Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 (Qld)

Queensland Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Current as at 23 September 2013

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Queensland Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Contents Chapter 1 Part 1 1 2 Part 2 3 4 5 6 7 Part 3 Division 1 8 Division 2 Subdivision 1 9 10 11 12 Subdivision 2 13 14 15 Subdivision 3 16 17 Page Preliminary Introduction Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Purposes and application of Act Purposes of Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 How the purposes are achieved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Act binds all persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Exclusions from this Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Relationship with resource Acts and Environmental ProtectionAct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Interpretation Dictionary Dictionary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Key definitions Definitions about cropping land Strategic cropping land, SCL and decided non-SCL . . . . . . . . . . 19 Potential SCL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 SCL principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Identified permanently impacted land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Definitions about development Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 When development has a permanent impact or temporary impact ........................................ 21 When development is in exceptional circumstances . . . . . . . . . . 22 Definitions about Acts and authorities under them Planning Act, IDAS and development approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Resource Act and resource activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Contents 18 19 20 Division 3 21 22 23 24 Chapter 2 Part 1 Division 1 25 26 27 28 29 30 Division 2 Subdivision 1 31 32 Subdivision 2 33 34 Subdivision 3 35 36 37 Division 3 38 39 Part 2 Division 1 Subdivision 1 40 41 Page 2 Resource authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Environmental authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Source authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . References in provisions Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . References for applications and applicants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . References in decisions to the land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . References to source authorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Identifying strategic cropping land Maps, zones, criteria and areas Definitions Trigger map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zone map and zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zonal criteria and zonal criteria-compliant land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Protection area map and protection area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Management area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Map generally. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Map amendments Preliminary What is a zonal amendment and a protection area amendment . When a map amendment is minor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendments by chief executive Minor amendments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trigger map amendments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zonal and protection area amendments Power to amend by regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ministerial notice of proposed amendment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ministerial decision on whether to amend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Access to maps Record-keeping obligations for maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public access to maps and draft amendments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deciding what is strategic cropping land Application stage General provisions for making application Who may apply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Who is an eligible person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 24 24 24 25 25 25 26 26 27 27 27 28 28 28 29 29 30 31 31 32 33 34 35

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Contents 42 Subdivision 2 43 Subdivision 3 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Subdivision 4 51 52 Division 2 53 54 55 56 57 Division 3 Subdivision 1 58 Subdivision 2 59 60 61 62 63 Subdivision 3 64 65 66 67 General application requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applications relating to a protection area Additional requirement for assessment against zonal criteria . . . Applications relating to the management area Additional requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application must be property-based. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What is a property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . References to the property in this part for application . . . . . . . . . Additional application requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . When a property has the required cropping history . . . . . . . . . . . Things that are not crops for required cropping history . . . . . . . . Other provisions Methodology for criteria assessment must comply with any prescribed guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public access to application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notice and submission stage Application of div 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notice to owners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public notice of application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Acceptance of submissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amending application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decision stage Preliminary Application of div 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What has to be decided for a protection area Application of sdiv 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Criteria decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Validation decision if any of the land is zonal criteria compliant . . What is the minimum size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Validation decision otherwise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What has to be decided for the management area Application of sdiv 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decision if application only addresses required cropping history. Decision if application only addresses zonal criteria . . . . . . . . . . Both matters addressed—threshold cropping history decision . . 35 36 36 36 36 37 37 38 39 39 40 40 40 41 42 42 43 43 43 44 44 44 45 45 46 47 Page 3

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Contents 68 Subdivision 4 69 70 71 72 Division 4 73 Part 3 74 75 Chapter 3 Part 1 76 77 78 79 Part 2 Division 1 80 Division 2 81 Part 3 Division 1 82 Division 2 83 84 85 86 87 88 Division 3 89 Both matters addressed—deciding application if cropping history decided. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Making validation decision Criteria for decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decision period. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notice and taking effect of decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effect of validation decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeals against validation decisions Appeal to Planning and Environment Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Land registry records for particular validation decisions Record required for SCL and decided non-SCL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Correcting, updating or removing registry record (SCL). . . . . . . . Development on strategic cropping land or potential strategic cropping land When development is permitted Development with a permanent impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Development with a temporary impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exemptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emergency activity defence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . State planning policy and codes Policy and codes for IDAS State planning policy for SCL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Standard conditions code for resource activities Standard conditions code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Development approvals Preliminary Application of pt 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirements for development applications Operation of div 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirement that land be, or elected to be treated as, SCL . . . . Location requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Development in exceptional circumstances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prescribed matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous provisions Development must comply with mitigation requirement . . . . . . . . 47 48 48 49 49 50 51 51 52 53 54 54 55 55 56 56 56 57 58 58 58 58 Page 4

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Contents 90 Part 4 Division 1 91 Division 2 92 93 94 Division 3 Subdivision 1 95 96 97 Subdivision 2 98 Subdivision 3 99 100 101 102 103 Division 4 104 105 106 Division 5 107 108 Division 6 109 110 111 Power to prescribe particular concurrence agency application fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Strategic cropping land protection assessment for environmental and resource authorities Preliminary Application and operation of pt 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restrictions on environmental authority being issued Application of div 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCL protection decision required before environmental authority can be issued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restriction on issuing authority for identified permanently impacted land in protection area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applying for and obtaining SCL protection decision Assessment applications Who may apply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Additional requirements for making development application also apply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amending application Amending application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deciding application What must be decided . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCL protection conditions generally. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Criteria for decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information notice about assessment decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCL protection conditions apply to issued authority. . . . . . . . . . . SCL protection conditions imposed under Act Condition requiring compliance with mitigation requirement . . . . Condition empowering financial assurance changes . . . . . . . . . . Condition empowering replenishment of financial assurance . . . Other provisions about financial assurance General provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New holder must comply with financial assurance condition . . . . Appeals against decisions under part Right of appeal to Land Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Land Court mediation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nature of appeal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 59 60 60 60 61 62 62 62 63 63 65 65 66 66 66 67 68 69 69 69 70 Page 5

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Contents 112 113 Part 5 Division 1 114 115 Division 2 116 117 118 Division 3 119 Chapter 4 Part 1 120 121 Part 2 Division 1 122 123 124 125 126 Division 2 127 128 129 130 Division 3 131 132 133 134 135 Land Court’s powers for appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Decision for appeal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Resource activities complying with standard conditions code Preliminary Application of pt 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 SCL compliance certificate required before environmental authority can be issued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Applying for SCL compliance certificate Who may apply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Requirements for application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Giving of SCL compliance certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Application of standard conditions code Standard conditions code applies to particular authority . . . . . . . 73 Exceptional circumstances Prescribed exceptional circumstances Power to prescribe a type of development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Public notice of proposal and submissions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Decided exceptional circumstances Application stage Who may apply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Who must decide exceptional circumstances application . . . . . . 76 Requirements for application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 What is a significant community benefit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Public access to application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Notice and submission stage Application of div 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Public notice of application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Acceptance of submissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Amending application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Decision stage Application of div 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Chief executive’s report if required decider is the Minister . . . . . . 81 Deciding application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Sole criterion for deciding no alternative site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Sole criterion for deciding significant community benefit . . . . . . . 82 Page 6

136 Division 4 137 Chapter 5 Part 1 138 139 140 141 142 Part 2 Division 1 143 144 Division 2 145 146 147 Part 3 148 149 150 151 Part 4 152 153 154 Part 5 155 156 Chapter 6 Part 1 157 158 159 Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Contents Notice and taking effect of decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeals against exceptional circumstances decision Appeal to Planning and Environment Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mitigation Preliminary What is mitigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What is the mitigation value of identified permanently impacted land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What are mitigation measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What is a mitigation deed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What are the mitigation criteria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mitigation for identified permanently impacted land Mitigation requirement Application of div 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prohibition on carrying out development without prior mitigation . Mitigation deeds Deed requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Entry into mitigation deed by the chief executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mitigation deed binds holder’s successors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Strategic cropping land mitigation fund Establishment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purpose and administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Payments from fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reporting requirement for mitigation measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Community advisory group Establishment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous provisions Record of and access to mitigation measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mitigation guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to require compliance Stop work notices Power to give stop work notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirements for giving stop work notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offence to contravene stop work notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 83 84 84 84 85 85 86 86 87 88 88 88 88 89 89 90 90 90 90 91 91 92 93 Page 7

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Contents Part 2 Division 1 160 161 162 163 Division 2 164 165 166 Division 3 167 Part 3 168 169 170 171 172 Part 4 173 Chapter 7 Part 1 Division 1 174 175 176 177 178 179 Division 2 180 181 182 Division 3 183 Restoration notices General provisions Power to give restoration notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirements for giving restoration notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offence to contravene restoration notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Land registry record of restoration notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transfers of land the subject of a restoration notice Application of div 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transferee becomes a recipient as well . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chief executive may extend compliance period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous provision Chief executive’s power to amend restoration notice . . . . . . . . . . General provisions about compliance notices Meaning of compliance notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Declaratory provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other persons bound by compliance notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to remedy compliance notice contravention . . . . . . . . . . . Effect on compliance notice of subsequent acquittal in relevant proceeding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeals against decision to give compliance notice Appeal to Planning and Environment Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Investigation and enforcement General provisions about authorised persons Appointment Authorised persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Functions of authorised persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appointment and qualifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appointment conditions and limit on powers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . When office ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Resignation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Identity cards Issue of identity card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Production or display of identity card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Return of identity card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous provisions References to exercise of powers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 94 95 95 96 96 97 98 99 99 99 100 100 101 102 102 103 103 103 104 104 104 105 105 Page 8

