Marshall takes stick to old veg laws, reviews all old orders

John Ellicott
Updated August 1 2019 - 2:48pm, first published 11:00am
Old native veg compliance orders have been put on hold while they are reviewed by planning and environment committees to see if the orders were now irrelevant given new native veg legislation that came into effect in 2017.
Old native veg compliance orders have been put on hold while they are reviewed by planning and environment committees to see if the orders were now irrelevant given new native veg legislation that came into effect in 2017.

The NSW Government has worked through a legal labyrinth to offer solace for hundreds of farmers facing compliance orders and potential prosecution for illegal clearing under the old 2003 native vegetation laws.

John Ellicott

John Ellicott

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