Native Vegetation Council

The Native Vegetation Council (NVC) is an independent body established by the Native Vegetation Act 1991. The NVC monitors the overall condition of the state’s vegetation and makes decisions on a wide range of matters concerning native vegetation in South Australia.

Its responsibilities include:

encouraging the re-establishment of native vegetation on over-cleared land
managing the Heritage Agreement Scheme, which encourages the protection of native bushland
funding and encouraging on-ground works that produce a significant environmental benefit.
funding and encouraging native vegetation management research
monitoring changes to the state’s native vegetation landscape through the Change Detection Program.
assessing applications and establishing conditions for the clearance of native vegetation.
producing an annual report
adhering to Service Standards which aim to provide clarity around NVC's decision making processes.

Find out more about the role of the NVC by viewing a video of the former configuration of the Council in this inaugural recording (2015).

The seven NVC members are appointed by the Minister for Environment and Water of South Australia. They come from a range of backgrounds and have knowledge and experience in the preservation and management of native vegetation.

Current NVC members are:

Role	Member	Deputy
Presiding Member	Emily Jenke	-
Conservation Council nominee	Maurice Roche	-
Landscape SA nominee	Ross Sawers	-
Primary Producers SA nominee	Natalie Sommerville	-
Local Government Association nominee	John Neal	-
Minister's nominee	Robert Hill	-
Minister's Planning, Development or Mining nominee	Catherine Hollingsworth	-

Brief biographies on NVC members can be found here.

NVC Delegations

The NVC is able to delegate powers and functions to another person or body. Current delegates include the following:

Presiding Member, NVC
Chair, Native Vegetation Assessment Panel
Manager, Native Vegetation Branch
Coordinator - Assessment and Stakeholder Liaison, Native Vegetation Branch
Coordinator - Governance and Policy, Native Vegetation Branch
Senior Compliance Officer, Parks and Regions
Executive Director, Energy Resources, Department of Energy and Mining
Director, Mining Regulation, Department of Energy and Mining

NVC Minutes

Meeting Date	Meeting Agenda	Meeting Minutes	Communique
Meeting 220 - October 2018	Agenda	Minutes
Meeting 221 - December 2018	Agenda	Minutes
Meeting 222 - March 2019	Agenda	Minutes
Meeting 223 - May 2019	Agenda	Minutes
Meeting 224 - July 2019	Agenda	Minutes
Meeting 225 - September 2019	Agenda	Minutes
Meeting 226 - March 2020	Agenda	Minutes	Communique
Meeting 227 - May 2020 (deferred to June 2020)	Agenda	Minutes	Communique
Meeting 228 - July 2020	Agenda	Minutes	N/A
Meeting 229 - September 2020	Agenda	Minutes	N/A
Meeting 230 - November 2020	Agenda	Minutes	Communique