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Contents 184 Part 2 Division 1 185 186 Division 2 Subdivision 1 187 Subdivision 2 188 189 190 191 Subdivision 3 192 Division 3 Subdivision 1 193 194 195 196 197 Subdivision 2 198 Part 3 Division 1 199 200 201 202 Division 2 203 Reference to document includes reference to reproductions from electronic document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Entry of places by authorised persons Power to enter General power to enter places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedure for particular entries not by notice or consent or under a warrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Entry by consent or after reasonable attempts to locate an occupier Preliminary Application of div 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provisions for entry by consent Incidental entry to ask for access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matters authorised person must tell occupier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consent acknowledgement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Entry only by warrant or other authorisation if consent refused . . Entry after reasonable attempts to locate an occupier Entry power and requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Entry under warrant Obtaining warrant Application for warrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Issue of warrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronic application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Additional procedure if electronic application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defect in relation to a warrant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Entry procedure Entry procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other authorised persons’ powers and related matters General powers of authorised persons after entering places Application of div 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General powers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to require reasonable help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offence to contravene help requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Powers after entry under stop work notice service power Powers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 106 108 109 109 109 110 111 111 111 112 113 113 115 115 116 117 118 118 119 Page 9

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Contents Division 3 Subdivision 1 204 205 206 207 Subdivision 2 208 209 210 Subdivision 3 211 212 213 Subdivision 4 214 215 Subdivision 5 216 217 Division 4 218 Division 5 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 Part 4 Division 1 226 227 Seizure by authorised persons and forfeiture Power to seize Seizing evidence at a place that may be entered without consent or warrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seizing evidence at a place that may be entered only with consent or warrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seizing thing or sample taken for examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seizure of property subject to security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Powers to support seizure Power to secure seized thing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offence to contravene other seizure requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . Offence to interfere. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Safeguards for seized things Receipt and information notice for seized thing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Access to seized thing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Return of seized thing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Forfeiture Forfeiture by chief executive decision. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information notice about forfeiture decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dealing with property forfeited or transferred to State When thing becomes property of the State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . How property may be dealt with . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disposal orders Disposal order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other information-obtaining powers of authorised persons Power to require name and address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offence to contravene personal details requirement . . . . . . . . . . Power to require production of documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offence to contravene document production requirement . . . . . . Offence to contravene document certification requirement . . . . . Power to require information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offence to contravene information requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other provisions relating to authorised persons Damage Duty to avoid inconvenience and minimise damage. . . . . . . . . . . Notice of damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 120 121 121 121 122 122 123 124 124 125 126 126 127 127 128 129 129 130 131 132 133 133 133 Page 10

Division 2 228 Division 3 229 230 231 Division 4 232 Part 5 233 Chapter 8 Part 1 234 235 236 237 238 Part 2 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 Part 3 248 249 Part 4 250 Part 5 251 Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Contents Compensation Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other offences relating to authorised persons Giving authorised person false or misleading information . . . . . . Obstructing authorised person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Impersonating authorised person. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous provision Evidential immunity for individuals complying with particular requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeals against decisions under chapter Appeal to Magistrates Court. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous provisions Science and Technical Implementation Committee Establishment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committee’s business and operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Confidentiality relating to committee’s functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . General provisions about applications Application of pt 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirements for making application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requisition to applicant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consequence of failure to comply with application requisition . . . Particular criteria generally not exhaustive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Particular grounds for refusal generally not exhaustive . . . . . . . . General power to impose conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Withdrawal of application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to refund application fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The decision register Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Access to register. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Executive officers Executive officers must ensure corporation does not commit SCL offences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evidentiary provisions Application of pt 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 136 136 137 137 137 138 138 139 139 139 140 140 141 142 142 143 143 144 144 144 145 145 146 Page 11

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Contents 252 253 254 255 256 257 Part 6 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 Part 7 265 266 267 268 Part 8 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 Chapter 9 Part 1 279 Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Signatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evidentiary certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Devices used by authorised person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remotely sensed image reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notice of challenge required for matters about devices or remotely sensed image report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offence proceedings Division of offences against Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proceedings for indictable offences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Limitation on who may summarily hear indictable offence proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proceeding for summary offences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alternative offences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Statement of complainant’s knowledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conduct of representatives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General provisions for appeals Application of pt 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeal period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeal does not generally affect decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other provisions When documents are served by post . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . References to right to enter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appropriate fee for purchasing copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No compensation because of Act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Delegation by Minister, Coordinator-General and chief executive Protection of officials from liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Review of Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approved forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Regulation-making power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transitional provisions Preliminary Definitions for ch 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 146 146 147 148 149 149 149 150 150 151 152 152 153 153 153 153 154 154 155 155 155 156 156 156 156 157 157 Page 12

Part 2 280 Part 3 Division 1 281 Division 2 282 283 284 Division 3 285 286 287 288 289 Division 4 290 Part 4 292 Schedule 1 Part 1 Division 1 1 2 Division 2 3 4 Division 3 5 6 7 Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Contents Existing source authorities Existing source authorities not affected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Environmental and resource authority applications General provision Act generally applies for all applications whenever made . . . . . . Exclusion of all of Act for particular applications Exclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EIS stage completed on or before 31 May 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Draft environmental authority on or before 31 May 2011 . . . . . . . Exclusion of permanent impact restriction for particular applications Exclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applications made and finalised EIS TOR on or before 31 May 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finalised EIS TOR on or before 31 May 2011 for petroleum lease application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Existing mining lease and EP or MDL forming a contiguous area Future mining lease relating to EPC 891 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provision for future environmental authority or mining lease relating to EPC 891 SCL protection conditions imposed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous provisions Provision for prescribing major renewable energy projects as development in exceptional circumstances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zonal criteria for original zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Preliminary Application What sch 1 is about . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . References to land or soil are to sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Publication definitions Application of div 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defined publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drainage Favourable drainage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Satisfactory drainage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waterlogged layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 159 160 160 160 161 161 162 162 163 164 164 166 166 166 166 167 167 167 167 Page 13

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Contents Division 4 8 9 10 Division 5 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Part 2 Schedule 2 Rockiness Rockiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bedrock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weathered rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other definitions Chloride content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electrical conductivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gilgai microrelief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Soil pH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rigid soils and non-rigid soils. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Soil depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Soil physico-chemical limitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Soil water storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Criteria Dictionary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 169 170 170 170 171 171 171 171 172 172 173 175 181 Endnotes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Index to endnotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Date to which amendments incorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table of reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List of legislation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List of annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Forms notified or published in the gazette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 194 195 195 196 196 196 Page 14

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Chapter 1 Preliminary Part 1 Introduction [s 1] Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 [as amended by all amendments that commenced on or before 23 September 2013] An Act about land that is highly suitable for cropping, and to amend the EnvironmentalProtectionAct1994 and the Sustainable Planning Regulation 2009 for particular purposes Chapter 1 Preliminary Part 1 Introduction 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 . 2 Commencement This Act commences on the day (the commencement ) that is the later of the following days— (a) the date of assent; (b) 30 January 2012. Current as at 23 September 2013 Page 15

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Chapter 1 Preliminary Part 2 Purposes and application of Act [s 3] Part 2 Purposes and application of Act 3 Purposes of Act The purposes of this Act are to— (a) protect land that is highly suitable for cropping; and (b) manage the impacts of development on that land; and (c) preserve the productive capacity of that land for future generations. 4 How the purposes are achieved (1) To achieve its purposes, this Act— (a) identifies areas in which land that is likely to be highly suitable for cropping may exist (called ‘potential SCL’); and (b) has provisions for deciding whether or not land is highly suitable for cropping (called ‘strategic cropping land’ or ‘SCL’); and (c) establishes— (i) protection areas and the management area for SCL and potential SCL; and (ii) principles to protect land that is SCL or potential SCL and to manage the impacts of development on it. (2) Management of the impacts on land that is SCL or potential SCL is achieved by— (a) an assessment under this Act for development under particular other Acts; and (b) imposing conditions on the development. Page 16 Current as at 23 September 2013

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Chapter 1 Preliminary Part 2 Purposes and application of Act [s 5] (3) To the extent the land is in a protection area and the impacts are permanent, this Act— (a) prevents the development, unless it is in exceptional circumstances; or (b) if the development is in exceptional circumstances, requires mitigation for the land. (4) To the extent the land is in the management area and the impacts are permanent, this Act requires mitigation for the land. 5 Act binds all persons (1) This Act binds all persons, including the State and, to the extent the legislative power of the Parliament permits, the Commonwealth and the other States. (2) However, the Commonwealth or a State can not be prosecuted for an offence against this Act. 6 Exclusions from this Act (1) This Act does not apply to any of the following matters or activities relating to them— (a) the construction or maintenance of a road; (b) development relating to transport infrastructure or ancillary works or encroachments under the TransportInfrastructure Act 1994 ( TIA ); (c) the construction or maintenance of a transmission grid or supply network under the Electricity Act 1994 ; (d) strategic port land under the TIA; (e) the following entity’s functions under the State Development Act, other than under part 4 of that Act— (i) the Governor in Council; (ii) the Minister administering that Act; Current as at 23 September 2013 Page 17

