
RU2 Rural Landscape
Compatible rural land uses, including extensive agriculture
RU3 Forestry
Forestry land uses and other development compatible with forestry land uses
(2)  The Planning Secretary may declare, by order published in the Gazette, that a non-standard zone is equivalent to a standard zone.
(3)  The order is conclusive that the non-standard zone is an equivalent land use zone to the standard zone.
(4)  In this clause—
non-standard zone means a land use zone in a local environmental planning instrument that was not made in accordance with the relevant standard environmental planning instrument under section 3.20 of the Act.
6   Land to which Policy applies
(1)  This Policy applies to each local government area listed in Schedule 1.
(2)  The whole of each local government area is—
(a)  in the koala management area specified in Schedule 1 opposite the local government area, or
(b)  if more than 1 koala management area is specified, in each of those koala management areas.
(3)  Despite subclause (1), this Policy does not apply to—
(a)  land dedicated or reserved under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974, or acquired under Part 11 of that Act, or
(b)  land dedicated under the Forestry Act 2012 as a State forest or a flora reserve, or
(c)  land on which biodiversity certification has been conferred, and is in force, under Part 8 of the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016, or
(d)  land in the following land use zones, or an equivalent land use zone, unless the zone is in a local government area marked with an * in Schedule 1—
(i)  Zone RU1 Primary Production,
(ii)  Zone RU2 Rural Landscape,
(iii)  Zone RU3 Forestry.
7   Relationship with other environmental planning instruments
In the event of an inconsistency between this Policy and another environmental planning instrument, whether made before or after the commencement of this Policy, this Policy prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.
8   Exempt land
(1)  The objective of this clause is to enable the clearing of koala use tree species to create an asset protection zone as part of the replacement of a lawfully erected dwelling house that has been damaged or destroyed by a bush fire.
(2)  This Policy does not apply to land forming part of an asset protection zone cleared for a dwelling house if—
(a)  the dwelling house is replacing a lawfully erected dwelling house damaged or destroyed by a bush fire, and
(b)  the development application for the replacement dwelling house is made to the consent authority no later than 5 years after the day the bush fire caused the damage or destruction, and
(c)  the asset protection zone is cleared in accordance with Planning for Bush Fire Protection.
9   Maps
(1)  A reference in this Policy to a named map adopted by this Policy is a reference to a map by that name—
(a)  approved by the Minister when the map is adopted, and
(b)  as amended or replaced from time to time by maps declared by environmental planning instruments to amend or replace that map, and approved by the persons making the environmental planning instruments when the instruments are made.
(2)  Any 2 or more named maps may be combined into a single map. In that case, a reference in this Policy to any such named map is a reference to the relevant part or aspect of the single map.
(3)  Any such maps are to be kept and made available for public access in accordance with arrangements approved by the Minister.
(4)  For the purposes of this Policy, a map may be in, and may be kept and made available in, electronic or paper form, or both.
Note—
The maps adopted by this Policy are to be deposited in the head office of the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment and made available for public access.
Part 2 Development control of koala habitats
10   Development assessment process—approved koala plan of management for land
(1)  This clause applies to land to which this Policy applies and to which an approved koala plan of management applies.
(2)  The council’s determination of the development application must be consistent with the approved koala plan of management that applies to the land.
11   Development assessment process—no approved koala plan of management for land
(1)  This clause applies to land to which this Policy applies if the land—
(a)  has an area of at least 1 hectare (including adjoining land within the same ownership), and
(b)  does not have an approved koala plan of management applying to the land.
(2)  Before a council may grant consent to a development application for consent to carry out development on the land, the council must assess whether the development is likely to have any impact on koalas or koala habitat.
(3)  If the council is satisfied that the development is likely to have low or no impact on koalas or koala habitat, the council may grant consent to the development application.
(4)  If the council is satisfied that the development is likely to have a higher level of impact on koalas or koala habitat, the council must, in deciding whether to grant consent to the development application, take into account a koala assessment report for the development.
