Vegetation Management (Reinstatement) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2016 (Qld)

An Act to amend the Environmental Offsets Act 2014, the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 , the Vegetation Management Act 1999 and the Water Act 2000 for particular purposes The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Vegetation Management (Reinstatement) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2016 .

2 Commencement (1) Part 1, part 2 (other than section 6) and part 3 of this Act are taken to have commenced on 17 March 2016. (2) The remaining provisions of this Act commence on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

Part 2 Amendment of Vegetation Management Act 1999

3 Act amended This part amends the Vegetation Management Act 1999 .

4 Amendment of s 22A (Particular vegetation clearing applications may be assessed) (1) Section 22A, heading— omit, insert—

22A When development is for a relevant purpose (2) Section 22A(1)— omit, insert— (1) This section provides for when development is for a relevant purpose for the Planning Act, schedule 1, item 3 or 4. (3) Section 22A(2), from 'A vegetation' to 'applied for'— omit, insert— Development is for a relevant purpose under this section if the chief executive is satisfied the development (4) Section 22A(2)(k) and (l)— omit. (5) Section 22A(2AA), 'a vegetation clearing application'— omit, insert— development (6) Section 22A(2AA), 'applied for'— omit. (7) Section 22A(2B), 'a vegetation clearing application'— omit, insert— development (8) Section 22A(2B), 'applied for'— omit. (9) Section 22A(2B)(a) after 'category C area'— insert— if the land on which the development is carried out is freehold land, indigenous land or a lease issued under the Land Act 1994 for agriculture or grazing purposes (10) Section 22A(2B)(b), 'the subject of the application'— omit, insert— on which the development is carried out (11) Section 22A(2B)(c), 'the subject of the application'— omit, insert— on which the development is carried out (12) Section 22A(2C), 'a vegetation clearing application'— omit, insert— development (13) Section 22A(2C), 'applied for'— omit.