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Chapter 1 Preliminary Part 3 Interpretation [s 7] (iii) the Coordinator-General; (f) the undertaking, under the State Development Act, of works or development— (i) by or for a local body that have been authorised or directed under that Act or an agreement approved under that Act; or (ii) in a State development area under an approved development scheme; (g) a use of land in a State development area under an approved development scheme or an approval by the Coordinator-General that has not lapsed; (h) development outside of a zone. (2) In this section— approved development scheme means an approved development scheme subsisting under the State Development Act. 7 Relationship with resource Acts and EnvironmentalProtection Act Subject to section 6, this Act applies despite any resource Act or the Environmental Protection Act. Part 3 Interpretation Division 1 Dictionary 8 Dictionary The dictionary in schedule 2 defines particular words used in this Act. Page 18 Current as at 23 September 2013

Division 2 Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Chapter 1 Preliminary Part 3 Interpretation [s 9] Key definitions Subdivision 1 Definitions about cropping land 9 Strategic cropping land, SCL and decided non-SCL (1) Strategic cropping land is land recorded in the decision register as being SCL. (2) SCL is strategic cropping land. (3) Decided non-SCL is land recorded in the decision register as not being SCL. 10 Potential SCL (1) Potential SCL is land in an area shown on the trigger map as being potential SCL. (2) However, that land ceases to be potential SCL if, because of a validation decision it becomes SCL or decided non-SCL. 11 SCL principles (1) The SCL principles are the following principles— • protection • avoidance • minimisation • mitigation • productivity. (2) The protection principle is to protect SCL and that, except in exceptional circumstances, doing so takes precedence over all development interests. (3) The avoidance principle is that if it is reasonably practicable to do so, development must avoid SCL. Current as at 23 September 2013 Page 19

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Chapter 1 Preliminary Part 3 Interpretation [s 12] (4) The minimisation principles are that development must— (a) wherever possible, minimise its impacts on SCL; and (b) if the impacts of development on SCL are temporary, fully restore the SCL to its pre-development condition. (5) The mitigation principles are that— (a) for identified permanently impacted land— (i) the mitigation requirement can only be relied on if the impacts of the development can not otherwise be reasonably avoided or minimised; and (ii) if the mitigation requirement can be relied on, mitigation measures must have a value at least equal to the loss of the land’s productive capacity as cropping land; and (b) mitigation measures must have a positive and enduring effect on the future productivity of cropping in the State. (6) The productivity principle is that SCL must be conserved for the future productivity of cropping in the State. (7) The mitigation requirement is the requirement under section 144 to have mitigation in place before carrying out, or allowing the carrying out of, development on identified permanently impacted land. 12 Identified permanently impacted land Identified permanently impacted land is land decided under section 99(1)(a)(ii) or the PlanningAct as being land on which development will have a permanent impact on SCL or potential SCL. Page 20 Current as at 23 September 2013

Subdivision 2 Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Chapter 1 Preliminary Part 3 Interpretation [s 13] Definitions about development 13 Development (1) Development is an activity for which a development approval or resource authority is required to lawfully carry out the activity. (2) In this Act, a reference to development includes a reference to the carrying out of the activity. 14 When development has a permanent impact or temporary impact (1) Carrying out development on SCL or potential SCL has a permanent impact on the land if— (a) the carrying out impedes the land from being cropped for at least 50 years; or Example — drilling or wells under a resource Act carried out on the land at a level or density which, or the cumulative effects of which, impede it from being cropped for at least 50 years (b) because of the carrying out, the land can not be restored to its pre-development condition; or (c) the activity is or involves— (i) open-cut mining; or (ii) storing hazardous mine wastes, including, for example, tailings dams, overburden or waste rock dumps. (2) For subsection (1)(a), it does not matter whether the impediment is legal or physical. Example of a legal impediment — a restrictive covenant impeding cropping (3) A regulation may prescribe— Current as at 23 September 2013 Page 21

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Chapter 1 Preliminary Part 3 Interpretation [s 15] (a) for subsection (1)(a)— (i) development that, if carried out on SCL or potential SCL, is taken to impede, or not impede, the land from being cropped for at least 50 years; or (ii) a level or density for a temporary activity which, if carried out at a higher level or density, is taken to impede, or not impede, the land from being cropped for at least 50 years; or (b) for subsection (1)(b)—development the carrying out of which is taken to cause, or not cause, the land to be unable to be restored to its pre-development condition. (4) Carrying out development on SCL or potential SCL has a temporary impact on the land if— (a) the carrying out does not have a permanent impact on the land under subsections (1) to (3); or (b) it is development of a type prescribed under a regulation. 15 When development is in exceptional circumstances Development is in exceptional circumstances if it is— (a) development of a type prescribed under section 120(1); or (b) decided to be so under section 133(2). Subdivision 3 Definitions about Acts and authorities under them 16 Planning Act , IDAS and development approval (1) The Planning Act is the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 . Page 22 Current as at 23 September 2013

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Chapter 1 Preliminary Part 3 Interpretation [s 17] (2) IDAS is the system detailed in the Planning Act, chapter 6 for integrating State and local government assessment and approval processes for development. (3) A development approval is a development approval as defined under the Planning Act, schedule 3. 17 Resource Act and resource activity (1) A resource Act is any of the following— (a) the GeothermalEnergyAct2010 and the GeothermalExploration Act 2004 (both a Geothermal Act ); (b) the GreenhouseGasStorageAct2009 (the GHG Storage Act ); (c) the MineralResourcesAct1989 (the MineralResources Act ); (d) the Petroleum Act 1923 (the 1923 Act ); (e) the PetroleumandGas(ProductionandSafety)Act2004 (the P&G Act ). (2) A resource activity means, for a provision about— (a) a resource authority—an activity relating to the authority that its holder is entitled to carry out under the authority or the relevant resource Act; or (b) a proposed resource authority—an activity relating to the proposed authority that, if it is granted, its holder will be entitled to carry out under the authority or the relevant resource Act. (3) In this Act, a reference to a resource activity includes a reference to the carrying out of the activity. (4) In this section— relevant resource Act means the resource Act under which the authority is granted, or the proposed authority will, if granted, be granted. Current as at 23 September 2013 Page 23

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Chapter 1 Preliminary Part 3 Interpretation [s 18] 18 Resource authority A resource authority is any of the following— (a) a permit or geothermal tenure under a Geothermal Act; (b) a GHG authority under the GHG Storage Act; (c) a mining tenement under the Mineral Resources Act; (d) a 1923 Act petroleum tenure under the 1923 Act; (e) a petroleum authority under the P&G Act. 19 Environmental authority An environmental authority is an environmental authority as defined under the Environmental Protection Act, schedule 4. 20 Source authority A source authority is— (a) a development approval; or (b) a resource authority; or (c) an environmental authority. Division 3 References in provisions 21 Functions In this Act— (a) a reference to a function includes a reference to a power; and (b) a reference to performing a function includes a reference to exercising a power. Page 24 Current as at 23 September 2013

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Chapter 1 Preliminary Part 3 Interpretation [s 22] 22 References for applications and applicants (1) In this Act, a reference to an application for a resource authority includes a reference to— (a) a tender for the authority under a resource Act; and (b) an application for any of the following for an existing source authority— (i) an amendment; (ii) a renewal; (iii) a re-grant. (2) In a provision of this Act about an application— (a) a reference to the applicant, or to a person who may make an application, includes a reference to the following— (i) the person who has made or may make the application; (ii) anyone else in whom the benefit of the application vests from time to time; and (b) subject to schedule 1, section 2, a reference to the land is a reference to the land the subject of the application; and (c) if the application is about development—a reference to the development is a reference to the development the subject of the application. 23 References in decisions to the land In a provision of this Act about a decision, a reference to the land is a reference to the land the subject of the decision. 24 References to source authorities In a provision of this Act about a source authority— Current as at 23 September 2013 Page 25

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Chapter 2 Identifying strategic cropping land Part 1 Maps, zones, criteria and areas [s 25] (a) a reference to the land is a reference to the land the subject of the source authority or to which it attaches; and (b) a reference to the development is a reference to— (i) if the source authority is a development approval—development authorised under the approval; or (ii) if the source authority is a resource authority—a resource activity for the authority. Chapter 2 Identifying strategic cropping land Part 1 Maps, zones, criteria and areas Division 1 Definitions 25 Trigger map The trigger map is the electronic map called ‘Trigger Map for Strategic Cropping Land in Queensland’ held by the department, as amended from time to time under division 2. Note — For access to maps defined under this part see section 39. 26 Zone map and zone (1) The zone map is the electronic map called ‘Strategic Cropping Land Zone Map’ held by the department, as amended from time to time under division 2. Page 26 Current as at 23 September 2013

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Chapter 2 Identifying strategic cropping land Part 1 Maps, zones, criteria and areas [s 27] (2) A zone is— (a) generally—an area shown as a zone on the zone map; and (b) for a provision about particular land—the zone the land is in. (3) In this Act, a reference to a named zone is a reference to the zone given that name in the zone map. 27 Zonal criteria and zonal criteria-compliant land (1) The zonal criteria are— (a) for a zone mentioned in schedule 1—the criteria the schedule states for land in the zone to be decided as SCL; or (b) for a new zone prescribed under section 35(1)—the criteria prescribed under the section. (2) If a provision about particular land refers to the zonal criteria without identifying any particular zone, the reference is to the criteria for the zone the land is in. (3) Land that complies with the zonal criteria is zonal criteria compliant . 28 Protection area map and protection area (1) The protection area map is the electronic map of that name held by the department, as amended from time to time under division 2. (2) A protection area is an area shown as a protection area on the protection area map. 29 Management area The management area is what is left of the combined area of all zones, after taking from the combined area all protection areas. Current as at 23 September 2013 Page 27

