Identification

Field	Value
Title	High Environmental Values of the South East Tablelands Planning Region - detailed
Alternative title(s)	High Environmental Values of South East Tablelands Region
Abstract	This polygon shape file is a 1:25,000 – 1: 50 000 environmental dataset combining 16 input data sources. These are outlined in the lineage statement. The input data sets identify agreed HEV criteria for the purposes of regional strategic planning and other environmental assessment projects that require identification of significant biodiversity values. This project was undertaken by the Planning Team South East Branch Regional Operations with input from Planning Services Unit OEH. The South East Tablelands High Environmental Values dataset covers the South East Tablelands Regional Growth Planning area.
Resource locator
Data Quality Statement	Name: Data Quality Statement Protocol: WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download Description: DQS - High Environmental Values of the South East Tablelands Planning Region - detailed Function: download
High Environment Value (HEV) lands in South East and Tablelands	Name: High Environment Value (HEV) lands in South East and Tablelands Protocol: WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download Description: This project has mapped the High Environment Value (HEV) lands in South East and Tablelands Region of NSW. Function: download
HEV South East Tablelands	Name: HEV South East Tablelands Protocol: WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download Description: Download datasets Function: download
Report - SCR Conservation Plan	Name: Report - SCR Conservation Plan Protocol: WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download Description: Download SCR Conservation Plan from the link supplied. Function: download
HEV Validation Rules	Name: HEV Validation Rules Protocol: WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download Description: Verification and rules for identification of high conservation value Function: download
HEV Strategic Planning Mapping and Governance Guide	Name: HEV Strategic Planning Mapping and Governance Guide Protocol: WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download Description: This is a general guide to HEV mapping and governance in the state. The document describes in detail the different attributes and values that have been used to map HEV across the state and shows the specifications within the data structure (fields, structure etc). Please note that not all Regional Planning Study areas include all the listed attributes in this document. For a full list of the included attributes for this HEV record, please see the metadata statement which will list the values included (in the 'Lineage' section). Function: download
Unique resource identifier
Code	0d646be3-0a59-47ec-b48a-8f6c83708291
Presentation form	Map digital
Edition	HEV_SouthEastTablelands_20160801
Dataset language	English
Metadata standard
Name	ISO 19115
Edition	2016
Dataset URI	https://datasets.seed.nsw.gov.au/dataset/0d646be3-0a59-47ec-b48a-8f6c83708291
Purpose	The purpose of the project was to identify environmental criteria and values across the landscape that reflect current statutory and planning policy for the protection of the environment in planning matters. This allow the interrogation of the single dataset to identify various environmental criteria/values for assessment on a landscape basis or in some cases, at the local planning stage. The project aimed to identify the following environmental criteria;• Areas protected for conservation• Native vegetation of high conservation value• Threatened species and populations• Wetlands, rivers, estuaries and coastal feature of high environmental value• Areas of geological significance
Status	Historical archive
Spatial representation
Type	vector
Spatial reference system
Code identifying the spatial reference system	4283
Spatial resolution	10 m
Additional information source	High Environmental Value for strategic planning - mapping and governance guide. pdf

Classification of spatial data and services

Field	Value
Topic category

Keywords

Field	Value
Keyword set
keyword value	Biodiversity Planning High Environmental Value Vegetation
Originating controlled vocabulary
Title	ANZLIC Search Words
Reference date	2008-05-16
Geographic location
West bounding longitude	148.666992
East bounding longitude	150.974121
North bounding latitude	-37.61458
South bounding latitude	-34.904314
Vertical extent information
Minimum value	-100
Maximum value	2228
Coordinate reference system
Authority code	urn:ogc:def:cs:EPSG::
Code identifying the coordinate reference system	5711
Temporal extent
Begin position	2016-04-01
End position	N/A
Dataset reference date
Resource maintenance
Maintenance and update frequency	Irregular
Contact info
Contact position	Data Broker
Organisation name	NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Telephone number	131555
Email address	data.broker@environment.nsw.gov.au
Web address	https://www.nsw.gov.au/departments-and-agencies/dcceew
Responsible party role	pointOfContact

