Queensland Consolidated Acts

CAPE YORK PENINSULA HERITAGE ACT 2007 - SECT 18

18 Development—generally

(1) The vegetation management Minister may be satisfied that development applied for under a vegetation clearing application is for a special indigenous purpose if—

(a) the application is for proposed development on Aboriginal land or DOGIT land in the Cape York Peninsula Region; and

(b) the application does not involve the clearing of native vegetation—

(i) in an endangered regional ecosystem; or

(ii) in an of concern regional ecosystem; or

(iii) for the purpose of planting a high risk species, or trees to make woodchips for export; and

(c) the vegetation management Minister is satisfied the proposed clearing for the development—

(i) is of a minor nature; and

Example of clearing of a minor nature—

clearing a small area for subsistence farming

(ii) will not have a significant impact on the natural values of the area.

(2) In considering the matters mentioned in subsection (1) (c) , the vegetation management Minister must have regard to any existing authorities, however called, for clearing vegetation on the land the subject of the vegetation clearing application.