4Circumstances in which forest practices plan, &c., not required

4 Circumstances in which forest practices plan, &c., not required

For the purpose of section 17(6) of the Act, the following circumstances are prescribed:

(a) the harvesting of timber or the clearing of trees, with the consent of the owner of the land, if the land is not vulnerable land and –

(i) the volume of timber harvested or trees cleared is less than 100 tonnes for each area of applicable land per year; or

(ii) the total area of land on which the harvesting or clearing occurs is less than one hectare for each area of applicable land per year –

whichever is the lesser;

(b) the clearing of trees or native vegetation, with the consent of the owner of the land, to provide a reasonable buffer for existing infrastructure if the clearing is necessary to maintain the infrastructure or for public safety;

(c) the clearing of trees or native vegetation regrowth, with the consent of the owner of the land, from an area of previously cleared and converted land;

(d) the harvesting of timber or the clearing of trees on any land, or the clearance and conversion of a threatened native vegetation community on any land, for one or more of the following purposes:

(i) dam works authorised by a Division 3 permit issued under the Water Management Act 1999 ;

(ii) the construction and maintenance of gas pipelines;

(iii) the construction and maintenance of public roads;

(e) the establishment of trees, with the consent of the owner of the land, on land that has not contained trees or a threatened native vegetation community in the immediately preceding 5-year period where –

(i) establishing the trees does not involve the construction of a road or the operation of a quarry; and

(ii) the relevant area of land is less than 10 hectares for each area of applicable land per year;

(f) the harvesting of tree ferns –