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Public register

The Minister for Environment and Heritage is required by law to make publicly available on the internet the following information about Property Vegetation Plans (PVPs) and Development Consents approved by Catchment Management Authorities (CMAs) under the Native Vegetation Act 2003:

• information relating to the approval of broadscale clearing of native vegetation
• information specifying a date for the definition of regrowth
• information about PVPs and Development Consents that approve broadscale clearing where CMA discretion has been exercised
• information on clearing of native vegetation for essential local government infrastructure
• information on approved increases to infrastructure RAMA buffer distances
• information about what the public register categories mean.

Incentive PVPs and Continuing Use PVPs are not included in the public register, except where a Continuing Use PVP is used to change the regrowth date.

The information provided in the public register has been developed to satisfy the requirements of Section 57 of the Privacy and Personal Information Act 1998. Follow the links below to get to the relevant public register.

1. Public Register of PVPs and Development Consents that approve broadscale clearing and/or specify a date for the definition of regrowth.
2. Public Register of broadscale clearing where CMA discretion has been exercised.
3. Public Register of approved increases to infrastructure RAMA buffer distances.
4. Public Register of clearing of native vegetation for essential local government infrastructure.