Queensland Consolidated Acts

VEGETATION MANAGEMENT ACT 1999 - SECT 16

16 Preparing declaration

(1) The Minister may prepare a declaration that a stated area is—

(a) an area of high nature conservation value; or

(b) an area vulnerable to land degradation.

(2) Also, a person may request the Minister to prepare a declaration mentioned in subsection (1) .

(3) The proposed declaration must include—

(a) proposed assessment benchmarks for the assessment of development that is the clearing of vegetation in the stated area; and

(b) proposed matters that a referral agency must or may assess a development application against, or having regard to.

(4) The Minister must consult with the following entities in preparing the declaration—

(a) an advisory committee established to advise the Minister about vegetation management;

(b) each local government whose area is affected by the declaration.

(5) The Minister must give each owner of land that is in the stated area a written notice inviting the owner to make a submission about the proposed declaration.

(6) The Minister must also give notice of the proposed declaration.

(7) The notice must—

(a) be published—

(i) on the department’s website; and

(ii) in any other way the Minister considers appropriate, including, for example, in an electronic version of a newspaper; and

(b) state the places where copies of the proposed declaration may be inspected; and

(c) invite submissions on the proposed declaration; and

(d) state a day by which submissions may be made on the proposed declaration.