(5)  However, despite subclauses (3) and (4), the council may grant development consent if the applicant provides to the council—
(a)  information, prepared by a suitably qualified and experienced person, the council is satisfied demonstrates that the land subject of the development application—
(i)  does not include any trees belonging to the koala use tree species listed in Schedule 2 for the relevant koala management area, or
(ii)  is not core koala habitat, or
(b)  information the council is satisfied demonstrates that the land subject of the development application—
(i)  does not include any trees with a diameter at breast height over bark of more than 10 centimetres, or
(ii)  includes only horticultural or agricultural plantations.
(6)  In this clause—
koala assessment report, for development, means a report prepared by a suitably qualified and experienced person about the likely and potential impacts of the development on koalas or koala habitat and the proposed management of those impacts.
12   Development assessment process—other land
A council is not prevented from granting consent to a development application for consent to carry out development on land if—
(a)  the land does not have an approved koala plan of management applying to the land, or
(b)  the council is satisfied that the land is not core koala habitat.
Part 3 Koala plans of management
13   Preparation of koala plans of management
(1)  A koala plan of management may be prepared for—
(a)  the whole of a local government area listed in Schedule 1, or
(b)  a part of a local government area listed in Schedule 1.
(2)  A koala plan of management must be prepared—
(a)  on behalf of a council by a suitably qualified and experienced person, and
(b)  having regard to a survey of the land for core koala habitat conducted by a suitably qualified and experienced person.
(3)  A koala plan of management may—
(a)  be a separate document or be part of another document, and
(b)  provide for additional matters, whether or not the matters are directly related to the assessment of a development application by the council.
(4)  Land may be identified in a koala plan of management if—
(a)  the land is identified on the Site Investigation Area for Koala Plans of Management Map as an area where this Policy applies, and
(b)  the land is core koala habitat.
(5)  In this clause—
Site Investigation Area for Koala Plans of Management Map means the State Environmental Planning Policy (Koala Habitat Protection) 2021—Site Investigation Area for Koala Plans of Management Map.
14   Consultation on koala plans of management
In preparing a koala plan of management, a council, on behalf of which the plan of management has been prepared, must consult the Chief Executive Officer of Local Land Services and a Public Service employee designated by the Minister for Energy and Environment.
15   Public exhibition of draft koala plans of management
Following the preparation of a draft koala plan of management, the council—
(a)  must publicly exhibit the draft koala plan of management for a minimum period of 90 days, and
(b)  must give public notice on the council’s website and in a local newspaper of the places, dates and times for inspection of the draft koala plan of management, and
(c)  must publicly exhibit a copy of the draft koala plan of management at the places, on the dates and during the times set out in the notice, and
(d)  must serve notice of the places, dates and times for inspection of the draft koala plan of management on landholders whose land is identified under clause 12(4) in the draft koala plan of management—
(i)  by post, or
(ii)  by email to an email address specified by the landholder for the service of notices by the council, and
(e)  must specify, in the notices referred to in paragraphs (b) and (d), the period during which submissions about the draft koala plan of management may be made to the council (which must include the period during which the draft koala plan of management is being publicly exhibited).
16   Approval of koala plans of management
(1)  A koala plan of management prepared in accordance with clause 13 has no effect unless it is approved by the Planning Secretary.
(2)  The council on behalf of which the koala plan of management has been prepared must provide the following to the Planning Secretary—
(a)  a report on submissions received as a result of the public consultation under clause 15,
(b)  a report on the survey of the land made under clause 13(2)(b),
(c)  any other documents that informed the preparation of the koala plan of management.
(3)  Before approving a koala plan of management, the Planning Secretary must provide the following to the Chief Executive Officer of Local Land Services and a Public Service employee designated by the Minister for Energy and Environment for comment—
(a)  a copy of the draft koala plan of management,
(b)  a copy of the report on submissions,
(c)  a copy of the report on the survey of the land made under clause 13(2)(b),
(d)  any other documents that informed the preparation of the koala plan of management.
