Vegetation Management Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2009 (Qld)

Queensland Vegetation Management Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2009 Subordinate Legislation 2009 No. 245 made under the Vegetation Management Act 1999 Contents Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 Amendment of s 1A (Definitions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5 Amendment of s 2 (Regional ecosystems). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 6 Amendment of s 3 (Matters prescribed for property vegetation management plan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7 Insertion of new ss 3AA–3AC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3AA Approval of concurrence agency policies—Act, s 10A 6 3AB Approval of offsets policy—Act, s 10C . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3AC Approval of regional vegetation management codes—Act, s 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 8 Replacement of s 3B (Approval of particular vegetation management maps—Act, s 20AG). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 3B Approval of particular vegetation management maps—Act, s 20AG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 9 Amendment of s 4 (Application for property map of assessable vegetation—Act, s 20C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 10 Replacement of ss 7 and 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 7 Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 11 Amendment of sch 1 (Endangered regional ecosystems) . . . . . . 8

Vegetation Management Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2009 Contents 12 Amendment of sch 2 (Of concern regional ecosystems) . . . . . . . 13 Amendment of sch 3 (Not of concern regional ecosystems) . . . . 14 Amendment of sch 4 (Grassland regional ecosystems—Act, schedule) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Amendment of sch 5 (Grassland regional ecosystems—Act, s 8 and IPA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Amendment of sch 6 (Species prescribed for Act, s 70A(3)) . . . . 17 Insertion of new sch 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Schedule 7 Fees 8 12 15 16 17 17 Page 2 2009 SL No. 245

Vegetation Management Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2009 [s 1] 1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Vegetation Management Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2009 . 2 Commencement This regulation commences on 6 November 2009. 3 Regulation amended This regulation amends the VegetationManagementRegulation 2000 . 4 Amendment of s 1A (Definitions) (1) Section 1A, definition vegetation category area — omit. (2) Section 1A— insert— ‘ field visit means an inspection or assessment of an area by an authorised officer to assist in the development of a restoration plan for the area. key resource area means a key resource area under the Planning Act.’. 5 Amendment of s 2 (Regional ecosystems) (1) Section 2(3), ‘not of concern’— omit, insert — ‘least concern’. (2) Section 2(5), from ‘for’— omit, insert — ‘for section 8(b) of the Act.’. (3) Section 2(6)— 2009 SL No. 245 Page 3

Vegetation Management Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2009 [s 6] omit, insert — ‘(6) The regional ecosystem number for each regional ecosystem mentioned in schedules 1 to 5, column 1 is shown in column 2 of the schedules opposite the regional ecosystem.’. 6 Amendment of s 3 (Matters prescribed for property vegetation management plan) (1) Section 3(2) and (3)— renumber as section 3(5) and (6). (2) Section 3(1)— omit, insert— ‘(1) This section prescribes matters for the Act, schedule, definition property vegetation management plan . ‘(2) The matters to be included in a property vegetation management plan to which a vegetation clearing application relates are— (a) the location and extent of the area proposed to be cleared under the application; and (b) the relevant purpose under section 22A(2) of the Act to which the application relates; and (c) details of the way the proposed clearing achieves the required outcomes under— (i) the relevant regional vegetation management code; or (ii) if the proposed clearing is within a declared area and a declared area code exists for the area—the declared area code for the area; or (iii) if the proposed clearing is in a wild river high preservation area—the wild rivers code under the Wild Rivers Act 2005 ; or (iv) if the proposed clearing is on indigenous land in the Cape York Peninsula Region—the special clearing code. Page 4 2009 SL No. 245

Vegetation Management Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2009 [s 6] Editor’s note — The codes are available on the department’s website at < The regional offices where the digital electronic form of the codes can be inspected are stated on the department’s website. ‘(3) The matters to be included in a property vegetation management plan to which a concurrence agency application relates are— (a) the location and extent of the area proposed to be cleared under the application; and (b) the relevant purpose under section 22A(2) of the Act to which the application relates; and (c) details of the location and extent of— (i) infrastructure, including buildings, fences, roads and electrical, telecommunication or sewerage services; and (ii) firebreaks and fire management lines; and (d) details of the way the proposed clearing— (i) complies with the concurrence agency policy applicable to the application; and (ii) achieves the required outcomes under the relevant regional vegetation management code. ‘(4) If an offset is proposed to satisfy a required outcome under a code applying to a vegetation clearing application or concurrence agency application, the following matters are also to be included in the property vegetation management plan to which the application relates— (a) details on how the clearing of vegetation has been avoided or minimised; (b) details on how the proposed offset complies with the offsets policy.’. (3) Section 3— insert— ‘(7) In this section— 2009 SL No. 245 Page 5

