31Restrictions on management actions in ex-plantation CEAs—general

31  Restrictions on management actions in ex-plantation CEAs—general

 (1) A management action must not be undertaken in an ex-plantation CEA, other than a remnant plantation B CEA, unless it is consistent with the purpose of establishing and maintaining a permanent planting.

 (2) The following management actions may be applied subject to subsection (1):

 (i) planting;

 (ii) seeding;

 (iii) coppicing:

 (iv) fertilisation;

 (v) weed control;

 (vi) controlled burn.

 (3) Other management actions not listed in subsection (2) must not be applied unless they also fulfil one of the following additional purposes:

 (a) risk management;

 (b) drought resilience;

 (c) preventing, managing or recovering from pests or disease;

 (d) promoting biodiversity;

 (e) enhancing carbon stocks;

 (f) fire prevention.

 (4) Where a management action taken in accordance with subsection (3) produces biomass that could be removed from the CEA:

 (a) for a remnant plantation CEA—biomass must not be removed other than as required for the relevant purpose in subsection (3);

 (b) for permanent planting CEA—no more than 5% of the biomass thinned or pruned may be removed during the reporting period or in a calendar year, unless it is required for the relevant purpose in subsection (3).

 (5) Where a remnant plantation B CEA has become a permanent planting (environmental) CEA under section 17, the cleared area must be replanted with only an environmental planting.