Land Management (Native Vegetation) Code 2018 (2018-83) (NSW)

New South Wales

Land Management (Native Vegetation) Code 2018

under the

Local Land Services Act 2013

I, the Minister for Primary Industries, make the following Land Management (Native Vegetation) Code under section 60T of the Local Land Services Act 2013.

Dated this 9th day of March 2018 at 3.40 pm.

NIALL BLAIR, MLC Minister for Primary Industries

I, the Minister for the Environment, give concurrence to the following Land Management (Native

Vegetation) Code under section 60T of the Local Land Services Act 2013.

Dated this 9th day of March 2018 at 1.19 pm.

GABRIELLE UPTON, MP Minister for the Environment

Published LW 9 March 2018 (2018 No 83)

Contents

Part 1 Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Schedule | Schedule 2 Schedule 3 Schedule 4 Schedule 5 Schedule 6

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Invasive Native Species...... . 10 Division | Low impact clearing of invasive native SPpeCieS..........ccc cee eeeese ee eeeeeeeee 10 Division 2 Moderate impact clearing of invasive native SPeCIES..........ceeeeeereeeeeeeeeees 12 Pasture Expansion ..........ccsescsscsseseseeseeseeesceeesceseseescsecseesesesacsesseaeseeacseeaeeaeaceseeeaeeaseeseesees 14 Division 1 Uniform thinning of woody native vegetation (notification)... 14 Division 2 Uniform thinning of woody native vegetation (certification)... 16 Division 3 Mosaic thinning of woody native Vegetation...........ccccc esses ee eeeseeeeeeeeeeee 19 Continuing Use.....cccecceeseeseseeseeseseesssecseeecseesesessceecseesesesaeeesseeecseeaesesaeeaeaeeaeeeaeeeseeseesees 21 Division 1 Managing woody native regrowth in managed native pastures ..............0 21 Division 2 Continuation of land management activities undertaken after 1990............ 22 Division 3 Continuation of rotational activity undertaken prior to 1990 ue 23 Equity .o..eeeccesecscsecseesceeesesseseescseescecseesssecscseesesacsesscacseeacsesaesesseeacsesaeseeseaeseeeseeeaeeaeaeeaseees 24 Division | Removing native vegetation from paddock tree areas... eeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 24 Division 2 Clearing compromised native groundcover ........c.ccceceeeseseseceeeeseeeeeesenees 26 Division 3 Removing native vegetation from small areas ..........cccc cess eeeseeeeeeeeeeee 28 Division 4 Removing native vegetation from regulated rural areas .......... cece 31 Farm Plan oo... cccccecesccscecesesesscscecsesesececsesesesseecsesesesscscseseseesecsesssessescsesseensesesssseeseeseeaes 35 Division | Removing native vegetation from paddock tree areas... cece 35 Division 2 Removing native vegetation from regulated rural areas «0.0... cece eee 37 Invasive native species list 0.0... ccc eee esecececsesesesececsesesseesscseseseseescsesesesessesesseeseesesees 40 Description of Keith vegetation formations 0.0.00... ccesesesessesesseeseeeeseeeeseeseeeeseeeeaeeeeeeeeeeees 42 Set aside area management strategies and tactiCS...........cceceeee eee eeee ees esses ceeseseseeeeeesenees 45 Maximum equity clearing in the first three years (Part 5, Div 4)... cece eeeeeeeeee 48 Interpretation of key words and phrases..........cccccse cece sees ceeseseeeceeeesesesesecseseeeeseesenees 50 Notification requirements... ccc ecsescse cs cecseseescecsesessesescsesesesecsesesseessscseseeeneseeseseeeeaeees 52