(4)  Before approving a koala plan of management, the Planning Secretary must obtain the concurrence of the Secretary of Regional NSW.
(5)  Before approving a koala plan of management submitted for approval under this clause, the Planning Secretary may—
(a)  request that amendments be made to the koala plan of management, and
(b)  approve the koala plan of management conditional on the making of those amendments.
(6)  To avoid doubt, a koala plan of management conditionally approved under subclause (5)(b) is taken to be approved by the Planning Secretary on the making of those amendments.
(7)  A koala plan of management takes effect on—
(a)  the day it is approved by the Planning Secretary, or
(b)  if a later day is specified in the plan of management—the later day.
17   Subsequent koala plans of management
(1)  An approved koala plan of management may be amended or replaced by a subsequent koala plan of management prepared and approved in accordance with this Part.
(2)  The subsequent koala plan of management must be exhibited in accordance with this Part if the council is directed to do so by the Planning Secretary.
Part 4 Savings and transitional provisions
18   Existing development applications
A development application made in relation to land, but not finally determined before this Policy applied to the land, must be determined as if this Policy had not commenced in its application to the land.
19   Documents taken to be koala plans of management
(1)  A plan of management approved under a former Koala SEPP in relation to the whole of a local government area or a part of a local government area and in force immediately before this Policy is taken to be an approved koala plan of management.
(2)  The following documents published on the NSW planning portal are taken to be approved koala plans of management and may be renamed accordingly—
(a)  Byron Shire Draft koala plan of management,
(b)  Tweed Shire Draft koala plan of management.
(3)  An approved koala plan of management under this clause applies to the land specified in the koala plan of management and accordingly clause 10 extends to apply to that land.
20   Documents submitted as plans of management
(1)  This clause applies to a document submitted to the Planning Secretary—
(a)  for approval as a koala plan of management in relation to the whole of a local government area or a part of a local government area, and
(b)  before this Policy applied to the local government area.
(2)  Before approving a koala plan of management submitted for approval under this clause, the Planning Secretary may—
(a)  request that amendments be made to the koala plan of management, and
(b)  approve the koala plan of management conditional on the making of those amendments.
(3)  To avoid doubt, a koala plan of management conditionally approved under subclause (2)(b) is taken to be approved by the Planning Secretary on the making of those amendments.
(4)  Despite clauses 13–16, the Planning Secretary may approve the document as a koala plan of management for the local government area or part of the local government area.
(5)  To avoid doubt, the Planning Secretary may approve the document as a koala plan of management despite the document not having been prepared in accordance with the provisions of a former Koala SEPP.
