Queensland Consolidated Acts

VEGETATION MANAGEMENT ACT 1999 - SECT 70A

70A Application of development approvals and exemptions for Forestry Act

(1) If a development approval is given in relation to a forest product on forestry land, the approval is taken to be, for the Forestry Act 1959 , section 53 , a permit, lease, licence, agreement or contract required under that section.

(2) If a development approval is given in relation to a forest product on forestry land, the approval is taken to be, for the Forestry Act 1959 , section 54 , the authority of another Act.

(3) If the clearing on forestry land of vegetation shown on the regulated vegetation management map as a category B area does not involve the removal of a species prescribed under a regulation and the clearing is not categorised as assessable development under a regulation made under the Planning Act , the clearing is taken to be authorised under the Forestry Act 1959 , section 53 or 54 .

(4) If the clearing on forestry land of vegetation shown on the regulated vegetation management map as other than a category B area is not categorised as assessable development under a regulation made under the Planning Act , the clearing is taken to be authorised under the Forestry Act 1959 , section 53 or 54 .

(5) To remove doubt, it is declared that subsections (3) and (4) only authorise the use of a forest product cleared if the clearing is—

(a) on land subject to a lease issued under the Land Act 1994 for agriculture or grazing purposes; and

(b) to source construction timber to repair existing infrastructure on the land, if—

(i) the infrastructure is in need of immediate repair; and

(ii) the clearing does not cause land degradation; and

(iii) restoration of a similar type, and to the extent of the removed trees, is ensured.

(6) In this section—

"forestry land" means land to which the Forestry Act 1959 , section 53 or 54 applies.

"infrastructure" includes a building, or other structure, built or used for any purpose.