Nature Conservation (Fee Waivers) and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation 2024 (Qld)

Part 1    Preliminary

1   Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Nature Conservation (Fee Waivers) and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation 2024.

Part 2    Amendment of Forestry Regulation 2015

2   Regulation amended

This part amends the Forestry Regulation 2015.

3   Insertion of new s 39A

After section 39—
insert—

39A   Commercial activity permit—daily activity fee waived for tropical cyclone Jasper

(1)This section applies in relation to a daily activity fee payable under the Act for conducting a commercial activity under a commercial activity permit—

(a)in a State forest, timber reserve or forest reserve within a cyclone-affected area; and

(b)on a day during the period starting on 1 January 2024 and ending on 31 March 2024.

(2)Payment of the fee is waived for the holder of the commercial activity permit.

(3)This section expires on 30 June 2024.

(4)In this section—

cyclone-affected area means a local government area identified by the Queensland Reconstruction Authority in the document—

(a)called ‘Tropical Cyclone Jasper, associated rainfall and flooding, 13–28 December 2023’; and

(b)published on the authority’s website.

daily activity fee, in relation to a commercial activity permit, means the fee mentioned in schedule 6, item 4(c).

forest reserve means a forest reserve under the Nature Conservation Act 1992.

Queensland Reconstruction Authority means the Queensland Reconstruction Authority established under the Queensland Reconstruction Authority Act 2011, section 7.

Part 3    Amendment of Nature Conservation (Protected Areas Management) Regulation 2017

4   Regulation amended

This part amends the Nature Conservation (Protected Areas Management) Regulation 2017.

5   Insertion of new s 159AZA

After section 159AZ—
insert—

159AZA    Waived additional daily fee for tropical cyclone Jasper

(1)This section applies in relation to an additional daily fee payable under the Act for conducting a commercial activity under a commercial activity permit—

(a)in a protected area within a cyclone-affected area; and

(b)on a day during the period starting on 1 January 2024 and ending on 31 March 2024.

(2)Payment of the fee is waived for the holder of the commercial activity permit.

(3)This section expires on 30 June 2024.

(4)In this section—

cyclone-affected area means a local government area identified by the Queensland Reconstruction Authority in the document—

(a)called ‘Tropical Cyclone Jasper, associated rainfall and flooding, 13–28 December 2023’; and

(b)published on the authority’s website.

Queensland Reconstruction Authority means the Queensland Reconstruction Authority established under the Queensland Reconstruction Authority Act 2011, section 7.

6   Amendment of sch 8 (Dictionary)

Schedule 8, definition additional daily fee, ‘part 2, item 10(e)’—
omit, insert—

item 10(d)

Part 4    Amendment of Recreation Areas Management Regulation 2017

7   Regulation amended

This part amends the Recreation Areas Management Regulation 2017.

8   Insertion of new s 65A

After section 65—
insert—

65A    Waived additional daily fee for tropical cyclone Jasper

(1)This section applies in relation to an additional daily fee payable under the Act for conducting a commercial activity under a commercial activity permit—

(a)in Green Island Recreation Area; and

(b)on a day during the period starting on 1 January 2024 and ending on 31 March 2024.

(2)Payment of the fee is waived for the holder of the commercial activity permit.

(3)This section expires on 30 June 2024.

(4)In this section—

additional daily fee, in relation to a commercial activity permit, means the fee mentioned in schedule 2, item 13(d)(i).