A
"category A area" is an area, other than a category B area, category C area,
category R area or category X area, shown on the regulated
vegetation management map as a category A area that—
(a) is any of the following—(i) a declared area;(ii) an offset area;(iii) an exchange area; or
(b) has been unlawfully cleared; or
(c) is, or has been, subject to—(i) a restoration notice; or(ii) an enforcement notice under the Planning Act containing conditions about restoration of vegetation; or
(d) has been cleared of native vegetation and in relation to the clearing a person has been found guilty by a court, whether or not a conviction has been recorded, of a clearing offence; or
(e) the chief executive decides under section 20BA is a category A area; or
(f) is a category A area by agreement under section 20C (3) if, immediately before the agreement is entered into, the area was a category X area on a PMAV containing remnant vegetation or high value regrowth.