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Chapter 2 Identifying strategic cropping land Part 1 Maps, zones, criteria and areas [s 30] 30 Map generally A map , without any reference to any particular type of map, is any map defined under this division, as currently in force. Division 2 Map amendments Subdivision 1 Preliminary 31 What is a zonal amendment and a protection area amendment (1) A zonal amendment is an amendment, other than a minor amendment, of the zone map to change a zone’s area or include a new zone. (2) A protection area amendment is an amendment, other than a minor amendment, of the protection area map to change a protection area or include a new protection area. 32 When a map amendment is minor (1) A map amendment is minor only if it does not change what is or is not potential SCL and— (a) it corrects a minor error; or (b) it corrects, or more accurately shows, the boundary, including, for example, because of the making of a replacement cadastral map; or (c) there has been a boundary change and the amendment is— (i) for any of the maps—to reflect the change; or (ii) for the zone map or protection area map—to ensure no lot is partly inside and partly outside a zone or area shown on the map. Page 28 Current as at 23 September 2013

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Chapter 2 Identifying strategic cropping land Part 1 Maps, zones, criteria and areas [s 33] (2) An amendment under subsection (1)(c)(ii) may be made to include or exclude a lot from the zone or area. (3) An amendment to remove potential SCL from the trigger map is minor if the only effect of the amendment is to remove land to which this Act does not apply under section 6. (4) To remove any doubt, it is declared that a failure to remove land under subsection (3) does not limit or otherwise affect the operation of section 6. Subdivision 2 Amendments by chief executive 33 Minor amendments (1) The chief executive may make a minor amendment of a map. (2) However, the amendment does not take effect until the chief executive publishes a notice of the amendment on the department’s website. (3) The notice must state the type of amendment and the zone or area affected by it. 34 Trigger map amendments (1) The chief executive may amend the trigger map to add or remove potential SCL. (2) However, before making the amendment, the chief executive must consider the required criteria. (3) The amendment does not take effect until it is approved under a regulation. (4) In this section— required criteria means— (a) for an addition—the land to be added is likely to be highly suitable for cropping; or Current as at 23 September 2013 Page 29

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Chapter 2 Identifying strategic cropping land Part 1 Maps, zones, criteria and areas [s 35] (b) for a removal—the land to be removed is not likely to be highly suitable for cropping. Notes — 1 An amendment to add land as potential SCL does not affect existing source authorities for the land. See section 78. 2 An amendment to remove land as potential SCL does not affect the mitigation requirement applying to the land if, before the removal, it was identified permanently impacted land. See section 144(4). 3 For the effect of the addition on resource activities, see section 91(2). Subdivision 3 Zonal and protection area amendments 35 Power to amend by regulation (1) Subject to the Minister complying with sections 36 and 37, a regulation may make a zonal amendment or protection area amendment. (2) The regulation must state each of the following— (a) the type of amendment; (b) any zone or area affected by the amendment; (c) if the amendment adds a new zone or protection area—the name of the new zone or area; (d) for a zonal amendment adding a new zone—the following for the zone— (i) the minimum size for land; (ii) the zonal criteria. Note — See also section 39(2) to (5). Page 30 Current as at 23 September 2013

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Chapter 2 Identifying strategic cropping land Part 1 Maps, zones, criteria and areas [s 36] 36 Ministerial notice of proposed amendment (1) The Minister must publish a notice about a proposed zonal amendment or protection area amendment in a newspaper circulating generally in the area of— (a) for a zonal amendment—the zone to be amended or the proposed new zone; or (b) for a protection area amendment—the protection area to be amended or the proposed new protection area. (2) The notice must state all of the following— (a) for a zonal amendment— (i) if no new zone is proposed—a general description of the amended zone; or (ii) for a proposed new zone— (A) a general description and the name of, and the proposed zonal criteria for, the zone; and (B) the minimum size proposed to be prescribed under section 35(2)(d)(i); (b) for a protection area amendment—a description of the amended protection area or proposed new protection area; (c) that the proposed amendment is available for viewing on the department’s website; (d) that anyone may make a submission to the Minister about the matters in the notice within a stated period of at least 21 days. (3) A general description under subsection (2)(a) may be by a map. 37 Ministerial decision on whether to amend (1) Before the Minister may recommend to the Governor in Council the making of regulation for a zonal amendment or protection area amendment, the Minister must consider— Current as at 23 September 2013 Page 31

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Chapter 2 Identifying strategic cropping land Part 1 Maps, zones, criteria and areas [s 38] (a) all submissions made under section 36 within the period stated in the notice under the section; and (b) the required criteria. (2) In this section— required criteria means— (a) for a zonal amendment to add a new zone or include land in a zone—that land in the proposed zone or to be included in a zone is likely to be highly suitable for cropping; or (b) for a zonal amendment to remove land from a zone—that the land is not likely to be highly suitable for cropping; or (c) for a protection area amendment— (i) that land in the amended or proposed protection area is likely to be highly suitable for cropping; and (ii) the protection principle under the SCL principles. Division 3 Access to maps 38 Record-keeping obligations for maps (1) The chief executive must keep digital electronic information that— (a) allows the exact location of the boundaries shown on each map to be identified; and (b) includes the coordinates of corners and bends in the boundaries. (2) The chief executive must continue to keep the information, including information about any amendment under division 2. (3) The information so kept is taken to form part of the maps. Page 32 Current as at 23 September 2013

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Chapter 2 Identifying strategic cropping land Part 1 Maps, zones, criteria and areas [s 39] 39 Public access to maps and draft amendments (1) The chief executive must— (a) keep the maps published on the department’s website; and (b) make the maps available for inspection and purchase. Note — On the commencement, the department’s website address was < and the regional offices were stated on the website. (2) Subsections (3) to (5) apply for a zonal amendment or protection area amendment or an amendment under section 34. (3) The chief executive must make a draft map showing the amendment. (4) Subsection (1) applies to the draft as if it were a map. (5) Subsection (4) ceases to apply if, under the StatutoryInstruments Act 1992 , section 50, the proposed regulation for the amendment is disallowed or no disallowance motion is passed. Current as at 23 September 2013 Page 33

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Chapter 2 Identifying strategic cropping land Part 2 Deciding what is strategic cropping land [s 40] Part 2 Deciding what is strategic cropping land Division 1 Application stage Subdivision 1 General provisions for making application 40 Who may apply (1) An eligible person for any land in a zone may apply (a validation application ) to the chief executive to decide (a validation decision ) whether to record any of the land in the decision register as SCL or as decided non-SCL (either a final decision ). (2) However, a validation application (the prohibited application ) can not be made— (a) if a final decision has already been made for the land; or (b) if the prohibited application is for land in a protection area and there is a pending validation application for the land; or (c) for a property in the management area if, under division 3, subdivision 3, a cropping history decision would be required for the prohibited application and— (i) a cropping history decision has already been made for the property; or (ii) there is a pending validation application and the subdivision requires a cropping history decision for the same property and that decision has not been made; or (d) for a property in the management area if, under division 3, subdivision 3, a criteria decision would be required for the prohibited application and— Page 34 Current as at 23 September 2013

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Chapter 2 Identifying strategic cropping land Part 2 Deciding what is strategic cropping land [s 41] (i) a criteria decision has already been made for the property; or (ii) there is a pending validation application for which the subdivision requires a criteria decision for the property and that decision has not been made. (3) In this section— pending , for a validation application, means the application has not been decided, withdrawn or lapsed. Note — For when a validation application can lapse, see section 242. 41 Who is an eligible person An eligible person , for land, means any of the following— (a) the owner of the land, or, if it has more than 1 owner, any of its owners; (b) anyone else holding a legal or equitable interest in the land; (c) a person who has the written consent to make the application from the owner of the land, or, if it has more than 1 owner, any of its owners; (d) a person who, under a resource Act, has made an application or a tender for a resource authority; (e) if the land is in the management area and forms part of a property—someone who, under any of paragraphs (a) to (d), is an eligible person for a part of the land. 42 General application requirements A validation application must— (a) be made to the chief executive in the approved form; and (b) be accompanied by the fee prescribed under a regulation; and Current as at 23 September 2013 Page 35

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Chapter 2 Identifying strategic cropping land Part 2 Deciding what is strategic cropping land [s 43] (c) describe all of the land and state the real property description of each lot that forms it; and (d) if the applicant claims that only part of the land should be recorded in the decision register as SCL or decided non-SCL—include a map showing that part; and (e) state what validation decision the applicant seeks; and (f) include any other information prescribed under a regulation. Subdivision 2 Applications relating to a protection area 43 Additional requirement for assessment against zonal criteria To the extent the land is in a protection area, a validation application must also include an assessment of whether or not the land is zonal criteria compliant. Subdivision 3 Applications relating to the management area 44 Additional requirements This subdivision applies for a proposed validation application relating to the management area. 45 Application must be property-based The application can only be made for 1 whole property or for 2 or more whole properties. 46 What is a property (1) A property is an area— Page 36 Current as at 23 September 2013

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Chapter 2 Identifying strategic cropping land Part 2 Deciding what is strategic cropping land [s 47] (a) consisting of a lot or lots that are— (i) owned by the same person or that have 1 or more common owners; or (ii) managed as a single agricultural unit; and (b) for an area mentioned in paragraph (a) that consists of more than 1 lot—are contiguous, other than for any road or watercourse between any of them. (2) In this section— watercourse see the Water Act 2000 , section 5. 47 References to the property in this part for application In this part, a reference to a property or the property is, for the application, a reference to the following— (a) if the application is for only 1 property—the property; (b) if the application is for 2 or more properties—each of the properties, separately. Note — If there is more than 1 property, a separate cropping history decision must be made for each. See division 3, subdivision 3. 48 Additional application requirements The application must include an assessment of— (a) if no earlier validation application has been made for the property, one or both of the following— (i) whether or not the property has the required cropping history; (ii) whether or not the property is zonal criteria compliant; or (b) if an earlier validation decision has been made for the property— Current as at 23 September 2013 Page 37

