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• National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 (Cth) - Level 5An Act relating to credit, and for related purposes
• National Health Security Act 2007 (Cth) - Level 5An Act to provide for National Health Security which seeks to
  (a) provide a national system of public health surveillance to enhance the capacity to identify, and respond to, significant public health events including the occurrence of:- certain communicable diseases; certain releases of chemical, biological or radiological agents; public health risks; overseas mass casualties; and
  (b) provide for the sharing of information with the World Health Organization; and countries affected by an event relating to public health or an overseas mass casualty; and
  (c) support the Commonwealth, States and Territories in giving effect to the International Health Regulations.
  The University has obligations under this legislation specifically related to Security Sensitive Biological Agents (SSBA). Entities/facilities handling SSBA are required to maintain and review:- records of authorised/ approved personnel; incident reports; inventory records; decontamination procedures; transport, handling and management of SSBA; SSBA risk assessment and risk management plans; Policy, procedures relating to SSBA.
• National Trust of Australia (New South Wales) Act 1990 (NSW) - Level 5This Act makes provisions with respect to the constitution, objects and functions of the National Trust of Australia.
  
  The principal objects of the Trust are to acquire, control, maintain, protect, and preserve for the benefit of the public generally land, buildings, works, structures, and articles of beauty or of national, historical, antiquarian, scientific, artistic, architectural, or cultural interest (including Aboriginal relics, Aboriginal rock carvings, and Aboriginal rock paintings and archaeological sites), and to protect and preserve the natural features of, and to conserve the flora and fauna on, any land acquired by or under control of the Trust.
• National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 (Cth) - Level 5An Act to establish the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator, and for related purposes
• Native Vegetation Act 2003 (Not in Force) (NSW) - Level 5Native Vegetation Act 2003: The Native Vegetation Act 2003 was repealed on 25 August 2017 and current legislation governing the clearing of native vegetation is the Local Land Services Act 2013 and the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016. Property vegetation plans (PVPs) approved before the repeal of the Native Vegetation Act remain valid and in force. No new PVPs can be submitted by a landholder, however an existing PVP may be modified (varied).
  
  An Act relating to the sustainable management and conservation of native vegetation. Native vegetation is defined under the Act as indigenous vegetation including trees; understorey plants; groundcover; and wetland plants. Further, the Act stipulates that vegetation is "indigenous" if it is vegetation that existed in NSW before European settlement. Note: the Act excludes mangroves, seagrasses or marine vegetation covered by Fisheries Management Act 1994. The Act has relevance for the University in its landscape management activities. Under the Act, clearing of native vegetation must be done in accordance with a development consent (issued per the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979) or an approved property vegetation plan (approved by the Minister in accordance with this Act).
• New Business Tax System (Capital Gains Tax) Act 1999 (Cth) - Level 5An Act to implement the New Business Tax System by amending the law relating to capital gains tax, and for related purposes.
• New Business Tax System (Venture Capital Deficit Tax) Act 2003 (Cth) - Level 5An Act to impose a tax in respect of venture capital sub-account deficits of pooled development funds, and for related purposes.