Vegetation Management Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2009 [s 7] Cape York Peninsula Region see section 19N(6) of the Act. relevant regional vegetation management code means the regional vegetation management code for the region of the State in which the area proposed to be cleared under the vegetation clearing application or concurrence agency application is situated.’. 7 Insertion of new ss 3AA–3AC After section 3— insert— ‘3AA Approval of concurrence agency policies—Act, s 10A ‘(1) The document that is version 2 of ‘Concurrence Agency Policy for Material Change of Use (MCU)’, made by the chief executive on 21 October 2009, is approved as a concurrence agency policy. ‘(2) The document that is version 2 of ‘Concurrence Agency Policy for Reconfiguring a Lot (RaL)’, made by the chief executive on 21 October 2009, is approved as a concurrence agency policy. ‘3AB Approval of offsets policy—Act, s 10C ‘The document that is version 2 of ‘Policy for Vegetation Management Offsets’, made by the chief executive on 21 October 2009, is approved as the offsets policy. ‘3AC Approval of regional vegetation management codes—Act, s 14 ‘(1) The document called ‘Regional Vegetation Management Code for Southeast Queensland Bioregion—version 2’ is approved as the regional vegetation management code for the bioregion named in the document. ‘(2) The document called ‘Regional Vegetation Management Code for Coastal Bioregions—version 2’ is approved as the regional vegetation management code for the bioregions named in the document. Page 6 2009 SL No. 245

Vegetation Management Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2009 [s 8] ‘(3) The document called ‘Regional Vegetation Management Code for Brigalow Belt and New England Tablelands Bioregions—version 2’ is approved as the regional vegetation management code for the bioregions named in the document. ‘(4) The document called ‘Regional Vegetation Management Code for Western Bioregions—version 2’ is approved as the regional vegetation management code for the bioregions named in the document. 8 Replacement of s 3B (Approval of particular vegetation management maps—Act, s 20AG) Section 3B— omit, insert— ‘3B Approval of particular vegetation management maps—Act, s 20AG ‘(1) The map called ‘Regional Ecosystem Map—version 6’, certified by the chief executive on 21 October 2009, is approved as the regional ecosystem map. ‘(2) The map called ‘Remnant Map—version 6’, certified by the chief executive on 21 October 2009, is approved as the remnant map. ‘(3) The map called ‘Regrowth Vegetation Map—version 2’, certified by the chief executive on 21 October 2009, is approved as the regrowth vegetation map. ‘(4) The map called ‘Essential Habitat Map—version 3’, certified by the chief executive on 21 October 2009, is approved as the essential habitat map. 9 Amendment of s 4 (Application for property map of assessable vegetation—Act, s 20C) (1) Section 4, heading, ‘property map of assessable vegetation’— omit, insert— ‘ PMAV ’. (2) Section 4(1)(a), ‘property map of assessable vegetation’— 2009 SL No. 245 Page 7

Vegetation Management Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2009 [s 10] omit, insert— ‘PMAV’. 10 Replacement of ss 7 and 8 Sections 7 and 8— omit, insert— ‘7 Fees ‘The fees payable under the Act, or the PlanningAct for a concurrence agency application or vegetation clearing application, are stated in schedule 7.’. 11 Amendment of sch 1 (Endangered regional ecosystems) (1) Schedule 1, part 1, entries for regional ecosystem numbers 11.4.6 and 11.9.4— omit . (2) Schedule 1, part 4, entry for regional ecosystem number 10.4.3— omit . 12 Amendment of sch 2 (Of concern regional ecosystems) (1) Schedule 2, part 1— insert — ‘ Acacia cambagei woodland on Cainozoic clay plains 11.4.6 Dichanthium sericeum, Astrebla spp. and patchy Acacia harpophylla , Eucalyptus coolabah on Cainozoic clay plains 11.4.11 Semi-evergreen vine thicket on Cainozoic igneous rocks. Steep hillsides 11.8.3 Page 8 2009 SL No. 245

