Queensland Consolidated Acts

VEGETATION MANAGEMENT ACT 1999 - SECT 142

142 Provision about essential habitat

(1) During the interim period, a reference to essential habitat for protected wildlife in an accepted development vegetation clearing code or area management plan applies as if protected wildlife included near threatened wildlife.

(2) An accepted development vegetation clearing code applies in relation to near threatened wildlife as if that wildlife were protected wildlife, until the code is remade under section 19O after the date of assent.

(3) An area management plan applies in relation to near threatened wildlife as if that wildlife were protected wildlife, until the end of the plan period for the plan.