State Penalties Enforcement Amendment Regulation (No. 11) 2002 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 2002 No. 347 State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 STATE PENALTIES ENFORCEMENT AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 11) 2002 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Amendment of s 25 (State entities from whom information may be sought under Act, s 152) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Amendment of sch 1 (Consumer related legislation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5 Amendment of sch 5 (Other legislation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 6 Amendment of sch 6 (Dictionary). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

s1 2 s5 State Penalties Enforcement Amendment Regulation No. 347, 2002 (No. 11) 2002 1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the State Penalties Enforcement Amendment Regulation (No. 11) 2002 . 2 Regulation amended This regulation amends the StatePenaltiesEnforcementRegulation 2000. 3 Amendment of s 25 (State entities from whom information may be sought under Act, s 152) Section 25(a), ‘ 1988 ’— omit, insert — ‘ 2000 ’. 4 Amendment of sch 1 (Consumer related legislation) Schedule 1, entry for Hawkers Act 1984 — omit. 5 Amendment of sch 5 (Other legislation) (1) Schedule 5— insert —

s5 3 s5 State Penalties Enforcement Amendment Regulation No. 347, 2002 (No. 11) 2002 ‘INTEGRATED PLANNING ACT 1997 ‘Column 1 Infringement notice offence Column 2 Infringement notice fine (penalty units) s 4.3.1(1) 1. If— (a) the assessable development started is assessable development under schedule 8, part 1, item 3A of the Act; and (b) the land on which the development is started is freehold land in an area of high nature conservation value; and (c) the area of native vegetation on the land that is cleared is— • less than 1 / 8 hectare. . . . . . . . . . • at least 1 / 8 hectare but less than 1 / 2 hectare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 1 / 2 hectare but less than 2 hectares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. If— (a) the assessable development started is assessable development under schedule 8, part 1, item 3A of the Act; and (b) the land on which the development is started is freehold land in an area vulnerable to land degradation; and (c) the area of native vegetation on the land that is cleared is— 5 10 20

s5 4 s5 State Penalties Enforcement Amendment Regulation No. 347, 2002 (No. 11) 2002 • less than 1 / 8 hectare. . . . . . . . . . • at least 1 / 8 hectare but less than 1 / 2 hectare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 1 / 2 hectare but less than 2 hectares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. If— (a) the assessable development started is assessable development under schedule 8, part 1, item 3A of the Act; and (b) the land on which the development is started is freehold land in a remnant endangered regional ecosystem shown on a regional ecosystem map; and (c) the area of native vegetation on the land that is cleared is— • less than 1 / 8 hectare. . . . . . . . . . • at least 1 / 8 hectare but less than 1 / 2 hectare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 1 / 2 hectare but less than 2 hectares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. If— (a) the assessable development started is assessable development under schedule 8, part 1, item 3A of the Act; and (b) the land on which the development is started is freehold land in a remnant of concern regional ecosystem shown on a regional ecosystem map; and (c) the area of native vegetation on the land that is cleared is— 5 10 20 5 10 20

s5 5 s5 State Penalties Enforcement Amendment Regulation No. 347, 2002 (No. 11) 2002 • less than 1 / 8 hectare. . . . . . . . . . • at least 1 / 8 hectare but less than 1 / 2 hectare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 1 / 2 hectare but less than 2 hectares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 2 hectares but less than 5 hectares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. If— (a) the assessable development started is assessable development under schedule 8, part 1, item 3A of the Act; and (b) the land on which the development is started is freehold land in a remnant not of concern regional ecosystem shown on a regional ecosystem map; and (c) the area of native vegetation on the land that is cleared is— • less than 1 / 8 hectare. . . . . . . . . . • at least 1 / 8 hectare but less than 1 / 2 hectare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 1 / 2 hectare but less than 2 hectares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 2 hectares but less than 5 hectares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 5 hectares but less than 10 hectares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 9 16 20 5 8 12 15 20

s5 6 s5 State Penalties Enforcement Amendment Regulation No. 347, 2002 (No. 11) 2002 6. If— (a) the assessable development started is assessable development under schedule 8, part 1, item 3A of the Act; and (b) the land on which the development is started is freehold land in an area, for which there is no regional ecosystem map, of remnant vegetation shown on a remnant map; and (c) the area of native vegetation on the land that is cleared is— • less than 1 / 8 hectare. . . . . . . . . . • at least 1 / 8 hectare but less than 1 / 2 hectare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 1 / 2 hectare but less than 2 hectares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 2 hectares but less than 5 hectares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 5 hectares but less than 10 hectares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7. If the assessable development started— (a) is assessable development for a planning scheme area; and (b) is the clearing of native vegetation on freehold land; and (c) is not assessable development under the Act, schedule 8, part 1, item 3A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 8 12 15 20 5