Vegetation Management Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2009 [s 12] Semi-evergreen vine thicket on fine-grained sedimentary rocks 11.9.4 Corymbia spp., Lysicarpus angustifolius, Eucalyptus crebra, E. cloeziana woodland on igneous rocks (granite) 11.12.5’. (2) Schedule 2, part 2, entries for regional ecosystem numbers 3.1.2, 3.2.2, 3.2.10, 3.3.2, 3.3.29, 3.5.28 and 3.10.7— omit . (3) Schedule 2, part 2— insert — ‘ Schoenoplectus spp. sedgelands in depressions on tidal flats 3.1.7 Semi-deciduous notophyll vine forest and thicket on alluvial plains 3.3.68 Melaleuca dealbata ± Corymbia clarksoniana open forest on alluvial plains 3.3.69 Lophostemon suaveolens ± Melaleuca cajuputi subsp. platyphylla ± Pandanus sp. ± Livistona muelleri woodland and open forest. Alluvial plains of northern Torres Strait Islands 3.3.70 Asteromyrtus brassii ± Syzygium angophoroides + Acmena hemilampra subsp. hemilampra open forest. Residual sand rises and sheets 3.5.32 Semi-deciduous and deciduous notophyll vine forest. 3.8.5 Basaltic Islands of the Torres Strait Simple evergreen notophyll vine forest in northeast on 3.10.2 flat sandstone and ferricrete plateaus Semi-deciduous mesophyll/notophyll vine forest on granite slopes of the Torres Strait sub-region 3.12.35 2009 SL No. 245 Page 9

Vegetation Management Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2009 [s 12] Evergreen to complex evergreen mesophyll/notophyll vine forest and thicket on mountain ranges of Torres Strait Islands 3.12.36 Eucalyptus platyphylla ± Corymbia stockerii ± Corymbia clarksoniana woodland to open woodland on coastal hills 3.12.37 Corymbia clarksoniana ± Corymbia stockerii + Corymbia nesophila low mixed woodland of Torres Strait Islands 3.12.38’. (4) Schedule 2, part 2, entry for regional ecosystem number 3.3.4, ‘On’— omit, insert — ‘on’. (5) Schedule 2, part 3— insert — ‘Wet heath complex on coastal sand plains and depressions derived from coastal dunes 8.2.4 Open water in river channels, waterholes and lagoons, 8.3.15 and exposed stream beds and bars Melaleuca viridiflora ± Eucalyptus latisinensis ± Syncarpia glomulifera ± Allocasuarina littoralis open woodland to open forest on Cainozoic sand plains of uncertain age and origin 8.5.7 Acacia julifera subsp. julifera and/or Eucalyptus spp. ± Corymbia spp. ± Allocasuarina luehmannii ± Acacia spp. open forest to woodland on exposed slopes of islands, on Cretaceous sedimentary rock 8.10.1 Grassland or Xanthorrhoea latifolia subsp. latifolia shrubland/heathland with Themeda triandra and/or Heteropogon contortus on exposed rocky headlands on metamorphosed sediments, subject to strong sea breezes and salt-laden winds 8.11.9 Page 10 2009 SL No. 245

Vegetation Management Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2009 [s 12] Lophostemon confertus and/or Acacia spp. and/or Allocasuarina littoralis ± Corymbia spp. ± Eucalyptus spp. ± Melaleuca viridiflora open scrub to open forest on exposed hillslopes of islands, on metamorphosed sediments 8.11.10’. (6) Schedule 2, part 5, entries for regional ecosystem numbers 10.4.5 and 10.9.6— omit . (7) Schedule 2, part 5— insert — ‘ Aristida latifolia and Brachyachne convergens sparse - tussock grassland or Sclerolaena spp. dwarf open shrubland on alluvial plains 10.3.8’. (8) Schedule 2, part 6— insert — ‘ Eucalyptus cambageana woodland with a shrub layer of Erempohila mitchelli , Canthium oleifolium , Flindersia maculosa , Lysiphyllum spp. on clay lenses in Cainozoic plains 9.4.1 Eucalyptus persistens or E. brownii open woodland with a shrub layer of Erempohila mitchelli , Canthium oleifolium , Flindersia maculosa , Lysiphyllum spp. on clay lenses in Cainozoic plains 9.4.2 Acacia harpophylla and Lysiphyllum carronii open woodland on clay lenses in Cainozoic plains 9.4.3 Eucalyptus cambageana ± Eucalyptus spp. open woodland to open forest on undulating metamorphic hills 9.11.19 Eucalyptus leptophleba , Corymbia spp. ± E. cullenii ± 9.12.31’. E. chartaboma woodland to open woodland on acid volcanic rocks (9) Schedule 2, part 7, entries for regional ecosystem numbers 2.3.6, 2.3.26 and 2.9.6— 2009 SL No. 245 Page 11