Quality and validity

Field	Value
Lineage	Environmental criteria were developed based on an analysis of existing protections under various legislation including the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974, the Wilderness Act 1987, the Fisheries Management Act 1994, the Forestry Act 2012, the Marine Parks Act 1997, the Crown Lands Act 1989, the Threatened Species Act 1995 and the Native Vegetation Management Act 1985 (Part 4 and 5 or the Native Vegetation Regulations) and the Nature Conservation Trust Act 2001. Other criteria were based on planning instruments in the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 including SEPPs, 14 and 26. A small number of criteria were mapped as they were elements requiring protection and management within existing biodiversity assessment tools such as the Bio-banking Assessment Method and the Framework for Biodiversity Assessment. The following information shows the input environmental criteria that make up the spatial areas within the HEV polygon layer. For more detailed information refer to supplemental information and the following document; OEH (2015) Developing maps of High Environmental Value for strategic planning - mapping and governance guide (Environmental Programs Branch (EPB).pdf Criteria 1.1. Any areas reserved under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974, or acquired under Part 11 of that Act, or identified to be reserved under that Act. Rational: Existing protections. The inclusion of “or acquired under Part 11 of that Act, or identified to be reserved under that Act” is consistent with the definition of the E1 zone in the LEP Standard Instrument. Criteria 1.2. Any Wilderness Area declared under section 8 of the Wilderness Act 1987. Rationale: Existing protections. Almost entirely within National Park estate. Criteria 1.3. Any areas reserved as an aquatic reserve under the Fisheries Management Act 1994 or as a marine park under the Marine Parks Act 1997. Rationale: Existing protections Criteria1.4. Any areas reserved or dedicated under the Crown Lands Act 1989 for the preservation of flora, fauna, geological formations or for other environmental protection purposes. Rationale: Existing protections. Criteria 1.5. Land dedicated as a flora reserve under Section 16 of the Forestry Act 2012. Rationale: Existing protections. Criteria 1.6: Private Land with conservation commitments. Includes: Biobanking agreements Registered Property agreements (with a conservation purpose) Conservation agreements Nature Conservation Trust Land Covenants Indigenous Protected Areas. Rationale: Existing protections, registered on title. Defined and mapped through the Biodiversity Investment Spatial Viewer “Conservation Commitments Layer”. Criteria 2.1.2.2.2.3 and 3.2 (merged input layer) This merged input layer includes the following values in an undifferentiated format: 2.1 Over-cleared vegetation types classified in accordance with the assessment methodology adopted under Part 4 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013 Rationale: Existing prioritisation in NV Act and OEH assessment methodologies. Vegetation types which are >70% cleared from their pre-European extent are already give protections under the Environmental Outcomes Assessment Methodology & Bio-banking Assessment Methodology. 2.2. Vegetation in over-cleared landscapes classified in accordance with the assessment methodology adopted under Part 4 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013. Rationale: Existing prioritisation in NV Act2. Vegetation in landscapes that are >70% cleared are already given protections under the Environmental Outcomes Assessment Methodology. 2.3 Threatened Ecological Communities. Any vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered ecological community listed under the TSC Act 1995, the FM Act 1994 or the Commonwealth EPBC Act. Rationale: Existing protections provided for in the TSC Act. Reflected in all OEH assessment methodologies. 3.2 Key habitat for threatened species. Rationale: ‘Key habitats’ for any vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered species listed under Schedule 1, 1A or 2 of the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 and Schedule 4, 4A and 5 of the Fisheries Management Act 1994. The following lineage information relates to separate (differentiated) HEV values and inputs: Criteria 2.4. Old Growth Forest (OGF) as defined in accordance with a Code Of Practice under Part 5 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013 EPA Forestry Regulation has advised Old Growth Forest (OGF) is protected under existing regulation, and inter-governmental agreement with the Commonwealth. In the development of a ‘prioritisation criteria’ and to maintain policy consistency to ensure that areas prohibited from ‘logging’ are similarly protected from avoidable ‘clearing’, OGF and RF should be included. Criteria 2.5. Rainforest. As defined in accordance with a Code Of Practice under Part 5 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013 EPA Forestry Regulation has advised: Rainforest is protected under existing regulation, and inter-governmental agreement with the Commonwealth. In the development of a ‘prioritisation criteria’ and to maintain policy consistency to ensure that areas prohibited from ‘logging’ are similarly protected from avoidable ‘clearing’, OGF and RF should be included. Criteria2.6: Littoral rainforest including 100 m buffer. As defined in SEPP 26. Rationale: Existing protection. However, Littoral Rainforest would be included in EEC and Rainforest criteria, but not with the existing 100 m buffer afforded by SEPP 26. Criteria 4.3 Riparian vegetation of rivers. 3rd order streams and above + buffer consistent with FBA. Rationale: Existing prioritisation in OEH assessment methodologies (strategic location under BBAM 2014). Criteria 4.4 Vulnerable Estuaries and ICOLLs. Classified by Science Division as ‘vulnerable’ or requiring ‘significant protection + 50m buffer. Rationale: Existing prioritisation criteria in regional plans. Protected in Coastal Management Plans. The HEV datasets are clipped into regional planning areas to reflect the new Regional Growth planning process. An individual feature class (dataset layer) was developed to reflect each of the criteria above (with a merged layer to define Criterias 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 3.2). These datasets were then brought together using the ArcGIS union function. The attributes were maintained in the HEV detailed data (attributed data) and a second data layer was contracted with a universal attribute – High Environmental Value. This polygon layer is referred to as HEV (binary). The methods used to create each individual input layer are described in the document OEH (2015) Developing maps of High Environmental Value for strategic planning - mapping and governance guide (OEH – Environmental Programs Branch (EPB)) – see supplemental information. The data was checked for geometry and topological errors and repaired where necessary. The data is intended for updating if and when new vegetation mapping or other environmental data is updated in any of the regional planning areas.

