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VEGETATION MANAGEMENT ACT 1999 - SECT 3
Purpose of Act
3 Purpose of Act
(1) The purpose of this Act is to regulate the clearing of vegetation in a way
that— (a) conserves remnant vegetation that is— (i) an
endangered regional ecosystem; or
(ii) an of concern regional ecosystem; or
(iii) a least concern regional ecosystem; and
(b) conserves vegetation in
declared areas; and
(c) ensures the clearing does not cause land degradation;
and
(d) prevents the loss of biodiversity; and
(e) maintains ecological
processes; and
(f) manages the environmental effects of the clearing to
achieve the matters mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (e) ; and
(g) reduces
greenhouse gas emissions; and
(h) allows for sustainable land use.
(2) The
purpose is achieved mainly by providing for— (a) the following matters—
(i) assessment benchmarks for the Planning Act for the assessment of
assessable development that is the clearing of vegetation, other than an
assessment carried out by the planning chief executive;
(ii) for the Planning
Act , the matters a referral agency other than the planning chief executive—
(A) must or may assess a development application against; or
(B) must or may
assess a development application having regard to; and
(b) the enforcement of
vegetation clearing provisions; and
(c) declared areas; and
(d) a framework
for decision making that, in achieving this Act’s purpose in relation to
subsection (1) (a) to (e) , applies the precautionary principle that lack of
full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing a
measure to prevent degradation of the environment if there are threats of
serious or irreversible environmental damage; and
(e) the regulation of
particular regrowth vegetation.
(3) In this section—
"environment" includes— (a) ecosystems and their constituent parts including
people and communities; and
(b) all natural and physical resources; and
(c)
those qualities and characteristics of locations, places and areas, however
large or small, that contribute to their biological diversity and integrity,
intrinsic or attributed scientific value or interest, amenity, harmony and
sense of community; and
(d) the social, economic, aesthetic and cultural
conditions affecting the matters in paragraphs (a) to (c) or affected by those
matters.
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