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Chapter 2 Identifying strategic cropping land Part 2 Deciding what is strategic cropping land [s 49] (i) if the earlier decision was that the property has the required cropping history—whether or not the property is zonal criteria compliant; or (ii) if the earlier decision was that the property is zonal criteria compliant—whether or not the property has the required cropping history. 49 When a property has the required cropping history (1) A property has the required cropping history only if either of the following uses applied for any of the property and an exception under section 50 did not apply to the use— (a) it was cropped or cultivated (other than for a perennial crop) at least 3 times from 1 January 1999 to 31 December 2010; (b) for periods totalling 3 years or more from 1 January 1999 to 31 December 2010, perennial crops or timber plantations existed on the property. Example — the cultivation of an orchard on the same part of the property for a total period of 3 years (2) The following apply for subsection (1)— (a) if the uses applied for only part of the property and an exception under section 50 did not apply to the use, it does not matter to what use the rest of the property was put during the relevant period; (b) the crop, cultivation, tree crops or timber plantations do not need to be for sale; (c) the 3 crops or cultivations do not need to be consecutive, but can not be grown simultaneously in the same season; Example of crops grown simultaneously — 2 crops grown on separate parts of the property during the same season (d) the 3 years do not need to be consecutive. Page 38 Current as at 23 September 2013

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Chapter 2 Identifying strategic cropping land Part 2 Deciding what is strategic cropping land [s 50] 50 Things that are not crops for required cropping history (1) For section 49, the exceptions are— (a) use as a carbon sequestration forest; or (b) any of the following uses for domestic purposes on the property— (i) an orchard; (ii) a tree crop; (iii) vegetable garden. (2) In this section— carbon sequestration forest means trees or vegetation— (a) being grown for a process under which they absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere; and (b) that are the subject of a legally enforceable constraint not to harvest or remove. legally enforceable constraint includes a restrictive covenant. Subdivision 4 Other provisions 51 Methodology for criteria assessment must comply with any prescribed guidelines (1) The methodology for an applicant’s assessment of whether or not land is, under section 43 or 48, zonal criteria compliant must comply with any guidelines prescribed under a regulation ( criteria guidelines ). (2) Criteria guidelines must provide for— (a) an assessment of the land, using sampling from sites on the land; and (b) how the sites must be worked out; and (c) how the sampling and other things that must form the assessment must be carried out. Current as at 23 September 2013 Page 39

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Chapter 2 Identifying strategic cropping land Part 2 Deciding what is strategic cropping land [s 52] Note — For other relevant provisions about applications, see chapter 8, part 2. 52 Public access to application Until a validation application is decided, lapses or is withdrawn, the chief executive must— (a) keep details of it published on the department’s website; and (b) make it available for inspection and purchase. Division 2 Notice and submission stage 53 Application of div 2 This division applies— (a) generally—at the end of 14 days after the making of the application; or (b) if, within the 14 days, the applicant is given— (i) an application requisition—on the day the requisition is complied with; or (ii) a notice by the chief executive stating an application requisition will not be given for the application—on the day the notice is given. 54 Notice to owners (1) If the validation application is made for land or a property with more than 1 owner and not all of the owners are applicants, the applicant must give all of the owners a copy of the application. (2) If the validation application is made by someone other than an owner of the land or the property, the applicant must give all of the owners of the land or property a copy of the application. Page 40 Current as at 23 September 2013

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Chapter 2 Identifying strategic cropping land Part 2 Deciding what is strategic cropping land [s 55] 55 Public notice of application (1) As soon as practicable after making the validation application, the applicant must publish a notice (an application notice ) about the application in a newspaper circulating in each local government area that includes the land. (2) An application notice must state the following— (a) that the applicant has applied for a decision about whether or not the land is SCL; (b) that details of the application are kept on the department’s website; (c) how, under section 52, the application may be inspected; (d) a sufficient description of the land; (e) if the land is in a protection area, the area’s name; (f) each zone the land is in; (g) that anyone may make a submission to the chief executive about the application; (h) that submissions must address all or any of the following— (i) if the land is in a protection area—the zonal criteria; (ii) if the land is in the management area—the matters mentioned in section 48; (i) that submissions may be made only within a stated period after publication of the notice (the submission period ); (j) any other matter prescribed under a regulation. (3) For subsection (2)(d), a description is sufficient only if it allows members of the public to identify the land’s location without conducting a land registry search. (4) The submission period can not be less than 21 days after the later of the following— Current as at 23 September 2013 Page 41

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Chapter 2 Identifying strategic cropping land Part 2 Deciding what is strategic cropping land [s 56] (a) the making of the publication; (b) if the application is amended—the amendment of the application. (5) An application notice may be included in a publication under another Act about any of the following for the land so long as, to the extent the publication relates to the notice, it complies with this section— (a) a resource authority application; (b) an environmental authority application; (c) an EIS. 56 Acceptance of submissions (1) The chief executive must accept a submission about the validation application if the submission— (a) is signed by or for each submitter; and (b) states the name and address of each submitter; and (c) is made to the chief executive; and (d) complies with section 55(2)(h); and (e) is received on or before the last day of the submission period. (2) The chief executive may, but need not, accept a submission about the validation application made after the submission period ends. 57 Amending application (1) This section provides for when an applicant may amend a validation application. (2) An amendment can only be made if the application as amended complies with division 1. (3) The following may be made at any time before the application is decided— Page 42 Current as at 23 September 2013

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Chapter 2 Identifying strategic cropping land Part 2 Deciding what is strategic cropping land [s 58] (a) a minor amendment; (b) an amendment the chief executive is satisfied would not adversely affect the public’s ability to make a submission about the application. (4) An amendment other than one provided for under subsection (3) may be made only before an application notice is published for the application under section 55. Division 3 Decision stage Subdivision 1 Preliminary 58 Application of div 3 This division applies at the end of the submission period for a validation application that has not lapsed or been withdrawn. Subdivision 2 What has to be decided for a protection area 59 Application of sdiv 2 This subdivision applies to the extent the land is in a protection area. 60 Criteria decision The chief executive must decide whether any of the land is zonal criteria compliant (a criteria decision ). Current as at 23 September 2013 Page 43

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Chapter 2 Identifying strategic cropping land Part 2 Deciding what is strategic cropping land [s 61] 61 Validation decision if any of the land is zonal criteria compliant (1) This section applies if the criteria decision is that all or any of the land is zonal criteria compliant (the decided land ). (2) The validation decision for the application must be that the decided land is to be recorded in the decision register as being SCL if— (a) the decided land is at least of the minimum size; or (b) the decided land is contiguous with any of the following land ( eligible land ) and the total area of the decided land and the eligible land is at least of the minimum size— (i) SCL; (ii) potential SCL; (iii) land the chief executive reasonably believes is likely to be highly suitable for cropping. 62 What is the minimum size The minimum size , for land or a part of land, is the following size for the following zones— (a) for the Western Cropping zone—100ha and at least 80m wide; (b) for the Eastern Darling Downs zone—50ha and at least 50m wide; (c) for the Coastal Queensland zone, Granite Belt zone or Wet Tropics zone—10ha and at least 30m wide; (d) for a zone prescribed under section 35(1)—the size prescribed under that regulation. 63 Validation decision otherwise To the extent the land does not comply with section 61(2), the validation decision for the application must be that the land is to be recorded in the decision register as decided non-SCL. Page 44 Current as at 23 September 2013

Subdivision 3 Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Chapter 2 Identifying strategic cropping land Part 2 Deciding what is strategic cropping land [s 64] What has to be decided for the management area 64 Application of sdiv 3 This subdivision applies to the extent the property is in the management area. Note — If there is more than 1 property the subject of the application, a reference to the property is a reference to each of them separately. See section 47. 65 Decision if application only addresses required cropping history (1) This section applies if the application only addresses whether the property has the required cropping history. (2) The chief executive must decide whether the property has that history (a cropping history decision ). (3) If the cropping history decision is that the property does not have the required cropping history, there must be a validation decision for the property that it is to be recorded in the decision register as decided non-SCL. (4) If— (a) subsection (3) does not apply for the property; and (b) there was no earlier criteria decision for the property; the validation decision for the property must be that the cropping history decision for the property be recorded on the register. (5) Subsections (6) and (7) apply if— (a) the cropping history decision is that the property has the required cropping history; and (b) an earlier criteria decision for all or any of the property was that it is zonal criteria compliant (the decided land ). Current as at 23 September 2013 Page 45

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Chapter 2 Identifying strategic cropping land Part 2 Deciding what is strategic cropping land [s 66] (6) The validation decision for the application must be that the decided land is to be recorded in the decision register as being SCL if— (a) the decided land is at least of the minimum size; or (b) the decided land is contiguous with eligible land and the total area of the decided land and the eligible land is at least of the minimum size. (7) To the extent the decided land does not comply with subsection (6), the validation decision for the application must be that the property is to be recorded in the decision register as decided non-SCL. 66 Decision if application only addresses zonal criteria (1) This section applies if the application only addresses whether all or any of the property is zonal criteria compliant. (2) The chief executive must make a criteria decision for the property. (3) However, if the applicant is only an eligible person for part of the property, a criteria decision can not be made for the rest of the property. (4) If a cropping history decision has not been made for the property, the validation decision for the application must be that the criteria decision for the property be recorded on the register. (5) If the criteria decision is that none of the property is zonal criteria compliant, the validation decision for the application must be that all of the property is to be recorded in the decision register as decided non-SCL. (6) Subsections (7) and (8) apply if— (a) the criteria decision is that all or any of the property is zonal criteria compliant (the decided land ); and (b) an earlier cropping history decision for the property was that it has the required cropping history. Page 46 Current as at 23 September 2013