Vegetation Management Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2009 [s 13] omit . (10) Schedule 2, part 8— insert — ‘ Archidendropsis basaltica tall shrubland on ranges 4.7.3’. (11) Schedule 2, part 9— insert — ‘ Eucalyptus populnea, Acacia aneura ± Eremophila mitchellii woodland within A. aneura communities 6.5.3’. (12) Schedule 2, part 12, entries for regional ecosystem numbers 12.3.12 and 12.3.13— omit . (13) Schedule 2, part 12— insert — ‘Eucalyptus fibrosa subsp. fibrosa woodland to open forest on Mesozoic to Proterozoic igneous rocks 12.12.25’. 13 Amendment of sch 3 (Not of concern regional ecosystems) (1) Schedule 3, heading, ‘Not of concern’— omit, insert — ‘ Least concern ’. (2) Schedule 3, part 1, entries for regional ecosystem numbers 11.4.11, 11.8.3 and 11.12.5— omit . (3) Schedule 3, part 2, entry for regional ecosystem number 3.10.2— omit . (4) Schedule 3, part 2— Page 12 2009 SL No. 245

Vegetation Management Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2009 [s 13] insert — ‘ Avicennia marina ± Ceriops tagal low open forest landward side of mangroves Semi-deciduous vine thicket on coastal dunes and beach ridges Eucalyptus tetrodonta , Corymbia clarksoniana ± E. brassiana woodland on stabilised dunes Semi-deciduous mesophyll/notophyll vine forest. Occurs on alluvia Corymbia polycarpa ± C. curtipes woodland on Mitchell River levees Asteromyrtus lysicephala , Thryptomene oligandra open heath on pediment fans Eucalyptus phoenicea ± Corymbia nesophila woodland on wetter sandstone 3.1.2 3.2.2 3.2.10 3.3.2 3.3.29 3.5.28 3.10.7’. (5) Schedule 3, part 3, entry for regional ecosystem number 8.2.4— omit . (6) Schedule 3, part 5, entry for regional ecosystem number 10.3.8— omit . (7) Schedule 3, part 5— insert — ‘ Acacia harpophylla and/or Eucalyptus cambageana open woodland on Cainozoic lake beds 10.4.3 Acacia cambagei low woodland on Cainozoic lake beds 10.4.5 Acacia cambagei low woodland on Cretaceous sediments 10.9.6’. (8) Schedule 3, part 6, entries for regional ecosystem numbers 9.11.19 and 9.12.31— 2009 SL No. 245 Page 13

Vegetation Management Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2009 [s 13] omit . (9) Schedule 3, part 6— insert — ‘ Melaleuca monantha ± M. viridiflora ± Callitris intratropica mixed low woodland on valley infill Eucalyptus tetrodonta ± Erythrophleum chlorostachys woodland on Tertiary remnant sand sheets 9.5.15 9.5.16’. (10) Schedule 3, part 7— insert — ‘Deciduous scrubs on plains of cracking clay River red gum ( Eucalyptus camaldulensis ) and Leichhardt tree ( Nauclea orientalis ) open forest fringing major tributaries Paperbark ( Melaleuca spp. ) and bloodwood ( Corymbia polycarpa ) woodland on pale earths on mudstones 2.3.6 2.3.26 2.9.6’. (11) Schedule 3, part 8, entry for regional ecosystem number 4.7.3— omit . (12) Schedule 3, part 8— insert — ‘ Acacia tephrina low woodland on alluvium 4.3.23 Chenopodium auricomum ± Muehlenbeckia florulenta 4.3.24 open shrubland on swamps Astrebla and Iseilema grassland 4.4.2 Acacia chisholmii low shrubland 4.7.6 Eucalyptus leucophylla low open woodland ± E. terminalis ± Triodia spp. 4.7.7 Page 14 2009 SL No. 245

Vegetation Management Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2009 [s 14] Eucalyptus leucophylla low open woodland 4.7.8 Astrebla lappacea ± Aristida latifolia ± Panicum decompositum grassland on Cretaceous sediments 4.9.20’. (13) Schedule 3, part 9, entry for regional ecosystem number 6.5.3— omit . (14) Schedule 3, part 12, entry for regional ecosystem number 12.12.25— omit . (15) Schedule 3, part 12— insert — ‘ Eucalyptus latisinensis or E. exserta, Melaleuca viridiflora on alluvial plains 12.3.12 Closed heathland on seasonally waterlogged alluvial plains usually near coast 12.3.13’. 14 Amendment of sch 4 (Grassland regional ecosystems—Act, schedule) (1) Schedule 4, part 2— insert — ‘ Schoenoplectus spp. sedgelands in depressions on tidal 3.1.7’. flats (2) Schedule 4— insert — 2009 SL No. 245 Page 15

