Development guidelines

which provide information on how to undertake a REF. The Guidelines webpage also has links to the standard REF template documents recommended for use on national parks and other reserves. Preparing a conservation risk assessment Some activities proposed in parks do not require a REF. Such ‘exempt development’ is defined under various state environmental planning instruments. The most common of these instruments are: For most exempt development， contact the relevant National Parks and Wildlife Service park operations office. Preparing a sustainability assessment Proposals seeking a lease or licence to undertake activities on-park must be accompanied by a sustainability assessment (in addition to a REF or CRA). Refer to the assessment criteriafor the matters to be considered and guidelines on how to prepare an assessment. Meeting the Building Code of Australia and Australian Standards Building or infrastructure works within areas we manage may need to be certified to show that they comply with the Building Code of Australia and relevant Australian standards. The construction assessment proceduresexplain how to get works certified. 。

contact the relevant National Parks and Wildlife Service park operations office. Preparing a review of environmental factors A review of environmental factors (REF) is an environmental impact assessment for activities proposed on land reserved under the NPW Act. All proponents should use the Guidelines for preparing a Review of Environmental Factors， namely land reserved or acquired under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 (NPW Act). Such land includes national parks， Guidelines for developments adjacent to national parks and other reserves These Guidelines for developments adjacent to land we manageapply to any development applications or proposals that may impact on areas we manage，。

as well as an environmental impact assessment， we require the proponent to provide a conservation risk assessment (CRA) instead of a REF. We must approve the CRA before it can authorise the development. For further information on undertaking a CRA or another checklist of potential environmental risks， it should: Guidelines for activities within ouracquired or reserved land and waterAuthorisation Most proposals within areas we manage areas require authorisation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act or Regulation， nature reserves and other types of conservation landsprotected by the NPW Act. Encroachments or incursions onto these lands are not permitted. If the planning authority thinks that the development is likely to have any impact on lands reserved or acquired under the NPW Act， before they can be carried out. For information about obtaining authorisation。