2014-01-28 Planning & Organisation Committee Item 4.4 Attachment 1

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                                   Noosa Council
                        Temporary Local Planning Instrument
                        (Protected Vegetation Overlay) 2014



heathland means a vegetation community of local origin that is characterised by high
species diversity and a canopy height generally less than 1.5 metres, growing on sandy
soils and or soils subject to periodic inundation or waterlogging.

infrastructure has the same meaning in the Sustainable Planning Act 2009.

infrastructure agreement has the same meaning in the Sustainable Planning Act 2009.

land has the same meaning in the Sustainable Planning Act 2009.

land degradation means the following—

(a)     soil erosion;

(b)     a rising water table;

(c)     the expression of salinity;

(d)     mass movement by gravity of soil or rock;

(e)     stream bank instability;

(f)     a process that results in declining water quality in a river stream, creek or
        watercourse or natural wetland.

local government area has the same meaning in the Sustainable Planning Act 2009.

local law has the same meaning in the Local Government Act 2009.

local origin means a species occurring in an area which is within its historical
natural range.

lopping has the same meaning in Sustainable Planning Act 2009.

lot has the same meaning in Sustainable Planning Act 2009.

native vegetation means vegetation of local origin occurring within its natural range.

natural heritage means any of the following—
(a)     biodiversity and critical habitat as defined in the Nature Conservation Act
        1992;

(b)     an endangered, vulnerable, near threatened or presumed extinct species as
        defined in the Nature Conservation (Wildlife) Regulation 2006;

(c)     a matter of national environmental significance as defined in the
        Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999;

(d)     an area included in the Commonwealth Government's Register of the
        National Estate;