(6)  On approval, the document is taken to be an approved koala plan of management.
Schedule 1 Local government areas
(Clauses 6(1), 13(1))
Local government area
Koala management area(s)
Armidale Regional
Northern Tablelands
Ballina
North Coast
Bathurst Regional
Central and Southern Tablelands
Bega Valley
South Coast
Bellingen
North Coast
Berrigan
Riverina
Blayney
Central and Southern Tablelands
City of Blue Mountains *
Central and Southern Tablelands
Central Coast
Bourke
Darling Riverine Plains
Far West
Brewarrina
Darling Riverine Plains
Far West
Byron
North Coast
Cabonne
Central and Southern Tablelands
City of Campbelltown *
Central Coast
Central Coast *
Central Coast
Central Darling
Far West
City of Cessnock
Central Coast
Clarence Valley
North Coast
City of Coffs Harbour
North Coast
Coonamble
Darling Riverine Plains
Northwest Slopes
Dungog
Central Coast
Edward River
Riverina
Eurobodalla
South Coast
Federation
Central and Southern Tablelands
Far West
Riverina
Forbes
Far West
Gilgandra
Northwest Slopes
Glen Innes Severn Shire
Northern Tablelands
Goulburn Mulwaree
Central and Southern Tablelands
Greater Hume Shire
Central and Southern Tablelands
Far West
Riverina
Gunnedah
Northwest Slopes
Gwydir
Northwest Slopes
City of Hawkesbury *
Central Coast
Hilltops
Central and Southern Tablelands
Far West
Hornsby *
Central Coast
Inverell
Northern Tablelands
Northwest Slopes
Kempsey
North Coast
Ku-ring-gai *
Central Coast
Kyogle
North Coast
City of Lake Macquarie
Central Coast
Leeton
Far West
Riverina
City of Lismore
North Coast
City of Lithgow
Central and Southern Tablelands
City of Liverpool *
Central Coast
Liverpool Plains
Northwest Slopes
Lockhart
Central and Southern Tablelands
Far West
City of Maitland
Central Coast
Mid-Coast
North Coast
Mid-Western Regional
Northwest Slopes
Moree Plains
Northwest Slopes
Murray River
Far West
Riverina
Muswellbrook
Central Coast
Nambucca Valley
North Coast
Narrabri
Northwest Slopes
Narrandera
Far West
Riverina
Narromine
Darling Riverine Plains
Far West
City of Newcastle
Central Coast
Northern Beaches *
Central Coast
Oberon
Central and Southern Tablelands
Parkes
Far West
Port Macquarie-Hastings
North Coast
Port Stephens
Central Coast
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional
Central and Southern Tablelands
Richmond Valley
North Coast
City of Shoalhaven
Central and Southern Tablelands
South Coast
Singleton
Central Coast
Snowy Monaro Regional
Central and Southern Tablelands
Snowy Valleys
Central and Southern Tablelands
Tamworth Regional
Northern Tablelands
Tenterfield
Northern Tablelands
Tweed
North Coast
Upper Hunter Shire
Northwest Slopes
Upper Lachlan Shire
Central and Southern Tablelands
Uralla
Northern Tablelands
City of Wagga Wagga
Central and Southern Tablelands
Far West
Walcha
Northern Tablelands
Walgett
Darling Riverine Plains
Northwest Slopes
Warren
Darling Riverine Plains
Warrumbungle Shire
Northwest Slopes
Weddin
Central and Southern Tablelands
Far West
Wentworth
Far West
Riverina
Wingecarribee
Central and Southern Tablelands
Central Coast
Wollondilly *
Central and Southern Tablelands
Central Coast
City of Wollongong
South Coast
Yass Valley
Central and Southern Tablelands
Schedule 2 Koala use tree species
(Clause 11)
Central and Southern Tablelands koala management area
