sec.18Development—generally

sec.18 Development—generally

The vegetation management Minister may be satisfied that development applied for under a vegetation clearing application is for a special indigenous purpose if— the application is for proposed development on Aboriginal land or DOGIT land in the Cape York Peninsula Region; and the application does not involve the clearing of native vegetation— in an endangered regional ecosystem; or in an of concern regional ecosystem; or for the purpose of planting a high risk species, or trees to make woodchips for export; and the vegetation management Minister is satisfied the proposed clearing for the development— is of a minor nature; and clearing a small area for subsistence farming will not have a significant impact on the natural values of the area. 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. s 18 amd 2014 No. 45 s 58 sch 1 pt 2 (sec.18-ssec.1) The vegetation management Minister may be satisfied that development applied for under a vegetation clearing application is for a special indigenous purpose if— the application is for proposed development on Aboriginal land or DOGIT land in the Cape York Peninsula Region; and the application does not involve the clearing of native vegetation— in an endangered regional ecosystem; or in an of concern regional ecosystem; or for the purpose of planting a high risk species, or trees to make woodchips for export; and the vegetation management Minister is satisfied the proposed clearing for the development— is of a minor nature; and clearing a small area for subsistence farming will not have a significant impact on the natural values of the area. (sec.18-ssec.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.

• (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
• (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.