Soil Conservation Act 1986 (Qld)

Soil Conservation Act 1986

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the conservation of soil resources and to facilitate the implementation of soil conservation measures by landholders for the mitigation of soil erosion

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Soil Conservation Act 1986.

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5 Restriction on subdivision (1) A regulation may provide that a local government must not, without the chief executive's consent, approve a plan of subdivision of land specified in the regulation, if the land is the subject of an approved plan. (2) If a regulation mentioned in subsection (1) is made, the chief executive may withhold consent to a subdivision if the chief executive considers the subdivision would hinder or prevent the effective operation of an approved plan.

6 Definitions In this Act— approved form see section 40A. approved plan means an approved property or project plan. approved project plan means a soil conservation project plan, and amendments thereof, approved under part 4. approved property plan means a soil conservation property plan, and amendments thereof, approved under part 3. contiguous, with reference to land, includes land which is separated only by a gazetted road, stock route, drainage easement or similar reserve or easement. farm land means land used or about to be used for agricultural, pastoral or forestry production. occupier means the person in actual occupation of land or if there is no person in actual occupation the person entitled to possession of the land. owner means the person other than the Crown or a person representing the Crown who for the time being is entitled to receive the rents or profits of the land in connection with which the word is used, and includes a statutory authority and a person who is the holder of a lease, licence or permit from the Crown or a person deriving title thereunder. project area means a soil conservation project area constituted in accordance with part 4. run-off water means water which accumulates on the soil surface as a result of rainfall and flows over the soil surface from higher to lower land. soil conservation means the prevention or mitigation of soil erosion. soil conservation measures means works, land management practices, undertakings, acts, proposals, prohibitions and things designed, carried out, enforced or proposed to be carried out or enforced pursuant to this Act for the purpose of soil conservation or controlling or directing run-off water flow or for another purpose within the scope of this Act. soil erosion means the natural or accelerated removal or deposition of soil which may be detrimental to agricultural, pastoral, or forestry activities, or engineering works of a public utility. statutory authority means— (a) a local government; or (b) the chief executive of the department in which the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994 is administered; or (d) a river improvement trust; or (e) another entity that is a corporation under an Act. works means structures necessary for soil conservation and operations incidental thereto and includes works required to be done by or pursuant to this Act.