Appendix A - SDAP - State Code 16 - Native vegetation clearing response

 Performance outcomes                          Acceptable outcomes                                  Response
                                                  stream order 3 or 4 watercourse or drainage
                                                  feature; and
                                               4. within 20 metres of the defining bank of a
                                                  watercourse or drainage feature that is a
                                                  stream order 5 or more watercourse or
                                                  drainage feature.

                                               AND

                                               AO123.2 Clearing to provide necessary access to
                                               control non-native plants or declared pests only
                                               occurs where:
                                               1. clearing does not exceed five metres in width;
                                                   and
                                               2. clearing retains all habitat trees and mature
                                                   trees; and
                                               3. the access track:
                                                   a. runs parallel to the watercourse or
                                                        drainage feature and is not within 10
                                                        metres of the defining bank of the
                                                        watercourse or drainage feature; or
                                                   b. is required to provide access across the
                                                        watercourse or drainage feature.

                                               AND

                                               AO123.3 Chemical clearing retains all of the
                                               following:
                                               1. mature trees; and
                                               2. habitat trees; and
                                               3. at least 50 per cent of immature trees in any
                                                    50 metre by 50 metre area.

                                               AND

                                               AO123.4 Root absorbed broad spectrum
                                               herbicides are not applied within whichever is the
                                               greater distance from the defining bank of a
                                               watercourse or drainage feature:

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