51Brigalow-Nandewar and South-Western Cypress Regions

51 Brigalow-Nandewar and South-Western Cypress Regions

51 Brigalow-Nandewar and South-Western Cypress Regions

(1) This section applies in the following regions—

(a) Brigalow-Nandewar Region,

(b) South-Western Cypress Region.

(2) For the Act, section 60(4), the holder of a forest permit for bee-keeping activities must not establish additional beehive set down sites in the following areas—

(a) a drainage protection area,

(b) an environmentally significant area.

(3) The holder of a forest permit for bee-keeping activities may pick native vegetation in a drainage protection area or an environmentally significant area for the following purposes—

(a) to access or maintain a beehive set down site,

(b) to maintain access to a beehive set down site outside the area if there is no alternative access to the site.

(4) This section does not apply if the vegetation is a tree that has a diameter at breast height over bark of 10cm or more.