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Chapter 2 Identifying strategic cropping land Part 2 Deciding what is strategic cropping land [s 67] (7) The validation decision for the application must be that the decided land is to be recorded in the decision register as being SCL if— (a) the decided land is at least of the minimum size; or (b) the decided land is contiguous with eligible land and the total area of the decided land and the eligible land is at least of the minimum size. (8) To the extent the decided land does not comply with subsection (7), the validation decision for the application must be that the property is to be recorded in the decision register as decided non-SCL. 67 Both matters addressed—threshold cropping history decision (1) This section applies if the application addresses both of the following — (a) whether or not the property has the required cropping history; (b) whether or not all or any of the property is zonal criteria compliant. (2) The chief executive must make a cropping history decision for the property. (3) If the cropping history decision is that the property does not have the required cropping history, there must be a validation decision for the property that it is to be recorded in the decision register as decided non-SCL. 68 Both matters addressed—deciding application if cropping history decided (1) This section applies if, under section 67, the cropping history decision is that the property has the required cropping history. (2) The chief executive must make a criteria decision for the property. Current as at 23 September 2013 Page 47

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Schedule 1 orange , for a soil colour, means its closest match (when moist) is to a colour chip with a value 6 or 7 and a chroma of 6 or more on a standard soil colour chart’s 5YR or 7.5YR chart. rusty , for a soil colour, means its closest match (when moist) is to a colour chip with a value 3 or more and a chroma of 3 or more on a standard soil colour chart’s 2.5YR, 5R, 7.5R or 10R chart. Division 4 Rockiness 8 Rockiness (1) Rockiness is the average density of— (a) unattached rock fragments larger than 60mm average maximum dimension on the surface of the land; and Note — Rock fragments refers to cobbles, stones and boulders as defined under the field handbook. (b) consolidated outcrops of underlying bedrock protruding above the surface. (2) The average density must be worked out using the visual estimation charts in the field handbook. 9 Bedrock Bedrock is a continuous mass of consolidated rock that has been little-weathered. Notes about bedrock — 1 It may underlie a profile or protrude above the surface. 2 It is usually too hard to dig with hand tools, even if moist. 3 It is not underlain by unconsolidated soil material and is distinguished from hardpans that are underlain by unconsolidated soil material. However, bedrock may be underlain by other layers of softer rock. 4 Under the field handbook it is defined as an ‘R’ horizon. Current as at 23 September 2013 Page 169

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Schedule 1 10 Weathered rock (1) Weathered rock is loosely consolidated material— (a) in which there has been minimal biological activity; and (b) that is more like fresh, unweathered rock than the soil material above. (2) For subsection (1), the material may be any of the following as defined under the field handbook— (a) partially weathered rock; (b) saprolite; (c) decomposed rock. Note — Features distinguishing weathered rock from soil are— (a) a markedly increased occurrence of rock fragments compared with soil layers above; or (b) a presence of a ‘ghost rock’ structure in which the material has the outline of rock layers or fragments but is as soft as the overlying soil layers; or (c) a predominance of ‘mealy’ material with a characteristic gritty appearance similar to fine ‘crusher dust’ or ‘deco’. Division 5 Other definitions 11 Chloride content Chloride content is a measurement of soil chloride using a 1:5 soil to water suspension, under method 5A1, 5A2, 5A3 or 5A4 under soil chemical methods. 12 Electrical conductivity Electrical conductivity is a measurement of soil salinity using a 1:5 soil to water suspension carried out in the field or by laboratory measurement following the method 3A1 in soil chemical methods. Page 170 Current as at 23 September 2013

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Schedule 1 13 Gilgai microrelief Gilgai microrelief is gilgai microrelief as defined under the field handbook. 14 Soil pH Soil pH is a measurement of soil acidity or alkalinity carried out in the field, or by laboratory measurement using a 1:5 soil to water suspension under method 4A1 in soil chemical methods. 15 Rigid soils and non-rigid soils (1) Rigid soils are soils with minimal capacity to shrink and swell with changing water content. (2) For subsection (1), minimal capacity to shrink and swell exists only if, when dry, the soil does not have— (a) open cracks that— (i) are 5mm wide or more; and (ii) extend from at least 300mm below the surface vertically upwards to— (A) the surface; or (B) immediately below a plough layer; or (C) immediately below a thin, natural surface layer; or (b) gilgai microrelief. (3) Non-rigid soils are soils other than rigid soils. 16 Slope The slope of particular land is the upward or downward surface incline, measured over an interval of at least 20m. Current as at 23 September 2013 Page 171

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Schedule 1 17 Soil depth (1) Soil depth , for soil, is the depth of the soil to any of the following— (a) bedrock; (b) a hard pan; (c) weathered rock; (d) a continuous gravel layer. (2) In this section— continuous gravel layer means a continuous layer that— (a) extends beneath most of the surface; and (b) contains very abundant (90% or more) unconsolidated rock fragments of 2mm or more. Note — A continuous gravel layer retards penetration by plant roots. hard pan means a hardened layer of soil— (a) formed by natural processes; and (b) that is a strongly cemented or very strongly cemented pan as defined under the field handbook. 18 Soil physico-chemical limitation (1) A soil physico-chemical limitation for soil means it has— (a) for any soil in the Western Cropping zone or Eastern Darling Downs zone—a chloride content of more than 800mg/kg; and (b) for any soil in the Coastal Queensland zone, Granite Belt zone or Wet Tropics zone—an electrical conductivity of more than 0.56 dS/m; and (c) for any soil in any zone—a soil pH of 5.0 or less; and (d) for rigid soils in any zone— (i) a soil pH of more than 8.9; or Page 172 Current as at 23 September 2013

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Schedule 1 (ii) an exchangeable sodium percentage of more than 15; or (iii) a calcium to magnesium ratio of 0.1 or less. (2) The exchangeable sodium percentage is the percentage of the total cation exchange capacity ( CEC ) due to exchangeable sodium, measured using— (a) generally—the most appropriate method described in Table 15.2 of soil chemical methods; or (b) for strongly acid soils—method 15J1 in soil chemical methods (known as ‘effective CEC’ or ‘ECEC’). (3) However, the exchangeable sodium percentage must not be used if— (a) the CEC or ECEC is less than 3cmol c /kg; or (b) the soil texture is sandy loam or lighter, as defined under the field handbook. (4) The calcium to magnesium ratio is the ratio of exchangeable calcium to exchangeable magnesium, worked out using a relevant method under soil chemical methods. 19 Soil water storage (1) Soil water storage is the amount of total water stored in a soil profile that is available for plant use, expressed as millimetres of water from the surface to the effective rooting depth of the soil. (2) For subsection (1)— (a) the amount may be worked out by— (i) the soil texture look-up table; or (ii) a combination of laboratory measurement and direct field measurement, using the methodology under subsection (4); and (b) the effective rooting depth of the soil is the shallowest of the following for the soil— (i) its soil depth; Current as at 23 September 2013 Page 173

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Schedule 1 (ii) the depth of any soil physico-chemical limitation for the soil; (iii) a depth of 1000mm. (3) However, the soil texture look-up table can not be used if the value worked out by using the table is within 15% of the amount stated in part 2, criterion 8 for the zone. (4) For subsection (2)(a)(ii), the methodology is— (a) a drained lower limit must be measured at a soil water potential of negative 1500kPa; and (b) the drained upper limit for the soil must be worked out using direct field measurement; and (c) the soil water storage is the difference between the value of the 2 limits. (5) In this section— soil texture look-up table means the following table, using the soil texture classes under the field handbook— Soil texture Estimated soil water storage per 100mm of soil depth (in mm) sand; clayey sand; loamy sand 4 sandy loam 5 loam; silty loam; sandy clay loam 6 clay loam; clay loam, sandy; silty clay loam 8 light clay; light medium clay 10 medium clay; medium heavy clay; heavy clay 12 Note — Individual values for each increment or soil layer are summed to the effective rooting depth to give the soil water storage. Page 174 Current as at 23 September 2013

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Schedule 1 20 Surface Surface , for a provision about land or soil, is the ground surface of the land or soil. Part 2 Criteria Division 1 Western Cropping zone Criterion 1 Slope is 3% or less. Criterion 2 Rockiness is 20% or less. Criterion 3 The average density of gilgai microrelief with depressions of more than 500mm is less than 50% of the land surface. Criterion 4 Soil depth is 600mm or more. Criterion 5 The land has favourable drainage. Criterion 6 Soil pH at 300mm depth and 600mm depth is as follows— (a) for rigid soils—5.1 or more to 8.9; (b) for non-rigid soils—more than 5.0. Current as at 23 September 2013 Page 175

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Schedule 1 Criterion 7 Soil at 600mm depth or shallower has a chloride content of less than 800mg/kg. Criterion 8 The land’s soil water storage is 100mm or more. Division 2 Eastern Darling Downs zone Criterion 1 Slope is 5% or less. Criterion 2 Rockiness is 20% or less. Criterion 3 The average density of gilgai microrelief with depressions of more than 500mm is less than 50% of the land surface. Criterion 4 Soil depth is 600mm or more. Criterion 5 The land has favourable drainage. Criterion 6 Soil pH at 300mm depth and 600mm depth is as follows— (a) for rigid soils—5.1 or more to 8.9; (b) for non-rigid soils—more than 5.0. Page 176 Current as at 23 September 2013