s5 7 s5 State Penalties Enforcement Amendment Regulation No. 347, 2002 (No. 11) 2002 s 4.3.2 8. If the self-assessable development carried out— (a) is self-assessable development for a planning scheme area; and (b) is the clearing of native vegetation on freehold land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s 4.3.3(1) 9. For a contravention of a condition— (a) in a development approval for development that is assessable development under schedule 8, part 1, item 3A of the Act; and (b) that relates to the clearing of native vegetation on freehold land; and (c) that does not relate to the actual clearing of native vegetation . . . . . 10. For a contravention of a condition— (a) in a development approval for development that is assessable development under schedule 8, part 1, item 3A of the Act; and (b) that relates to the actual clearing of native vegetation on freehold land in an area of high nature conservation value— • if the area cleared is less than 1 / 8 hectare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • if the area cleared is at least 1 / 8 hectare but less than 1 / 2 hectare • if the area cleared is at least 1 / 2 hectare but less than 2 hectares 5 2 5 10 20

s5 8 s5 State Penalties Enforcement Amendment Regulation No. 347, 2002 (No. 11) 2002 11. For a contravention of a condition— (a) in a development approval for development that is assessable development under schedule 8, part 1, item 3A of the Act; and (b) that relates to the actual clearing of native vegetation on freehold land in an area vulnerable to land degradation— • if the area cleared is less than 1 / 8 hectare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • if the area cleared is at least 1 / 8 hectare but less than 1 / 2 hectare • if the area cleared is at least 1 / 2 hectare but less than 2 hectares 12. For a contravention of a condition— (a) in a development approval for development that is assessable development under schedule 8, part 1, item 3A of the Act; and (b) that relates to the actual clearing of native vegetation on freehold land in a remnant endangered ecosystem shown on a regional ecosystem map— • if the area cleared is less than 1 / 8 hectare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • if the area cleared is at least 1 / 8 hectare but less than 1 / 2 hectare • if the area cleared is at least 1 / 2 hectare but less than 2 hectares 5 10 20 5 10 20

s5 9 s5 State Penalties Enforcement Amendment Regulation No. 347, 2002 (No. 11) 2002 13. For a contravention of a condition— (a) in a development approval for development that is assessable development under schedule 8, part 1, item 3A of the Act; and (b) that relates to the actual clearing of native vegetation on freehold land in a remnant of concern regional ecosystem shown on a regional ecosystem map— • if the area cleared is less than 1 / 8 hectare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • if the area cleared is at least 1 / 8 hectare but less than 1 / 2 hectare • if the area cleared is at least 1 / 2 hectare but less than 2 hectares • if the area cleared is at least 2 hectares but less than 5 hectares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14. For a contravention of a condition— (a) in a development approval for development that is assessable development under schedule 8, part 1, item 3A of the Act; and (b) that relates to the actual clearing of native vegetation on freehold land in a remnant not of concern regional ecosystem shown on a regional ecosystem map— • if the area cleared is less than 1 / 8 hectare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • if the area cleared is at least 1 / 8 hectare but less than 1 / 2 hectare 5 9 16 20 5 8

s 5 10 s 5 State Penalties Enforcement Amendment Regulation No. 347, 2002 (No. 11) 2002 • if the area cleared is at least 1 / 2 hectare but less than 2 hectares • if the area cleared is at least 2 hectares but less than 5 hectares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • if the area cleared is at least 5 hectares but less than 10 hectares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15. For a contravention of a condition— (a) in a development approval for development that is assessable development under schedule 8, part 1, item 3A of the Act; and (b) that relates to the actual clearing of native vegetation on freehold land in an area for which there is no regional ecosystem map— • if the area cleared is in an area of remnant vegetation shown on a remnant map and is less than 1 / 8 hectare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • if the area cleared is in an area of remnant vegetation shown on a remnant map and is at least 1 / 8 hectare but less than 1 / 2 hectare • if the area cleared is in an area of remnant vegetation shown on a remnant map and is at least 1 / 2 hectare but less than 2 hectares • if the area cleared is in an area of remnant vegetation shown on a remnant map and is at least 2 hectares but less than 5 hectares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 15 20 5 8 12 15

