Queensland Numbered Acts

VEGETATION MANAGEMENT AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2018 - SECT 16

16 Amendment of s 22A (Particular vegetation clearing applications may be assessed)

(1) Section 22A , heading—
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22A When development is for a relevant purpose

(2) Section 22A (1)—
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(1) This section provides for when development the subject of a vegetation clearing application is for a relevant purpose.

(3) Section 22A (2), from ‘A vegetation’ to ‘applied for’—
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Development is for a relevant purpose under this section if the chief executive is satisfied the development

(4) Section 22A (2)(d), ‘the clearing’—
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clearing for the development

(5) Section 22A (2)(g), ‘thinning’—
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managing thickened vegetation

(6) Section 22A (2)(k) and (l)—
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(7) Section 22A (2AA), after ‘Also,’—
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development the subject of

(8) Section 22A (2AA), ‘applied for’—
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(9) Section 22A (2B), ‘a vegetation clearing application’—
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development

(10) Section 22A (2B), ‘applied for’—
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(11) Section 22A (2B)(a), after ‘area’—
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if the land on which the development is carried out is freehold land, indigenous land or the subject of a lease issued under the Land Act 1994 for agriculture or grazing purposes or an occupation licence under that Act

(12) Section 22A (2B)(b), ‘the subject of the application is freehold land, indigenous land or a lease’—
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on which the development is carried out is freehold land, indigenous land or the subject of a lease