Planning Application

Performance outcomes                        Acceptable outcomes                                                   Response   Comment
of concern regional ecosystems.
                                            AO13.2 Clearing:                                                      N/A        The proposal does not involve necessary environmental
                                            (1) maintains the natural floristic composition and range                        clearing.
                                                of sizes across the application area, or
                                            (2) does not exceed the widths or areas prescribed in
                                                Table 1.
                                            OR

                                            AO13.3 Where it can be demonstrated that clearing                     N/A        The proposal does not involve necessary environmental
                                            cannot be reasonably avoided and the extent of clearing                          clearing.
                                            has been reasonably minimised, endangered regional
                                            ecosystems and of concern regional ecosystems are
                                            rehabilitated.
                                            OR

                                            AO13.4 Where clearing an endangered regional                          N/A        The proposal does not involve necessary environmental
                                            ecosystem or of concern regional ecosystem and it can be                         clearing.
                                            demonstrated that clearing cannot be reasonably avoided,
                                            minimised or rehabilitated, an environmental offset is
                                            provided for any significant residual impact from clearing
                                            an endangered regional ecosystem or of concern regional
                                            ecosystem.
                                            Editor’s note: Applications for development should identify
                                            whether there is likely to be a significant residual impact and a
                                            need for an environmental offset having regard to Section 3.1
                                            (Regulated vegetation) of the Significant Residual Impact
                                            Guideline and the relevant Queensland Environmental Offsets
                                            Policy.

Acid sulfate soils
PO14 Clearing does not result in, or        AO14.1 Clearing vegetation does not occur in:                         N/A        The proposal does not involve necessary environmental
accelerate, the disturbance of acid                                                                                          clearing.
sulfate soils or changes to the hydrology   (1) land zone 1, land zone 2 or land zone 3
of the location that will either:           (2) areas below the 5 metre Australian Height Datum
(1) aerate horizons containing iron             where acid sulfate soils are present.
    sulfides, or
                                            OR
(2) mobilise acid or metals.
                                            AO14.2 Clearing in land zone 1, land zone 2 or land zone              N/A        The proposal does not involve necessary environmental
                                            3 in areas below the 5 metre Australian Height Datum only                        clearing.
                                            occurs where:


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