s 5 11 s 5 State Penalties Enforcement Amendment Regulation No. 347, 2002 (No. 11) 2002 s 4.3.15 • if the area cleared is in an area of remnant vegetation shown on a remnant map and is at least 5 hectares but less than 10 hectares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16. For a contravention of a condition— (a) in a development approval for assessable development, for a planning scheme, that is not assessable development under schedule 8, part 1, item 3A of the Act; and (b) that relates to the clearing of native vegetation on freehold land. . . . . . 17. If the enforcement notice relates to the clearing of native vegetation on freehold land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 5 10 Authorised person for service of infringement notices — (a) for an offence against any of the following, an authorised officer appointed under the VegetationManagementAct1999, section 24 1 — (i) section 4.3.1(1) as limited by the descriptions relating to that section in column 1, paragraphs 1 to 6; (ii) section 4.3.3(1) as limited by the descriptions relating to that section in column 1, paragraphs 9 to 15; (iii) section 4.3.15; or (b) for an offence against any of the following, an authorised person appointed under the LocalGovernmentAct1993, section 1084 2 — 1 Vegetation Management Act 1999 , section 24 (Appointment and qualifications of authorised officers) 2 Local Government Act 1993 , section 1084 (Appointment)

s 5 12 s 5 State Penalties Enforcement Amendment Regulation No. 347, 2002 (No. 11) 2002 (i) section 4.3.1(1) as limited by the description relating to that section in column 1, paragraph 7; (ii) section 4.3.2; (iii) section 4.3.3(1) as limited by the description relating to that section in column 1, paragraph 16. (2) Schedule 5— insert — ‘LAND ACT 1994 ‘Column 1 Infringement notice offence Column 2 Infringement notice fine (penalty units) s 255(a) 1. If the area cleared, or allowed by a person to be cleared, in contravention of section 255(a) is in an area of high nature conservation value and is— • less than 1 / 8 hectare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 1 / 8 hectare but less than 1 / 2 hectare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 1 / 2 hectare but less than 2 hectares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. If the area cleared, or allowed by a person to be cleared, in contravention of section 255(a) is in an area vulnerable to land degradation and is— • less than 1 / 8 hectare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 1 / 8 hectare but less than 1 / 2 hectare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 1 / 2 hectare but less than 2 hectares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 10 20 5 10 20

s 5 13 s 5 State Penalties Enforcement Amendment Regulation No. 347, 2002 (No. 11) 2002 3. If the area cleared, or allowed by a person to be cleared, in contravention of section 255(a) is in a remnant endangered regional ecosystem shown on a regional ecosystem map and is— • less than 1 / 8 hectare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 1 / 8 hectare but less than 1 / 2 hectare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 1 / 2 hectare but less than 2 hectares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. If the area cleared, or allowed by a person to be cleared, in contravention of section 255(a) is in a remnant of concern regional ecosystem shown on a regional ecosystem map and is— • less than 1 / 8 hectare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 1 / 8 hectare but less than 1 / 2 hectare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 1 / 2 hectare but less than 2 hectares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 2 hectares but less than 5 hectares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. If the area cleared, or allowed by a person to be cleared, in contravention of section 255(a) is in a remnant not of concern regional ecosystem shown on a regional ecosystem map and is— • less than 1 / 8 hectare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 1 / 8 hectare but less than 1 / 2 hectare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 1 / 2 hectare but less than 2 hectares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 2 hectares but less than 5 hectares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 10 20 5 9 16 20 5 8 12 15

s 5 14 s 5 State Penalties Enforcement Amendment Regulation No. 347, 2002 (No. 11) 2002 • at least 5 hectares but less than 10 hectares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6. If the area cleared, or allowed by a person to be cleared, in contravention of section 255(a)— (a) is in an area for which there is no regional ecosystem map; and (b) is in an area of remnant vegetation shown on a remnant map; and (c) is— • less than 1 / 8 hectare. . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 1 / 8 hectare but less than 1 / 2 hectare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 1 / 2 hectare but less than 2 hectares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 2 hectares but less than 5 hectares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 5 hectares but less than 10 hectares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7. If the area cleared, or allowed by a person to be cleared, in contravention of section 255(a) is not in an area of remnant vegetation shown on a remnant map and is— • less than 2 hectares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 2 hectares but less than 10 hectares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 10 hectares but less than 20 hectares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s 255(b) 8. If the contravention is the clearing of trees and the area cleared is in an area of high nature conservation value and is— • less than 1 / 8 hectare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 5 8 12 15 20 5 13 20 5