Scientific name
Common name(s)
Eucalyptus agglomerata
Blue-leaved Stringybark
Eucalyptus albens
White Box
Eucalyptus amplifolia
Cabbage Gum
Eucalyptus blakelyi
Blakely’s Red Gum
Eucalyptus bosistoana
Coast Grey Box
Eucalyptus bridgesiana
Apple Box
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
River Red Gum
Eucalyptus conica
Fuzzy Box
Eucalyptus cypellocarpa
Monkey Gum
Eucalyptus dalrympleana
Mountain Gum
Eucalyptus dealbata
Tumbledown Red Gum
Eucalyptus dives
Broad-leaved Peppermint
Eucalyptus elata
River Peppermint
Eucalyptus eugenioides
Narrow-leaved Stringybark
Eucalyptus fibrosa
Broad-leaved Red Ironbark
Eucalyptus globoidea
White Stringybark
Eucalyptus goniocalyx
Bundy
Eucalyptus macrorhyncha
Red Stringybark
Eucalyptus maidenii
Maiden’s Blue Gum
Eucalyptus mannifera
Brittle Gum
Eucalyptus melliodora
Yellow Box
Eucalyptus microcarpa
Western Grey Box
Eucalyptus nortonii
Large-flowered Bundy
Eucalyptus obliqua
Messmate
Eucalyptus oblonga
Stringybark
Eucalyptus paniculata
Grey Ironbark
Eucalyptus pauciflora
White Sally, Snow Gum
Eucalyptus piperita
Sydney Peppermint
Eucalyptus polyanthemos
Red Box
Eucalyptus punctata
Grey Gum
Eucalyptus quadrangulata
White-topped Box
Eucalyptus radiata
Narrow leaved Peppermint
Eucalyptus rossii
Inland Scribbly Gum
Eucalyptus rubida
Candlebark
Eucalyptus sclerophylla
Hard-leaved Scribbly Gum
Eucalyptus sideroxylon
Mugga Ironbark
Eucalyptus sieberi
Silvertop Ash
Eucalyptus tereticornis
Forest Red Gum
Eucalyptus viminalis
Ribbon Gum
Central Coast koala management area
Scientific name
Common name(s)
Allocasuarina littoralis
Black She-oak
Allocasuarina torulosa
Forest Oak
Angophora bakeri
Narrow-leaved Apple
Angophora costata
Smooth-barked Apple
Angophora floribunda
Rough-barked Apple
Casuarina glauca
Swamp Oak
Corymbia eximia
Yellow Bloodwood
Corymbia gummifera
Red Bloodwood
Corymbia maculata
Spotted Gum
Eucalyptus acmenoides
White Mahogany
Eucalyptus agglomerata
Blue-leaved Stringybark
Eucalyptus albens
White Box
Eucalyptus amplifolia
Cabbage Gum
Eucalyptus beyeriana
Beyer’s Ironbark
Eucalyptus blakelyi
Blakely’s Red Gum
Eucalyptus bosistoana
Coast Grey Box
Eucalyptus botryoides
Bangalay
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
River Red Gum
Eucalyptus camfieldii
Camfield’s Stringybark
Eucalyptus canaliculata
Large-fruited Grey Gum
Eucalyptus capitellata
Brown Stringybark
Eucalyptus carnea
Thick-leaved Mahogany
Eucalyptus consideniana
Yertchuk
Eucalyptus crebra
Narrow-leaved Ironbark
Eucalyptus cypellocarpa
Monkey Gum
Eucalyptus deanei
Mountain Blue Gum
Eucalyptus eugenioides
Narrow-leaved Stringybark
Eucalyptus fibrosa
Broad-leaved Red Ironbark
Eucalyptus glaucina
Slaty Red Gum
Eucalyptus globoidea
White Stringybark
Eucalyptus grandis
Flooded Gum
Eucalyptus haemastoma
Broad-leaved Scribbly Gum
Eucalyptus imitans
Eucalyptus imitans
Eucalyptus largeana
Craven Grey Box
Eucalyptus longifolia
Woollybutt
Eucalyptus macrorhyncha
Red Stringybark
Eucalyptus melliodora
Yellow Box
Eucalyptus michaeliana
Brittle Gum
Eucalyptus microcorys
Tallowwood
Eucalyptus moluccana
Grey Box
Eucalyptus oblonga
Stringybark
Eucalyptus paniculata
Grey Ironbark
Eucalyptus parramattensis
Parramatta Red Gum
Eucalyptus pilularis
Blackbutt
Eucalyptus piperita
Sydney Peppermint
Eucalyptus propinqua
