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Natural Heritage Trust of Australia Act 1997

No. 76, 1997

Compilation No. 13

Compilation date: 1 January 2025

                Includes amendments: Act No. 60, 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Natural Heritage Trust of Australia Act 1997 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1 January 2025 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
Part 1—Introduction
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Simplified outline
Part 2—The Natural Heritage Trust of Australia Account
4 Natural Heritage Trust of Australia Account
5 Nature of the Account
6 Investments and income of the Account
7 Amounts not held on trust
Part 3—Purposes of the Account
8 Purposes of the Account
9 Debits of proceeds from the partial privatisation of Telstra and interest earned from the Account
10 Primary objective of the National Vegetation Initiative
11 Primary objective of the Murray‑Darling 2001 Project
12 Primary objectives of the National Land and Water Resources Audit
13 Primary objective of the National Reserve System
14 Primary objectives of the Coasts and Clean Seas Initiative
15 Meaning of environmental protection
16 Meaning of sustainable agriculture
17 Meaning of natural resources management
18 Meaning of accounting transfer purpose
19 Grant of financial assistance to a State
20 Grant of financial assistance to a person, or a body, other than a State
21 Principles of