Vegetation Management Framework Amendment Bill 2013 (Qld)

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Queensland

Vegetation Management Framework Amendment Bill Includes amendments agreed during Consideration

Queensland

Vegetation Management Framework Amendment Bill 2013

Contents Page Part 1 Preliminary 1 Short title 2... eee eee 8 2 Commencement... .......... 0.0 cece ee eee eee 8 Part 2 Amendment of Vegetation Management Act 1999 3 Act amended ......... 20. c eee ee tte 8 4 Amendment of s 3 (Purpose of Act)...................005. 8 5 Amendment of s 11 (Minister must make regional vegetation management codes). .......... 0.00. c cece 9 6 Amendment of s 16 (Preparing declaration). ................ 9 7 Amendment of pt 2, div 4 hdg (Declaration of areas of high nature conservation value and areas vulnerable to land degradation) . . 9 Division 4 Declaration of particular areas 8 Amendment of s 17 (Making declaration)................... 9 9 Omission of s 19D (Application of ss 19A-19C to wild rivers code) 9 11 Replacement of pt 2, divs 4B and 4C................00000. 9 Division 4B Self-assessable codes 190 Self-assessable vegetation clearing code ......... 10 19P When self-assessable vegetation clearing code takes effect ee eee eee eee 11 19Q Code compliant clearing and native forest practices self-assessable.........0.... 0.00 eee ee eee eee 11 19R Register of self-assessable notices given under code 12 12 Replacement of ss 20A-20AB........... 0.00. e cece 12 20A What is the regulated vegetation management map . 12 20AA What is the vegetation management wetlands map. . 13 20AB What is the vegetation management watercourse map = 13

13 Amendment of s 20AC (What is the essential habitat map)... . . 13

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Omission of ss 20AD to 20AG ... 1.2... eee eee eee 14 Amendment of s 20AH (Deciding to show particular areas as remnant vegetation) ....... 0.0.0... c eee eee ee eee 14 Amendment of s 20AI (Deciding to show particular areas as high value regrowth vegetation) .............0.....0 cee eee eee 15 Replacement of s 20AJ (Application to make PMAV before amending particular vegetation management maps) .................. 16 20AJ Application to make PMAV before amending regulated vegetation management map................... 17 Omission of pt 2, div 5A, hdg (Property map of assessable vegetation) eee eee eee 17 Amendment of s 20AK (What is a property map of assessable vegetation (or PMAV)) .......... 0.0 c cece eee ee 17 Insertion of news 20AKA...... 2... eee 17 20AKA What is a vegetation category area.............. 18 Amendment of s 20AL (What is a category A area)........... 18 Replacement of s 20AM (What is a category B area) ......... 18 20AM What is a category Barea.................-..- 18 Replacement of s 20AN (What is a category C area) ......... 19 20AN What is a category C area..................00. 19 Insertion of news 20ANA..........0...0 00 eee eee ee 19 20ANA Whatis acategory Rarea..................0.. 20 Amendment of s 20AO (What is a category X area) .......... 20 Amendment of s 20B (When chief executive may make PMAV) . 20 Amendment of s 20CA (Process before making PMAV) ....... 20 Amendment of s 20D (When PMAV may be replaced) ........ 21 Omission of s 20E (When PMAV may be revoked) ........... 22