State Environmental Planning Policy (Biodiversity and Conservation) 2021

(2) Development consent must not be granted to development on land in a regulated catchment unless the consent authority is satisfied of the following— (a) the direct, indirect or cumulative adverse impact on terrestrial, aquatic or migratory animals or vegetation will be kept to the minimum necessary for the carrying out of the development, (b) the development will not have a direct, indirect or cumulative adverse impact on aquatic reserves, (c) if a controlled activity approval under the Water Management Act 2000 or a permit under the Fisheries Management Act 1994 is required in relation to the clearing of riparian vegetation—the approval or permit has been obtained, (d) the erosion of land abutting a natural waterbody or the sedimentation of a natural waterbody will be minimised, (e) the adverse impact on wetlands that are not in the coastal wetlands and littoral rainforests area will be minimised.