Small-fruited Grey Gum
Eucalyptus punctata
Grey Gum
Eucalyptus quadrangulata
White-topped Box
Eucalyptus racemosa
Narrow-leaved Scribbly Gum
Eucalyptus resinifera
Red Mahogany
Eucalyptus robusta
Swamp Mahogany
Eucalyptus saligna
Sydney Blue Gum
Eucalyptus scias
Large-fruited Red Mahogany
Eucalyptus sclerophylla
Hard-leaved Scribbly Gum
Eucalyptus siderophloia
Grey Ironbark
Eucalyptus sideroxylon
Mugga Ironbark
Eucalyptus sieberi
Silvertop Ash
Eucalyptus signata
Scribbly Gum
Eucalyptus sparsifolia
Narrow-leaved Stringybark
Eucalyptus squamosa
Scaly Bark
Eucalyptus tereticornis
Forest Red Gum
Eucalyptus umbra
Bastard White Mahogany
Eucalyptus viminalis
Ribbon Gum
Melaleuca quinquenervia
Broad-leaved Paperbark
Syncarpia glomulifera
Turpentine
Darling Riverine Plains koala management area
Scientific name
Common name(s)
Callitris glaucophylla
White Cypress Pine
Eucalyptus albens
White Box
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
River Red Gum
Eucalyptus chloroclada
Dirty Gum
Eucalyptus conica
Fuzzy Box
Eucalyptus coolabah
Coolibah
Eucalyptus crebra
Narrow-leaved Ironbark
Eucalyptus dealbata
Tumbledown Red Gum
Eucalyptus dwyeri
Dwyer’s Red Gum
Eucalyptus largiflorens
Black Box
Eucalyptus melanophloia
Silver-leaved Ironbark
Eucalyptus melliodora
Yellow Box
Eucalyptus microcarpa
Western Grey Box
Eucalyptus pilligaensis
Narrow-leaved Grey Box
Eucalyptus populnea
Bimble Box, Poplar Box
Eucalyptus sideroxylon
Mugga Ironbark
Far West koala management area
Scientific name
Common name(s)
Angophora floribunda
Rough-barked Apple
Callitris glaucophylla
White Cypress Pine
Casuarina cristata
Belah
Eucalyptus albens
White Box
Eucalyptus blakelyi
Blakely’s Red Gum
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
River Red Gum
Eucalyptus chloroclada
Dirty Gum
Eucalyptus coolabah
Coolibah
Eucalyptus crebra
Narrow-leaved Ironbark
Eucalyptus dealbata
Tumbledown Red Gum
Eucalyptus intertexta
Gum Coolibah
Eucalyptus largiflorens
Black Box
Eucalyptus melanophloia
Silver-leaved Ironbark
Eucalyptus melliodora
Yellow Box
Eucalyptus microcarpa
Western Grey Box
Eucalyptus moluccana
Grey Box
Eucalyptus pilligaensis
Narrow-leaved Grey Box
Eucalyptus populnea
Bimble Box
Eucalyptus sideroxylon
Mugga Ironbark
Geijera parviflora
Wilga
North Coast koala management area
Scientific name
Common name(s)
Allocasuarina torulosa
Forest Oak
Angophora floribunda
Rough-barked Apple
Corymbia gummifera
Red Bloodwood
Corymbia henryi
Large-leaved Spotted Gum
Corymbia intermedia
Pink Bloodwood
Corymbia maculata
Spotted Gum
Eucalyptus acmenoides
White Mahogany
Eucalyptus amplifolia
Cabbage Gum
Eucalyptus bancroftii
Orange Gum
Eucalyptus biturbinata
Grey Gum
Eucalyptus campanulata
New England Blackbutt
Eucalyptus canaliculata
Large-fruited Grey Gum
Eucalyptus carnea
Thick-leaved Mahogany
Eucalyptus crebra
Narrow-leaved Ironbark
Eucalyptus eugenoides
Narrow-leaved stringybark
Eucalyptus fibrosa
Broad-leaved Red Ironbark
Eucalyptus glaucina
Slaty Red Gum
Eucalyptus globoidea
White Stringybark
Eucalyptus grandis
Flooded Gum
Eucalyptus laevopinea
Silver-top Stringybark
Eucalyptus largeana
Craven Grey Box
Eucalyptus microcorys
Tallowwood
Eucalyptus moluccana
Grey Box
Eucalyptus nobilis
Forest Ribbon Gum
Eucalyptus pilularis
Blackbutt
Eucalyptus placita
Grey Ironbark
Eucalyptus planchoniana
