Vegetation Management Regulation 2023

1Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Vegetation Management Regulation 2023.

2Commencement

This regulation commences on 22 November 2023.

3Approval of accepted development vegetation clearing codes—Act, s 19P

The following codes are approved as accepted development vegetation clearing codes—

(a)the code called ‘Managing a native forest practice’ made by the Minister on 14 July 2014;

(b)the code called ‘Clearing for an extractive industry’ made by the Minister on 5 September 2023;

(c)the code called ‘Clearing for infrastructure’ made by the Minister on 5 September 2023;

(d)the code called ‘Clearing to improve agricultural efficiency’ made by the Minister on 5 September 2023;

(e)the code called ‘Managing fodder harvesting’ made by the Minister on 5 September 2023;

(f)the code called ‘Managing regulated regrowth vegetation’ made by the Minister on 5 September 2023;

(g)the code called ‘Managing weeds’ made by the Minister on 5 September 2023;

(h)the code called ‘Necessary environmental clearing’ made by the Minister on 5 September 2023;

(i)the code called ‘Managing encroachment’ made by the Minister on 30 October 2023.

4Application of development approvals and exemptions for Forestry Act 1959—Act, s 70A

(1)For section 70A(3) of the Act, each of the following species is prescribed—

(a)a species mentioned in schedule 1, part 1;

(b)a species mentioned in schedule 1, part 2 with a trunk that has a diameter of more than 29cm at 1.3m above ground level;

(c)a species mentioned in schedule 1, part 3 with a trunk that has a diameter of more than 19cm at 1.3m above ground level.

(2)The scientific names used for the species mentioned in schedule 1 follow the names used in the most recent census of the Queensland flora and fungi—

(a)prepared by the Queensland Herbarium; and

(b)available on the Queensland Government Open Data Portal.

Editor’s note—

The Queensland Government Open Data Portal is at www.data.qld.gov.au.

5Fees

The fees payable under the Act are stated in schedule 2.

6Repeal

The Vegetation Management Regulation 2012, SL No. 128 is repealed.

7Amendment of Environmental Offsets Regulation 2014

(1)This section amends the Environmental Offsets Regulation 2014.

(2)Schedule 2, section 1, definition prescribed regional ecosystem, from ‘in the’ to ‘schedule 5’—
omit, insert—

in the Vegetation Management Act 1999, section 8(b)

section 4

section 5

1Definition for schedule

In this schedule—

field visit means an inspection or assessment of an area by an authorised officer to assist in the development of a restoration plan for the area.

2Fees

		Fee units
1	Application for making a PMAV (Act, s 20C(2)(c))	475.50
2	Preparing a restoration plan (Act, s 55AB(4))—
	(a)  if a field visit is not required	967.00
	(b)  if a field visit is required	4,153.00