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Schedule 1 Criterion 7 Soil at 600mm depth or shallower has a chloride content of less than 800mg/kg. Criterion 8 The land’s soil water storage is 100mm or more. Division 3 Coastal Queensland zone Criterion 1 Slope is 5% or less. Criterion 2 Rockiness is 20% or less. Criterion 3 The average density of gilgai microrelief with depressions of more than 500mm is less than 50% of the land surface. Criterion 4 Soil depth is 600mm or more. Criterion 5 The land has favourable drainage. Criterion 6 Soil pH at 300mm depth and 600mm depth is as follows— (a) for rigid soils—5.1 or more to 8.9; (b) for non-rigid soils—more than 5.0. Current as at 23 September 2013 Page 177

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Schedule 1 Criterion 7 Soil at 600mm depth or shallower has an electrical conductivity of less than 0.56 dS/m. Criterion 8 The land’s soil water storage is 75mm or more. Division 4 Wet Tropics zone Criterion 1 Slope is 5% or less. Criterion 2 Rockiness is 20% or less. Criterion 3 The average density of gilgai microrelief with depressions of more than 500mm is less than 50% of the land surface. Criterion 4 Soil depth is 600mm or more. Criterion 5 The land has favourable drainage. Criterion 6 Soil pH at 300mm depth and 600mm depth is as follows— (a) for rigid soils—5.1 or more to 8.9; (b) for non-rigid soils—more than 5.0. Page 178 Current as at 23 September 2013

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Schedule 1 Criterion 7 Soil at 600mm depth or shallower has an electrical conductivity of less than 0.56 dS/m. Criterion 8 The land’s soil water storage is 50mm or more. Division 5 Granite Belt zone Criterion 1 Slope is 5% or less. Criterion 2 Rockiness is 20% or less. Criterion 3 The average density of gilgai microrelief with depressions of more than 500mm is less than 50% of the land surface. Criterion 4 Soil depth is 600mm or more. Criterion 5 The land has satisfactory drainage. Criterion 6 Soil pH at 300mm depth and 600mm depth is as follows— (a) for rigid soils—5.1 or more to 8.9; (b) for non-rigid soils—more than 5.0. Current as at 23 September 2013 Page 179

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Schedule 1 Criterion 7 Soil at 600mm depth or shallower has an electrical conductivity of less than 0.56 dS/m. Criterion 8 The land’s soil water storage is 25mm or more. Page 180 Current as at 23 September 2013

Schedule 2 Dictionary Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Schedule 2 section 8 1923 Act see section 17(1). advisory group see section 152. alternative offence has the meaning affected by section 262. application requisition see section 241(1). appropriately qualified , for the performance of a function, includes having the qualifications, experience and competence to perform the function. approval includes a certificate of classification or other certificate, or a consent, notice, permission, permit or other authorisation, whatever called. approved form means the form approved under section 277. assessment application see section 95(1). authorised person means a person who holds office under chapter 7, part 1 as an authorised person. available for inspection and purchase , for a provision about a document of or held by the department or the State Development department, means that the entity’s chief executive must do the following— (a) make the document available for inspection during office hours on business days, free of charge, by members of the public at the entity’s head office and any of its regional offices decided by the chief executive; (b) permit anyone to take extracts from the document at the head office and the decided offices; (c) if anyone asks for a copy of the document or part of it and pays an appropriate fee, give the person the copy. bedrock , for schedule 1, see schedule 1, section 9. Current as at 23 September 2013 Page 181

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Schedule 2 boundary change means— (a) a change to a boundary because of the closure, realignment or widening of a road; or (b) a reconfiguration of a lot under the Planning Act; or (c) a change to a local government boundary. certificate of application see section 279. chloride content , for schedule 1, see schedule 1, section 11. commencement see section 2. committee see section 234. committee member see section 235(1). compliance action see section 171(2). compliance action expenses see section 171(3). compliance notice see section 168. contiguous means abutting, with at least 1 side in common. coordinated project see the State Development Act, schedule 2. Coordinator-General see the State Development Act, schedule 2. criteria decision see section 60. criteria guidelines see section 51(1). cropping includes the following— (a) the yield of any form of cultivated crop for any purpose, including, for example, for food, as fibre, for fodder or medicinal purposes; (b) the growing of trees to produce, or as a component for, food, fibre or a medicinal product; (c) harvesting a timber plantation. cropping history decision see section 65(2). decided non-SCL see section 9(3). Page 182 Current as at 23 September 2013

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Schedule 2 decision-maker — (a) for a provision about an application under this Act—means the person who is deciding, or is or will be required to decide, the application; or (b) for a decision—means the person who made the decision. decision register means the register the chief executive keeps under section 248. deed requirements see section 141(b). development see section 13(1), as affected by section 13(2). development approval see section 16(3). disposal order see section 218(2). document certification requirement see section 221(6). document production requirement see section 221(2). EIS see section 279. electrical conductivity , for schedule 1, see schedule 1, section 12. electronic document means a document of a type under the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , schedule 1, definition document , paragraph (c). eligible land see section 61(2)(b). eligible person , for land, see section 41. environmental authority see the EnvironmentalProtectionAct, schedule 4. EnvironmentalProtectionAct means the EnvironmentalProtection Act 1994 . EP see section 279. EPC see section 279. exceptional circumstances , for development, see section 15. exceptional circumstances application see section 122(2). exceptional circumstances criteria see section 124(d). Current as at 23 September 2013 Page 183

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Schedule 2 exceptional circumstances decision see section 122(3). executive officer , of a corporation, means a person who is concerned with or takes part in its management, whether or not the person is a director or the person’s position is given the name of executive officer. favourable drainage , for schedule 1, see schedule 1, section 5. field handbook , for schedule 1, see schedule 1, section 4(1). finalised EIS TOR see section 279. financial assurance see section 100(1)(d). financial assurance condition see section 100(4). former owner see section 215(1). general power , for a provision about an authorised person, see section 200(1). Geothermal Act see section 17(1). GHG Storage Act see section 17(1). gilgai microrelief , for schedule 1, see schedule 1, section 13. help requirement see section 201(1). highly suitable for cropping , for land, means the land is highly suitable for cropping because of its soil, climatic and landscape features. holder — 1 The holder of an environmental authority or resource authority is each person who, from time to time under the Act under which the authority was granted, is the holder of the authority. 2 The holder of a development approval is the owner of the land the subject of the approval and anyone else in whom the benefit of the approval vests. IDAS see section 16(2). identified permanently impacted land see section 12. Page 184 Current as at 23 September 2013

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Schedule 2 identity card , for a provision about an authorised person, means an identity card issued under section 180(1). imposed authority see section 103(1). information notice , for a decision, means a notice stating the following— (a) the decision and the reasons for it; (b) the rights of appeal under this Act against the decision; (c) the period in which any appeal under this Act must be started; (d) how rights of appeal under this Act are to be exercised; (e) that, other than for a decision to give a stop work notice, a stay of a decision the subject of an appeal under this Act may be applied for under this Act. information requirement see section 224(3). Land Act means the Land Act 1994 . land registrar , for a provision about land, means the registrar responsible for keeping the land registry in which the land is recorded. land registry means the land registry under the LandAct, section 275 or the freehold land register. lot means— (a) a lot under the Land Title Act 1994 ; or (b) a separate, distinct parcel of land for which an interest is recorded in a register under the Land Act. management area see section 29. map , without any reference to any particular type of map, see section 30. Mineral Resources Act see section 17(1). minimum size , for land or a part of land, see section 62. mining lease see section 279. minor , for a map amendment, see section 32. Current as at 23 September 2013 Page 185

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Schedule 2 minor amendment , for a provision about an application, means any of the following changes to the application— (a) a change that merely corrects a mistake about the applicant’s name or address; (b) a change of applicant; (c) a change that merely corrects a spelling or grammatical error. mitigation see section 138. mitigation criteria see section 142. mitigation deed see section 141. mitigation fund see section 148. mitigation measure see section 140. mitigation requirement see section 11(7). mitigation value , of identified permanently impacted land, see section 139(1). non-rigid soils , for schedule 1, see schedule 1, section 15(3). notice means a notice in writing. occupier , of a place, includes a person who exercises or may exercise lawful authority or control in relation to the place, and includes a person apparently in charge of the place. of , a place, includes at or on the place. offence warning , for a direction or requirement by an authorised person, means a warning that, without a reasonable excuse, it is an offence for the person to whom the direction or requirement is made not to comply with. official means a following person— (a) the Minister; (b) the Coordinator-General; (c) the chief executive; (d) an authorised person; Page 186 Current as at 23 September 2013

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Schedule 2 (e) a person acting under the direction of a person mentioned in any of paragraphs (a) to (d); (f) anyone else performing functions under or relating to this Act for whose performance of the functions the State may be held vicariously liable. owner — 1 An owner , of land, means each of the following persons for the land— (a) for freehold land—a registered owner; (b) for land for which a person is, or will be on performing conditions, entitled to a deed of grant in fee simple—the person; (c) if an estate in fee simple of land is being purchased from the State—the purchaser; (d) for DOGIT land under the AboriginalLandAct1991 or the TorresStraitIslanderLandAct1991 —a trustee for the land; (e) for land held under a lease under the Aurukun andMorningtonShireLeasesAct1978 , section 3—a local government in whose area the land is situated; (f) for Torres Strait Islander land under the TorresStrait Islander Land Act 1991 that is taken to be a reserve because of section 151 of that Act—each trustee of the land; (g) for land under the LandAct for which there are trustees—a trustee; (h) for land that, under a resource Act, is in the area of a resource authority under that Act—the holder of the resource authority; (i) for land held from the State under an Act under an interest that is less than fee simple (other than occupation rights under a permit under the LandAct)—the person who holds the interest. 2 Also, a mortgagee of land is the owner of land if— Current as at 23 September 2013 Page 187

