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

 Performance outcomes                                     Acceptable outcomes                                Response
 Clearing associated with watercourses or drainage features
 PO137 Clearing of vegetation within a                    AO137.1 Mechanical clearing does not occur in
 watercourse and/or drainage feature and/or within any of the following areas:
 the relevant distance (listed in reference table 2) of a 1. inside the defining bank of any watercourse
 watercourse and/or drainage feature maintains the            or drainage feature; and
 composition, structure and function of any regional      2. within 20 metres of the defining bank of any
 ecosystem associated with any watercourse                    watercourse or drainage feature.
 and/or drainage feature to protect all of the
 following:                                               AND
 1. bank stability by protecting against bank erosion;
 2. water quality by filtering sediments, nutrients       AO137.2 Mechanical clearing that is strip
      and other pollutants;                               harvesting or block harvesting does not occur in
 3. aquatic habitat;                                      any of the following areas:
 4. terrestrial habitat.                                  1. inside the defining bank of any watercourse
                                                              or drainage feature; and
                                                          2. within 100 metres of the defining bank of any
                                                              watercourse or drainage feature.
 Soil erosion
 PO138 Clearing does not result in accelerated soil    AO138.1 Clearing only occurs where recognised
 erosion within or outside the land subject of the     best practice methods are employed to:
 development application.                              1. prevent soil erosion and instability resulting
                                                          from the clearing; and
                                                       2. stabilise soil erosion and instability which
                                                          would result from clearing; and
                                                       3. prevent increased sediment run-off entering a
                                                          wetland, watercourse or drainage feature as
                                                          a result of the clearing.

                                                       AND

                                                       AO138.2 Mechanical clearing does not occur on
                                                       a slope greater than five percent.

                                                       OR

                                                       AO138.3 Mechanical clearing does not occur
                                                       within 50 metres of an area of soil erosion and
                                                       instability.
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