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Environmental criteria were developed based on an analysis of existing protections under various legislation including the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974, the Wilderness Act 1987, the Fisheries Management Act 1994, the Forestry Act 2012, the Marine Parks Act 1997, the Crown Lands Act 1989, the Threatened Species Act 1995 and the Native Vegetation Management Act 1985 (Part 4 and 5 or the Native Vegetation Regulations) and the Nature Conservation Trust Act 2001. Other criteria were based on planning instruments in the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 including SEPPs, 14 and 26. A small number of criteria were mapped as they were elements requiring protection and management within existing biodiversity assessment tools such as the Bio-banking Assessment Method and the Framework for Biodiversity Assessment. The following information shows the input environmental criteria that make up the spatial areas within the HEV polygon layer. For more detailed information refer to supplemental information and the following document; OEH (2015) Developing maps of High Environmental Value for strategic planning - mapping and governance guide (Environmental Programs Branch (EPB).pdf Criteria 1.1. Any areas reserved under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974, or acquired under Part 11 of that Act, or identified to be reserved under that Act. Rational: Existing protections. The inclusion of “or acquired under Part 11 of that Act, or identified to be reserved under that Act” is consistent with the definition of the E1 zone in the LEP Standard Instrument. Criteria 1.2. Any Wilderness Area declared under section 8 of the Wilderness Act 1987. Rationale: Existing protections. Almost entirely within National Park estate. Criteria 1.3. Any areas reserved as an aquatic reserve under the Fisheries Management Act 1994 or as a marine park under the Marine Parks Act 1997. Rationale: Existing protections Criteria1.4. Any areas reserved or dedicated under the Crown Lands Act 1989 for the preservation of flora, fauna, geological formations or for other environmental protection purposes. Rationale: Existing protections. Criteria 1.5. Land dedicated as a flora reserve under Section 16 of the Forestry Act 2012. Rationale: Existing protections. Criteria 1.6: Private Land with conservation commitments. Includes: Biobanking agreements Registered Property agreements (with a conservation purpose) Conservation agreements Nature Conservation Trust Land Covenants Indigenous Protected Areas. Rationale: Existing protections, registered on title. Defined and mapped through the Biodiversity Investment Spatial Viewer “Conservation Commitments Layer”. Criteria 2.1.2.2.2.3 and 3.2 (merged input layer) This merged input layer includes the following values in an undifferentiated format: 2.1 Over-cleared vegetation types classified in accordance with the assessment methodology adopted under Part 4 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013 Rationale: Existing prioritisation in NV Act and OEH assessment methodologies. Vegetation types which are >70% cleared from their pre-European extent are already give protections under the Environmental Outcomes Assessment Methodology & Bio-banking Assessment Methodology. 2.2. Vegetation in over-cleared landscapes classified in accordance with the assessment methodology adopted under Part 4 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013. Rationale: Existing prioritisation in NV Act2. Vegetation in landscapes that are >70% cleared are already given protections under the Environmental Outcomes Assessment Methodology. 2.3 Threatened Ecological Communities. Any vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered ecological community listed under the TSC Act 1995, the FM Act 1994 or the Commonwealth EPBC Act. Rationale: Existing protections provided for in the TSC Act. Reflected in all OEH assessment methodologies. 3.2 Key habitat for threatened species. Rationale: ‘Key habitats’ for any vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered species listed under Schedule 1, 1A or 2 of the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 and Schedule 4, 4A and 5 of the Fisheries Management Act 1994. The following lineage information relates to separate (differentiated) HEV values and inputs: Criteria 2.4. Old Growth Forest (OGF) as defined in accordance with a Code Of Practice under Part 5 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013 EPA Forestry Regulation has advised Old Growth Forest (OGF) is protected under existing regulation, and inter-governmental agreement with the Commonwealth. In the development of a ‘prioritisation criteria’ and to maintain policy consistency to ensure that areas prohibited from ‘logging’ are similarly protected from avoidable ‘clearing’, OGF and RF should be included. Criteria 2.5. Rainforest. As defined in accordance with a Code Of Practice under Part 5 of the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013 EPA Forestry Regulation has advised: Rainforest is protected under existing regulation, and inter-governmental agreement with the Commonwealth. In the development of a ‘prioritisation criteria’ and to maintain policy consistency to ensure that areas prohibited from ‘logging’ are similarly protected from avoidable ‘clearing’, OGF and RF should be included. Criteria2.6: Littoral rainforest including 100 m buffer. As defined in SEPP 26. Rationale: Existing protection. However, Littoral Rainforest would be included in EEC and Rainforest criteria, but not with the existing 100 m buffer afforded by SEPP 26. Criteria 4.3 Riparian vegetation of rivers. 3rd order streams and above + buffer consistent with FBA. Rationale: Existing prioritisation in OEH assessment methodologies (strategic location under BBAM 2014). Criteria 4.4 Vulnerable Estuaries and ICOLLs. Classified by Science Division as ‘vulnerable’ or requiring ‘significant protection + 50m buffer. Rationale: Existing prioritisation criteria in regional plans. Protected in Coastal Management Plans. The HEV datasets are clipped into regional planning areas to reflect the new Regional Growth planning process. An individual feature class (dataset layer) was developed to reflect each of the criteria above (with a merged layer to define Criterias 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 3.2). These datasets were then brought together using the ArcGIS union function. The attributes were maintained in the HEV detailed data (attributed data) and a second data layer was contracted with a universal attribute – High Environmental Value. This polygon layer is referred to as HEV (binary). The methods used to create each individual input layer are described in the document OEH (2015) Developing maps of High Environmental Value for strategic planning - mapping and governance guide (OEH – Environmental Programs Branch (EPB)) – see supplemental information. The data was checked for geometry and topological errors and repaired where necessary. The data is intended for updating if and when new vegetation mapping or other environmental data is updated in any of the regional planning areas.

