Approved Plan - RAL21/0017

  2. Vegetation management framework (administered by the Department
  of Resources)
  The Vegetation Management Act 1999 (VMA), the Vegetation Management Regulation 2012, the Planning Act 2016 and the
  Planning Regulation 2017, in conjunction with associated policies and codes, form the Vegetation Management Framework.

  The VMA does not apply to all land tenures or vegetation types. State forests, national parks, forest reserves and some
  tenures under the Forestry Act 1959 and Nature Conservation Act 1992 are not regulated by the VMA. Managing or clearing
  vegetation on these tenures may require approvals under these laws.

  The following native vegetation is not regulated under the VMA but may require permit(s) under other laws:
         • grass or non-woody herbage;
         • a plant within a grassland regional ecosystem prescribed under Schedule 5 of the Vegetation Management
         Regulation 2012; and
         • a mangrove.



  2.1 Exempt clearing work
  Exempt clearing work is an activity for which you do not need to notify the Department of Resources or obtain an approval
  under the vegetation management framework. Exempt clearing work was previously known as exemptions.

  In areas that are mapped as Category X (white in colour) on the regulated vegetation management map (see section 4.1),
  and where the land tenure is freehold, indigenous land and leasehold land for agriculture and grazing purposes, the clearing
  of vegetation is considered exempt clearing work and does not require notification or development approval under the
  vegetation management framework. For all other land tenures, contact the Department of Resources before commencing
  clearing to ensure that the proposed activity is exempt clearing work.

  A range of routine property management activities are considered exempt clearing work. A list of exempt clearing work is
  available at
  https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/land/vegetation/exemptions/.

  Exempt clearing work may be affected if the proposed clearing area is subject to development approval conditions, a
  covenant, an environmental offset, an exchange area, a restoration notice, or an area mapped as Category A. Exempt
  clearing work may require approval under other Commonwealth, State or Local Government laws, or local government
  planning schemes. Contact the Department of Resources prior to clearing in any of these areas.



  2.2 Accepted development vegetation clearing codes
  Some clearing activities can be undertaken under an accepted development vegetation clearing code. The codes can be
  downloaded at
  https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/land/vegetation/codes/

  If you intend to clear vegetation under an accepted development vegetation clearing code, you must notify the Department of
  Resources before commencing. The information in this report will assist you to complete the online notification form.

  You can complete the online form at
  https://apps.dnrm.qld.gov.au/vegetation/




Document Set ID: 21583439
  Vegetation
Version:         management
         1, Version               report, Department of Resources, 2021
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