Vegetation Management Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2009 [s 15] ‘Part 2A Central Queensland Coast Bioregion ‘Column 1 Regional ecosystem Grassland or Xanthorrhoea latifolia subsp. latifolia shrubland/heathland with Themeda triandra and/or Heteropogon contortus on exposed rocky headlands on metamorphosed sediments, subject to strong sea breezes and salt-laden winds (3) Schedule 4, part 7— insert — ‘ Astrebla and Iseilema grassland Astrebla lappacea ± Aristida latifolia ± Panicum decompositum grassland on Cretaceous sediments (4) Schedule 4, parts 2A to 11— renumber as schedule 4, parts 3 to 12. Column 2 Regional ecosystem number 8.11.9’. 4.4.2 4.9.20’. 15 Amendment of sch 5 (Grassland regional ecosystems—Act, s 8 and IPA) (1) Schedule 5, heading, ‘s 8 and IPA’— omit, insert — ‘ section 8 ’. (2) Schedule 5, part 2— insert — ‘ Schoenoplectus spp. sedgelands in depressions on tidal flats (3) Schedule 5, part 7— 3.1.7’. Page 16 2009 SL No. 245

Vegetation Management Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2009 [s 16] insert — ‘ Astrebla and Iseilema grassland Astrebla lappacea ± Aristida latifolia ± Panicum decompositum grassland on Cretaceous sediments 4.4.2 4.9.20’. 16 Amendment of sch 6 (Species prescribed for Act, s 70A(3)) (1) Schedule 6, heading, ‘s 70A(3)’— omit, insert — ‘ section 70A(3) ’. (2) Schedule 6, part 1, entry for Sandalwood— omit, insert — ‘Sandalwood Santalum lanceolatum or Santalum leptocladum’. (3) Schedule 6, part 2, heading, ‘39cm’— omit, insert — ‘ 29cm ’. (4) Schedule 6, part 2— insert — ‘Sugar gum Angophora costata Yellow jacket Eucalyptus bloxsomei ’. 17 Insertion of new sch 7 After schedule 6— insert— 2009 SL No. 245 Page 17

Vegetation Management Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2009 [s 17] ‘Schedule 7 Fees section 7 $ 1 Application for making a PMAV (Act, s 20C(2)(c)) . . . . . . 331.20 2 For a vegetation clearing application (Planning Act, ss 3.2.1(4)(b) and 3.3.3(1)(c))—the total of the following fees that apply to the application— (a) if the application relates to a project mentioned in section 22A(2)(a) of the Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 000.00 (b) if the application relates to a matter mentioned in section 22A(2)(b) of the Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . nil (c) if the application relates to a matter mentioned in section 22A(2)(c) of the Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . nil (d) if the application relates to built infrastructure under section 22A(2)(d) of the Act and the area for clearing is more than 5 hectares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 200.00 (e) if the application relates to a matter mentioned in section 22A(2)(i) of the Act and the area for clearing is not in a key resource area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 200.00 (f) if the application relates to a matter mentioned in section 22A(2)(i) of the Act and the area for clearing is in a key resource area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 000.00 (g) if the application relates to another matter mentioned in section 22A(2)—for each other matter . . . . . . . . . . 331.20 3 For a concurrence agency application (Planning Act, s 3.3.3(1)(c))— (a) if the application is for reconfiguring a lot into 2 lots 331.20 (b) otherwise— (i) if the total area of the lots to which the application relates is less than 5 hectares . . . . . 3 000.00 (ii) if the total area of the lots to which the application relates is 5 hectares or more . . . . . . 5 000.00 4 Preparing a restoration plan (Act, s 55AB(4))— Page 18 2009 SL No. 245

Vegetation Management Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2009 [s 17] $ (a) if a field visit is not required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 675.00 (b) if a field visit is required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 894.00’. ENDNOTES 1 Made by the Governor in Council on 5 November 2009. 2 Notified in the gazette on 6 November 2009. 3 Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4 The administering agency is the Department of Environment and Resource Management. © State of Queensland 2009 2009 SL No. 245 Page 19