Queensland Consolidated Acts

VEGETATION MANAGEMENT ACT 1999 - SECT 132

132 How definition high value regrowth vegetation and codes apply during and after interim period

(1) During the interim period, the schedule, definition
"high value regrowth vegetation" , paragraph (a) is taken to include a reference to vegetation located on freehold land, indigenous land or land subject of an occupation licence under the Land Act 1994.

(2) Until the Minister remakes it under section 19O after the date of assent, the category C code applies to high value regrowth vegetation on land mentioned in subsection (1) in the same way it applies to high value regrowth vegetation located on a lease issued under the Land Act 1994 for agriculture or grazing purposes.

(3) Until the Minister remakes it under section 19O after the date of assent, the native forest practice code applies to high value regrowth vegetation on freehold land and indigenous land in the same way it applies to remnant vegetation on freehold land and indigenous land.

(4) An area management plan applies to high value regrowth vegetation on land mentioned in subsection (1) in the same way it applies to high value regrowth vegetation located on a lease issued under the Land Act 1994 for agriculture or grazing purposes, until the end of the plan period for the plan.

(5) In this section—

"category C code" means the accepted development vegetation clearing code called ‘Managing category C regrowth vegetation’.

"native forest practice code" means the accepted development vegetation clearing code called ‘Managing a native forest practice’.