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Schedule 2 Page 188 (a) the mortgagee is acting as mortgagee in possession of the land and has the exclusive management and control of the land; or (b) the mortgagee or a person appointed by the mortgagee is in possession of the land and has the exclusive management and control of the land. 3 An owner , of a thing that has been seized under chapter 7, includes a person who would be entitled to possession of the thing had it not been seized. P&G Act see section 17(1). permanent impact see section 14(1). permanent impact restriction see section 279. personal details requirement see section 219(5). person in control , of a thing, includes anyone who reasonably appears to be, claims to be, or acts as if he or she is, the person in possession or control of the thing. petroleum lease see section 279. place includes the following— (a) premises; (b) vacant land; (c) a place held under more than 1 title or by more than 1 owner; (d) the land or water where a building or structure, or a group of buildings or structures, is situated. Planning Act see section 16(1) . Planning and Environment Court means the Planning and Environment Court under the Planning Act. potential SCL see section 10. pre-development condition , for a provision about the carrying out of development on land, means that the land is restored to— (a) its condition before the development started; or Current as at 23 September 2013

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Schedule 2 (b) if the condition can not be worked out—a condition consistent with contiguous SCL for the land. premises includes— (a) a building or other structure; and (b) a part of a building or other structure; and (c) a caravan or a vehicle as defined under the TransportOperations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 ; and (d) premises held under more than 1 title or by more than 1 owner. property , for chapter 2, part 2, see section 46. proposed authorities , for chapter 3, part 4, division 3, see section 95(1). proposed authority , for chapter 4, part 2, see section 122(2). proposed tenure see section 279. protection area see section 28(2). protection area amendment see section 31(2). protection area map see section 28(1). public place means— (a) a place, or part of the place— (i) the public is entitled to use, is open to members of the public or is used by the public, whether or not on payment of money; or Example of a place that may be a public place under subparagraph (i) — a road (ii) the occupier of which allows, whether or not on payment of money, members of the public to enter; or (b) a place that is a public place under another Act. reasonably believes means believes on grounds that are reasonable in the circumstances. Current as at 23 September 2013 Page 189

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Schedule 2 Page 190 reasonably suspects means suspects on grounds that are reasonable in the circumstances. recipient — (a) for a provision about a notice, means the person to whom it is given; and (b) for an information notice, includes a person who was entitled under this Act to be given the notice, but has not been given it. registry record (SCL) see section 74(2). related mining lease application see section 279. related petroleum lease application see section 279. related resource application see section 279. relevant person , for a provision about an exceptional circumstances application, see section 124(a). relevant website , for a provision about an exceptional circumstances application, means— (a) if the relevant person is the Coordinator-General—the State Development department’s website; or (b) otherwise—the department’s website. remotely sensed image means information acquired about an object or phenomenon without making physical contact with it. Example — an image obtained by using aerial sensor technology to detect or classify the object or phenomenon by way of electromagnetic radiation emitted from aircraft or satellites or other propagated signals required cropping history see section 49. required decider , for an exceptional circumstances application, see section 123(3). resource Act see section 17(1). resource activity see section 17(2), as affected by section 17(3). resource authority see section 18. Current as at 23 September 2013

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Schedule 2 restoration notice see section 160(2). rigid soils , for schedule 1, see schedule 1, section 15(1). road see the Land Act, section 93. rockiness , for schedule 1, see schedule 1, section 8. satisfactory drainage , for schedule 1, see schedule 1, section 6. SCL see section 9(2). SCL compliance certificate see section 116. SCL offence means an offence against chapter 3, part 1 or section 144. SCL principles see section 11. SCL protection conditions see section 99(1)(b). SCL protection decision see section 91(1)(b). significant community benefit see section 125. slope , for schedule 1, see schedule 1, section 16. soil chemical methods , for schedule 1, see schedule 1, section 4(2). soil depth , for schedule 1, see schedule 1, section 17. Soil pH , for schedule 1, see schedule 1, section 14. soil physico-chemical limitation , for schedule 1, see schedule 1, section 18(1). soil water storage , for schedule 1, see schedule 1, section 19. source authority see section 20. standard conditions code see section 81(1). standard soil colour chart , for schedule 1, see schedule 1, section 4(3). State Development Act means the StateDevelopmentandPublic Works Organisation Act 1971 . State Development department means the department in which the State Development Act is administered. Current as at 23 September 2013 Page 191

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Schedule 2 Page 192 Statewide newspaper means a newspaper circulating generally in the State. stop work notice see sections 157(2) and 158(4). stop work notice service power see section 185(1)(d). strategic cropping land see section 9(1). submission period — (a) for a provision about a validation application, see section 55(2)(i); or (b) for a provision about an exceptional circumstances application, see section 128(2)(h)(ii). submissions means written submissions. submitter , for a provision about a submission about an application, means the person making the submission. successor means successor in law, including, for example, a personal representative, successor in title and assign. surface , for schedule 1, see schedule 1, section 20. temporary impact see section 14(4). transferee see section 164(1)(b). trigger map see section 25. validation application see section 40(1). validation decision see section 40(1). waterlogged layer , for schedule 1, see schedule 1, section 7. weathered rock , for schedule 1, see schedule 1, section 10. wilfully means— (a) intentionally; or (b) recklessly; or (c) with gross negligence. zonal amendment see section 31(1). zonal criteria see section 27(1). zonal criteria compliant , for land, see section 27(3). Current as at 23 September 2013

zone see section 26(2). zone map see section 26(1). Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Schedule 2 Current as at 23 September 2013 Page 193

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Endnotes Endnotes 1 Index to endnotes Page 2 Date to which amendments incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194 3 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195 4 Table of reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195 5 List of legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196 6 List of annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196 7 Forms notified or published in the gazette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196 2 Date to which amendments incorporated This is the reprint date mentioned in the Reprints Act 1992 , section 5(c). Accordingly, this reprint includes all amendments that commenced operation on or before 23 September 2013. Future amendments of the Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 may be made in accordance with this reprint under the Reprints Act 1992 , section 49. Page 194 Current as at 23 September 2013

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Endnotes 3 Key Key to abbreviations in list of legislation and annotations Key AIA amd amdt ch def div exp gaz hdg ins lap notfd num o in c om orig p para prec pres prev Explanation = Acts Interpretation Act 1954 = amended = amendment = chapter = definition = division = expires/expired = gazette = heading = inserted = lapsed = notified = numbered = order in council = omitted = original = page = paragraph = preceding = present = previous Key (prev) proc prov pt pubd R[X] RA reloc renum rep (retro) rv s sch sdiv SIA SIR SL sub unnum Explanation = previously = proclamation = provision = part = published = Reprint No. [X] = Reprints Act 1992 = relocated = renumbered = repealed = retrospectively = revised version = section = schedule = subdivision = Statutory Instruments Act 1992 = Statutory Instruments Regulation 2012 = subordinate legislation = substituted = unnumbered 4 Table of reprints A new reprint of the legislation is prepared by the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel each time a change to the legislation takes effect. The notes column for this reprint gives details of any discretionary editorial powers under the Reprints Act 1992 used by the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel in preparing it. Section 5(c) and (d) of the Act are not mentioned as they contain mandatory requirements that all amendments be included and all necessary consequential amendments be incorporated, whether of punctuation, numbering or another kind. Further details of the use of any discretionary editorial power noted in the table can be obtained by contacting the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel by telephone on 3237 0466 or email [email protected]. From 29 January 2013, all Queensland reprints are dated and authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel. The previous numbering system and distinctions between printed and electronic reprints is not continued with the relevant details for historical reprints included in this table. Reprint No. 1 Amendments included none Effective 30 January 2012 Notes Current as at 1 February 2013 23 September 2013 Current as at 23 September 2013 Amendments included 2012 Act No. 43 2013 Act No. 39 Notes Page 195

Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 Endnotes 5 List of legislation Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 No. 47 date of assent 6 December 2011 ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent remaining provisions commenced 30 January 2012 (see s 2(b)) amending legislation— Economic Development Act 2012 No. 43 ss 1, 2(c), 325 sch 2 date of assent 11 December 2012 ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent s 325 commenced on date of assent (see s 2(c)) remaining provisions commenced 1 February 2013 (2013 SL No. 1) Treasury and Trade and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 No. 39 ss 1, 109 sch 2, 110(1) sch 3 pt 1 date of assent 23 September 2013 commenced on date of assent 6 List of annotations Who must decide exceptional circumstances application s 123 amd 2012 No. 43 s 325 sch 2 Effect of regulation amendment s 291 om 2013 No. 39 s 109 sch 2 CHAPTER 10—AMENDMENT OF LEGISLATION PART 1—AMENDMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994 pt 1 (ss 293–295) om R1 (see RA ss 7(1)(k) and 40) PART 2—AMENDMENT OF SUSTAINABLE PLANNING REGULATION 2009 pt 2 (ss 296–299) om R1 (see RA ss 7(1)(k) and 40) SCHEDULE 2—DICTIONARY def coordinated project (prev def “significant project”) amd 2012 No. 43 s 325 sch 2 def electronic document amd 2013 No. 39 s 110(1) sch 3 pt 1 7 Forms notified or published in the gazette Lists of forms are no longer included in reprints. Now see the separate forms document published on the website of the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel at < under Information—Current annotations. This document is updated weekly and the most recent changes are marked with a change bar. Page 196 Current as at 23 September 2013

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