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Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Biodiversity Offsets Scheme) Bill 2024

The Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Biodiversity Offsets Scheme) Bill 2024 be referred to Portfolio Committee No. 7 – Planning and Environment for inquiry and report.

Both submissions and online questionnaire responses closed on 6 September 2024.

The Committee resolved not to accept proformas.

Video recordings of hearings, where available, can be found on the NSW Parliament's YouTube channel.

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Terms of reference - PC 7 - Inquiry into the Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Biodiversity Offsets Scheme) Bill 2024

Date	Milestone
15 Aug 2024	Referred
06 Sep 2024	Submissions closed
12 Sep 2024	Hearing - Room 814, Parliament House, Sydney
20 Sep 2024	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
11 Oct 2024	Final Report
11 Oct 2024	Final Report

No. 1 Dr Suzanne Allen
No. 2 EMM Consulting Pty Ltd
No. 3 Mr Graham Walker
No. 4 Sydney Basin Koala Network
No. 5 STEP Inc
No. 6 Friends of Berowra Valley
No. 7 Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists
No. 8 Country Mayors Association of NSW
No. 9 National Parks Association of NSW
No. 10 Murrumbidgee Council
No. 11 WWF-Australia
No. 12 Planning Institute of Australia
No. 13 Name suppressed
No. 14 Local Government NSW (LGNSW)
No. 15 NSW Farmers
No. 16 NSW Minerals Council Ltd
No. 17 NSW Aboriginal Land Council
No. 18 Goulburn Mulwaree Council
No. 19 The Alliance of the Northern Basin (MDB) Aboriginal Tribes
No. 20 Wollondilly Council
No. 21 Environmental Defenders Office
No. 22 Confidential
No. 23 Cement Concrete and Aggregates Australia
No. 24 Cath Ireland
No. 25 John Simpson
No. 26 The Ecological Consultants Association of NSW
No. 27 Property Council of Australia
No. 28 NSW Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service Inc. (WIRES)
No. 29 Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA NSW)
No. 30 Total Environment Centre
No. 31 Awabakal, Biraban, Darkinjung, Gandangara, Illawarra, La Perouse, Metropolitan and Mindaribba LALCs
No. 32 Umwelt (Australia) Pty Limited
No. 33 Australian Land Conservation Alliance
No. 34 Hunter Bird Observers Club Inc
No. 35 Humane Society International
No. 36 Wando Conservation and Cultural Centre Inc
No. 37 Scout Ecology Pty Ltd
No. 38 Cr Cath Blakey
No. 39 Lynda Newnam
No. 40 Save Sydneys Koalas
No. 41 Jan Barham
No. 42 Better Planning Network Inc. (BPN)
No. 43 Nature Conservation Council of NSW
No. 44 Mrs Ashley Bacales
No. 45 Mr Gordon Kennard
No. 46 Urban Taskforce Australia
No. 47 Lock the Gate Alliance
No. 48 National Trust of Australia (NSW)
No. 49 Cessnock City Council
No. 50 Name suppressed
No. 51 Name suppressed
No. 52 Name suppressed
No. 53 Dr Kym Kilpatrick
No. 54 Australian Climate and Biodiversity Foundation
No. 55 Tricketts Arch Biodiversity Site Aboriginal Corporation
No. 56 Biodiversity Council
No. 57 Business NSW

Date	Venue Details
12/09/2024	Room 814, Parliament House, Sydney		Schedule	Transcript
20/09/2024	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney		Schedule	Transcript

DateSort	Report Name	Tabled Date	Government Response
	Report No 22 - Portfolio Committee No. 7 - Planning and Environment - Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Biodiversity Offsets Scheme) Bill 2024 (PDF)	11/10/2024
	Report No 22 - Portfolio Committee No. 7 - Planning and Environment - Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Biodiversity Offsets Scheme) Bill 2024 - accessible (Word)	11/10/2024

DateSort	Date	Type	Title
2024-10-11	11/10/2024	Media Release	Report tabled
2024-10-04	04/10/2024	Answers to Questions on Notice	UDIA NSW
2024-10-04	04/10/2024	Answers to Questions on Notice	Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
2024-09-23	23/09/2024	Answers to Questions on Notice	NSW Aboriginal Land Council
2024-09-20	20/09/2024	Answers to Questions on Notice	Henribark Pty Ltd
2024-09-19	19/09/2024	Answers to Questions on Notice	Environmental Defenders Office
2024-09-19	19/09/2024	Other	Summary report of online questionnaire
2024-09-17	17/09/2024	Answers to Questions on Notice	Country Mayors Association of NSW
2024-08-23	23/08/2024	Media Release	New inquiry established

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