Queensland Consolidated Regulations

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (VEGETATION MANAGEMENT) BY-LAW 2023

- Made under the Economic Development Act 2012
- As at 25 August 2023
- Reg 108 of 2023

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   2.      Main purpose of by-law and how it is to be achieved
   3.      Application of by-law
   4.      Non-application of particular local law
   5.      Definitions

   PART 2 - MANAGING INTERFERENCE WITH CONTROLLED VEGETATION

   6.      Declaration of controlled vegetation
   7.      Controlled vegetation to be included in register
   8.      Unlawful interference with controlled vegetation
   9.      Permitted interference with controlled vegetation

   PART 3 - CONTROLLED VEGETATION PERMITS

           Division 1 - Making applications

   10.     Application for permit

           Division 2 - Deciding applications

   11.     MEDQ must approve or refuse application
   12.     MEDQ may request further information
   13.     Deciding application for permit
   14.     Conditions of permit
   15.     Notice of refusal to grant application for permit

           Division 3 - Term of permit

   16.     Term of controlled vegetation permit

           Division 4 - Changes to conditions of permits

   17.     MEDQ may change conditions of permit

           Division 5 - Suspension or cancellation of controlled vegetation permit

   18.     Grounds for suspension or cancellation
   19.     Show cause notice
   20.     Representations about show cause notice
   21.     Ending show cause process without further action
   22.     Suspension or cancellation

           Division 6 - Controlled vegetation permit offences and liability

   23.     Requirement to comply with conditions of permit
   24.     Requirement to produce permit
   25.     Permit holders jointly and severally liable

   PART 4 - VEGETATION OTHER THAN CONTROLLED VEGETATION

   26.     Vegetation on roads
   27.     Hazardous and pest vegetation
   28.     Failure to comply with management notice

   PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT

           Division 1 - Oral directions

   29.     Authorised person may give oral direction
   30.     Failure to comply with oral direction

           Division 2 - Compliance notices

   31.     Authorised person may give compliance notice
   32.     Requirements for compliance notice
   33.     Failure to comply with compliance notice
   34.     Work to be carried out under compliance notice

           Division 3 - Liability and MEDQ’s power to carry out work

   35.     Joint and several liability
   36.     MEDQ’s power to carry out work

   PART 6 - REVIEWS AND APPEALS

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   37.     Definitions for part
   38.     Decision notice

           Division 2 - Internal review

   39.     Who may apply for internal review
   40.     Requirements for application
   41.     Internal review

           Division 3 - Stays

   42.     Stay of operation of original decision

           Division 4 - Appeals

   43.     Appealing internal review decision
   44.     Staying operation of internal review decision
   45.     Powers of court on appeal
   46.     Effect of court’s decision on appeal

   PART 7 - REPEAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

           Division 1 - Repeal

   47.     Repeal

           Division 2 - Transitional provisions

   48.     Definitions for division
   49.     Existing permit taken to be controlled vegetation permit
   50.     Existing application for permit
   51.     Existing controlled vegetation notice
   52.     Existing management notice
   53.     Existing oral compliance direction
   54.     Existing compliance notice
   55.     Existing review
   56.     Existing appeal
   57.     References to repealed by-law
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