s 5 15 s 5 State Penalties Enforcement Amendment Regulation No. 347, 2002 (No. 11) 2002 • at least 1 / 8 hectare but less than 1 / 2 hectare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 1 / 2 hectare but less than 2 hectares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9. If the contravention is the clearing of trees and the area cleared is in an area vulnerable to land degradation and is— • less than 1 / 8 hectare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 1 / 8 hectare but less than 1 / 2 hectare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 1 / 2 hectare but less than 2 hectares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10. If the contravention is the clearing of trees and the area cleared is in a remnant endangered regional ecosystem shown on a regional ecosystem map and is— • less than 1 / 8 hectare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 1 / 8 hectare but less than 1 / 2 hectare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 1 / 2 hectare but less than 2 hectares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11. If the contravention is the clearing of trees and the area cleared is in a remnant of concern regional ecosystem shown on a regional ecosystem map and is— • less than 1 / 8 hectare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 1 / 8 hectare but less than 1 / 2 hectare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 1 / 2 hectare but less than 2 hectares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 2 hectares but less than 5 hectares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 20 5 10 20 5 10 20 5 9 16 20

s 5 16 s 5 State Penalties Enforcement Amendment Regulation No. 347, 2002 (No. 11) 2002 12. If the contravention is the clearing of trees and the area cleared is in a remnant not of concern regional ecosystem shown on a regional ecosystem map and is— • less than 1 / 8 hectare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 1 / 8 hectare but less than 1 / 2 hectare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 1 / 2 hectare but less than 2 hectares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 2 hectares but less than 5 hectares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 5 hectares but less than 10 hectares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13. If the contravention is the clearing of trees and the area cleared— (a) is in an area for which there is no regional ecosystem map; and (b) is in an area of remnant vegetation shown on a remnant map; and (c) is— • less than 1 / 8 hectare. . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 1 / 8 hectare but less than 1 / 2 hectare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 1 / 2 hectare but less than 2 hectares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 2 hectares but less than 5 hectares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 5 hectares but less than 10 hectares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14. If the contravention is the clearing of trees and the area cleared is not in an area of remnant vegetation shown on a remnant map and is— 5 8 12 15 20 5 8 12 15 20

s 5 17 s 5 State Penalties Enforcement Amendment Regulation No. 347, 2002 (No. 11) 2002 s 407 • less than 2 hectares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 2 hectares but less than 10 hectares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • at least 10 hectares but less than 20 hectares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15. If the contravention is not the clearing of trees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................................... 5 13 20 2 10 Authorised person for service of infringement notices —an authorised person appointed under the Land Act 1994, section 395. 3 ’. (3) Schedule 5— insert — ‘VEGETATION MANAGEMENT ACT 1999 ‘Column 1 Infringement notice offence Column 2 Infringement notice fine (penalty units) s 55(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Authorised person for service of infringement notices —an authorised officer appointed under the VegetationManagementAct1999, section 24. 4 ’. 3 Land Act 1994 , section 395 (Appointment of authorised persons) 4 Vegetation Management Act 1999 , section 24 (Appointment and qualifications of authorised officers)

s 6 18 s 6 State Penalties Enforcement Amendment Regulation No. 347, 2002 (No. 11) 2002 6 Amendment of sch 6 (Dictionary) Schedule 6— insert— ‘ “area of high nature conservation value” see the VegetationManagement Act 1999 , schedule. “area vulnerable to land degradation” see the Vegetation ManagementAct 1999 , schedule. “regional ecosystem map” see the VegetationManagementAct1999 , schedule. “remnant endangered regional ecosystem” see the VegetationManagement Act 1999 , schedule. “remnant map” see the Vegetation Management Act 1999 , schedule. “remnant not of concern regional ecosystem” see the VegetationManagement Act 1999 , schedule. “remnant of concern regional ecosystem” see the VegetationManagement Act 1999 , schedule. “remnant vegetation” see the VegetationManagementAct1999 , schedule.’. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 12 December 2002. 2. Notified in the gazette on 13 December 2002. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Justice and Attorney-General. © State of Queensland 2002