Planning Application

Performance outcomes                               Acceptable outcomes                                              Response   Comment
PO1 Clearing is only for high value                No acceptable outcome is prescribed.                             N/A        The proposal does not involve agricultural clearing.
agriculture clearing or irrigated high value
agriculture clearing where:
(1) the land is suitable for agriculture
    having regard to topography, climate
    and soil attributes
(2) there is no alternative site on the
    land for the clearing
(3) a business plan, for activities related
    to the clearing, demonstrates the
    viability of the activities
(4) where a regulation prescribes
    restrictions relevant to the clearing,
    these restrictions are complied with
(5) if for irrigated high value agriculture
    clearing, demonstrate that the owner
    of the land is an eligible owner who
    has, or may have, access to enough
    water for establishing, cultivating and
    harvesting the crops to which the
    clearing relates.
Editor’s note: Section 22DAB(3) provides for a
regulation to prescribe restrictions for certain
matters related to high value agriculture
clearing or irrigated high value agriculture
clearing.
Wetlands
PO2 Maintain the current extent of                 AO2.1 Clearing does not occur in, or within 100 metres of,       N/A        The proposal does not involve agricultural clearing.
vegetation associated with any natural             any natural wetland.
wetland to protect:                                OR
(1) water quality by filtering sediments,
                                                   AO2.2 Clearing only occurs within 100 metres of any              N/A        The proposal does not involve agricultural clearing.
    nutrients and other pollutants                 natural wetland where:
(2) aquatic habitat                                (1) the clearing does not occur within 50 metres of the
(3) terrestrial habitat.                               natural wetland, or




State development assessment provisions                                     Module 8 — Native vegetation clearing                             8.1 Queensland vegetation management state code
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