Bastard Tallowwood
Eucalyptus propinqua
Small-fruited Grey Gum
Eucalyptus psammitica
Bastard White Mahogany
Eucalyptus punctata
Grey Gum
Eucalyptus resinifera
Red Mahogany
Eucalyptus robusta
Swamp Mahogany
Eucalyptus rummeryi
Steel Box
Eucalyptus saligna
Sydney Blue Gum
Eucalyptus scias
Large-fruited Red Mahogany
Eucalyptus seeana
Narrow-leaved Red Gum
Eucalyptus siderophloia
Grey Ironbark
Eucalyptus signata/Eucalyptus racemosa
Scribbly Gum/Narrow-leaved Scribbly Gum
Eucalyptus tereticornis
Forest Red Gum
Eucalyptus tindaliae
Stringybark
Eucalyptus umbra
Bastard White Mahogany
Melaleuca quinquenervia
Broad-leaved Paperbark
Northwest Slopes koala management area
Scientific name
Common name(s)
Angophora floribunda
Rough-barked Apple
Callitris glaucophylla
White Cypress Pine
Casuarina cristata
Belah
Eucalyptus albens
White Box
Eucalyptus blakelyi
Blakely’s Red Gum
Eucalyptus bridgesiana
Apple Box
Eucalyptus caleyi
Drooping Ironbark
Eucalyptus caliginosa
Broad-leaved Stringybark
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
River Red Gum
Eucalyptus canaliculata
Large-fruited Grey Gum
Eucalyptus chloroclada
Dirty Gum
Eucalyptus conica
Fuzzy Box
Eucalyptus coolabah
Coolibah
Eucalyptus crebra
Narrow-leaved Ironbark
Eucalyptus dalrympleana
Mountain Gum
Eucalyptus dealbata
Tumbledown Red Gum
Eucalyptus dwyeri
Dwyer’s Red Gum
Eucalyptus exserta
Peppermint
Eucalyptus fibrosa
Broad-leaved Red Ironbark
Eucalyptus goniocalyx
Bundy
Eucalyptus laevopinea
Silver-top Stringybark
Eucalyptus largiflorens
Black Box
Eucalyptus macrorhyncha
Red Stringybark
Eucalyptus mannifera
Brittle Gum
Eucalyptus melanophloia
Silver-leaved Ironbark
Eucalyptus melliodora
Yellow Box
Eucalyptus microcarpa
Western Grey Box
Eucalyptus moluccana
Grey Box
Eucalyptus nobilis
Forest Ribbon Gum
Eucalyptus parramattensis
Parramatta Red Gum
Eucalyptus pauciflora
White Sally, Snow Gum
Eucalyptus pilligaensis
Narrow-leaved Grey Box
Eucalyptus polyanthemos
Red Box
Eucalyptus populnea
Bimble Box/Poplar Box
Eucalyptus prava
Orange Gum
Eucalyptus punctata
Grey Gum
Eucalyptus quadrangulata
White-topped Box
Eucalyptus sideroxylon
Mugga Ironbark
Eucalyptus viminalis
Ribbon Gum
Northern Tablelands koala management area
Scientific name
Common name(s)
Allocasuarina littoralis
Black She-oak
Angophora floribunda
Rough-barked Apple
Callitris glaucophylla
White Cypress Pine
Eucalyptus acaciiformis
Wattle-leaved Peppermint
Eucalyptus albens
White Box
Eucalyptus amplifolia
Cabbage Gum
Eucalyptus biturbinata
Grey Gum
Eucalyptus blakelyi
Blakely’s Red Gum
Eucalyptus bridgesiana
Apple Box
Eucalyptus brunnea
Mountain Blue Gum
Eucalyptus caleyi
Drooping Ironbark
Eucalyptus caliginosa
Broad-leaved Stringybark
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
River Red Gum
Eucalyptus campanulata
New England Blackbutt
Eucalyptus crebra
Narrow-leaved Ironbark
Eucalyptus dalrympleana
Mountain Gum
Eucalyptus dealbata
Tumbledown Red Gum
Eucalyptus eugenioides
Narrow-leaved Stringybark
Eucalyptus laevopinea
Silver-top Stringybark
Eucalyptus macrorhyncha
Red Stringybark
Eucalyptus melanophloia
Silver-leaved Ironbark
Eucalyptus melliodora
Yellow Box
Eucalyptus michaeliana
Brittle Gum
Eucalyptus microcorys
Tallowwood
Eucalyptus moluccana
Grey Box
Eucalyptus nicholii
Narrow-leaved Black Peppermint
