This legislation has been repealed.
- As at 25 August 2017 - Act 103 of 2003 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title PART 1 - PRELIMINARY 1. Name of Act 2. Commencement 3. Objects of Act 4. Definitions 5. Land excluded from operation of Act PART 2 - KEY CONCEPTS 6. Meaning of native vegetation 7. Meaning of clearing native vegetation 8. Meaning of broadscale clearing 9. Meanings of remnant native vegetation and regrowth 10. Meaning of protected regrowth 11. Meaning of routine agricultural management activities PART 3 - CLEARING NATIVE VEGETATION Division 1 - Control of clearing 12. Clearing requiring approval 13. Minister is consent authority for clearing 14. Granting of development consent 15. Regulations 16. Relationship to Part 5 of EPA Act 17. Clearing not affected by subsequent environmental planning instruments Division 2 - Permitted clearing 18. Application 19. Clearing of non-protected regrowth permitted 20. Clearing of certain groundcover permitted Division 3 - Permitted activities 21. Application 22. Routine agriculture management activities 23. Continuation of existing farming activities 24. Sustainable grazing Division 4 - Excluded clearing 25. Legislative exclusions PART 4 - PROPERTY VEGETATION PLANS 26. Landholders may submit plans 27. Plans require Ministerial approval 28. Content of plans 29. Plans proposing broadscale clearing 30. Duration of plans 31. Registered plan to run with land 32. Regulations PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT Division 1 - Preliminary 33. Application of Part 34. Appointment of authorised officers Division 2 - Investigation 35. Powers of entry and inspection Division 3 - Director-General's powers 36. Power to obtain information 37. Director-General may make "stop work" order 38. Directions for remedial work 39. Appeals under this Division 40. Prior notification not required Division 4 - Civil and criminal proceedings 41. Restraint of contraventions of this Act 42. Proceedings for offences 43. Penalty notices 44. Evidentiary provision 45. Liability of directors etc for offences by corporation--offences attracting executive liability 45A. Liability of directors etc for offences by corporation--accessory to the commission of the offences PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 46. Regulation of collection of timber for commercial firewood 47. Act binds Crown 48. Delegation of functions 49. Service of notices 50. Evidence 51. Regulations 52. Repeals 53. (Repealed) 54. Savings, transitional and other provisions 55. Review of Act SCHEDULE 1 Schedule 2 (Repealed) SCHEDULE 3