Constraints related to access and use

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Limitations on public access

Data Quality

Field	Value
Scope	dataset
DQ Completeness Omission
Effective date	2016-11-22
Explanation	Not all HEV regional dataset include all HEV criteria as defined for the state due to the following two reasons. 1. Inadequate data was available to describe and define the criteria for that region or 2. The criteria does not occur within the region due to geomorphological characteristics, for example SEPP 26 Littoral rainforests only occur along the coast.
DQ Conceptual Consistency
Effective date	2016-11-22
Explanation	All topologically tested to a 1m cluster tolerance, no overlaps
DQ Topological Consistency
Effective date	2016-11-22
Explanation	All topologically tested to a 1m cluster tolerance, no overlaps
DQ Absolute External Positional Accuracy
Effective date	2016-11-22
Explanation	1:25000

Responsible organisations

Field	Value
Responsible party
Contact position	Data Broker
Organisation name	NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Telephone number	131555
Email address	data.broker@environment.nsw.gov.au
Web address	https://www.nsw.gov.au/departments-and-agencies/dcceew
Responsible party role	pointOfContact

Metadata on metadata

Field	Value
Metadata point of contact
Contact position	Data Broker
Organisation name	NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Telephone number	131555
Email address	data.broker@environment.nsw.gov.au
Web address	https://www.nsw.gov.au/departments-and-agencies/dcceew
Responsible party role	pointOfContact
Metadata date	2024-02-26T13:37:33.946954
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