Eucalyptus nobilis
Forest Ribbon Gum
Eucalyptus nova-anglica
New England Peppermint
Eucalyptus obliqua
Messmate
Eucalyptus pauciflora
White Sally, Snow Gum
Eucalyptus prava
Orange Gum
Eucalyptus radiata
Narrow leaved Peppermint
Eucalyptus saligna
Sydney Blue Gum
Eucalyptus sideroxylon
Mugga Ironbark
Eucalyptus stellulata
Black Sally
Eucalyptus subvelutina
Broad-leaved Apple
Eucalyptus tereticornis
Forest Red Gum
Eucalyptus viminalis
Ribbon Gum
Eucalyptus williamsiana
Eucalyptus williamsiana
Eucalyptus youmanii
Youman’s Stringybark
Riverina koala management area
Scientific name
Common name(s)
Callitris glaucophylla
White Cypress Pine
Casuarina cristata
Belah
Eucalyptus albens
White Box
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
River Red Gum
Eucalyptus intertexta
Gum Coolibah
Eucalyptus largiflorens
Black Box
Eucalyptus melliodora
Yellow Box
Eucalyptus microcarpa
Western Grey Box
Eucalyptus populnea
Bimble Box
South Coast koala management area
Scientific name
Common name(s)
Allocasuarina littoralis
Black She-oak
Angophora floribunda
Rough-barked Apple
Corymbia gummifera
Red Bloodwood
Corymbia maculata
Spotted Gum
Eucalyptus agglomerata
Blue-leaved Stringybark
Eucalyptus baueriana
Blue Box
Eucalyptus bosistoana
Coast Grey Box
Eucalyptus consideniana
Yertchuk
Eucalyptus cypellocarpa
Monkey Gum
Eucalyptus elata
River Peppermint
Eucalyptus eugenioides
Narrow-leaved Stringybark
Eucalyptus fastigata
Brown Barrel
Eucalyptus globoidea
White Stringybark
Eucalyptus longifolia
Woollybutt
Eucalyptus maidenii
Maiden’s Blue Gum
Eucalyptus muelleriana
Yellow Stringybark
Eucalyptus obliqua
Messmate
Eucalyptus paniculata
Grey Ironbark
Eucalyptus pilularis
Blackbutt
Eucalyptus piperita
Sydney Peppermint
Eucalyptus punctata
Grey Gum
Eucalyptus saligna
Sydney Blue Gum
Eucalyptus sclerophylla
Hard-leaved Scribbly Gum
Eucalyptus sieberi
Silvertop Ash
Eucalyptus tereticornis
Forest Red Gum
Eucalyptus tricarpa
Mugga (Red) Ironbark
Eucalyptus viminalis
Ribbon Gum
[1]   Clause 5
Omit the clause. Insert instead—
  
5   Land to which Policy applies
(1)  This Policy applies to land in the following land use zones, or an equivalent land use zone, in a local government area specified in Schedule 1 of State Environmental Planning Policy (Koala Habitat Protection) 2021, but not if the local government area is marked with an * in that Schedule—
(a)  Zone RU1 Primary Production,
(b)  Zone RU2 Rural Landscape,
(c)  Zone RU3 Forestry.
(2)  In this clause—
equivalent land use zone has the same meaning as it has in State Environmental Planning Policy (Koala Habitat Protection) 2021.
[2]   Clause 12 Preparation of plan of management
Omit clause 12(1). Insert instead—
  
(1)  A plan of management may be prepared for—
(a)  all land to which this Policy applies in a local government area,
(b)  a part of that land, including an area of land that is the subject of a development application.
[3]   Clause 13 Consultation
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[4]   Clause 16 Surveys, environment protection zones and development control plans
Omit “listed in Schedule 1” from clause 16(1).
Insert instead “in which there is land to which this Policy applies”.
[5]   Clause 16(1)(a)
Omit “within its area”.
[6]   Schedule 1 Local government areas
Omit the Schedule.