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

 Performance outcomes                              Acceptable outcomes                                    Response
                                                   AO126.2 Clearing to provide necessary access to
                                                   control non-native plants or declared pests does
                                                   not exceed five metres in width.

                                                   AND

                                                   AO126.3 Any regional ecosystem burn is
                                                   undertaken in accordance with the fire guideline for
                                                   the regional ecosystem, as outlined in the
                                                   Regional Ecosystem Description Database
                                                   (REDD).

                                                   AND

                                                   AO126.4 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 each
                                                        50 metre by 50 metre area.

                                                   AND

                                                   AO126.5 Aerial application of a root-absorbed
                                                   broad spectrum herbicides does not occur.

                                                   AND

                                                     AO126.6 Root-absorbed broad spectrum
                                                     herbicides are not applied within whichever
                                                     distance is the greater from a mature tree or a
                                                     habitat tree;
                                                     1. 30 metres; or
                                                     2. the distance specified on the approved product
                                                         label; or
                                                     3. the distance specified in the safety and use
                                                         conditions issued by the Australian Pesticides
                                                         and Veterinary Medicines Authority.
 Duration of clearing, preventing land degradation, and maintaining biodiversity, ecological processes and regional ecosystems

State Development Assessment Provisions v3.0

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