sec.15BWhat is a preliminary activity

### sec.15B What is a preliminary activity A preliminary activity , for a resource authority, is an authorised activity for the authority that will have no impact, or only a minor impact, on the business or land use activities of any owner or occupier of the land on which the activity is to be carried out. walking the area of the authority driving along an existing road or track in the area taking soil or water samples geophysical surveying not involving site preparation aerial, electrical or environmental surveying survey pegging Subsection (3) applies to an authorised activity for a resource authority other than an activity that is aerial surveying carried out at 1,000ft or more above land. Despite subsection (1) , the activity is not a preliminary activity for the resource authority if the activity— is carried out on land that— is less than 100ha; and is being used for intensive farming or broadacre agriculture; or land used for dryland or irrigated cropping, plantation forestry or horticulture land used for a dairy, cattle or sheep feedlot, a piggery or a poultry farm affects the lawful carrying out of an organic or bio-organic farming system. s 15B ins 2019 No. 17 s 207 amd 2024 No. 33 s 72 (sec.15B-ssec.1) A preliminary activity , for a resource authority, is an authorised activity for the authority that will have no impact, or only a minor impact, on the business or land use activities of any owner or occupier of the land on which the activity is to be carried out. walking the area of the authority driving along an existing road or track in the area taking soil or water samples geophysical surveying not involving site preparation aerial, electrical or environmental surveying survey pegging (sec.15B-ssec.2) Subsection (3) applies to an authorised activity for a resource authority other than an activity that is aerial surveying carried out at 1,000ft or more above land. (sec.15B-ssec.3) Despite subsection (1) , the activity is not a preliminary activity for the resource authority if the activity— is carried out on land that— is less than 100ha; and is being used for intensive farming or broadacre agriculture; or land used for dryland or irrigated cropping, plantation forestry or horticulture land used for a dairy, cattle or sheep feedlot, a piggery or a poultry farm affects the lawful carrying out of an organic or bio-organic farming system. - • walking the area of the authority - • driving along an existing road or track in the area - • taking soil or water samples - • geophysical surveying not involving site preparation - • aerial, electrical or environmental surveying - • survey pegging - (a) is carried out on land that— (i) is less than 100ha; and (ii) is being used for intensive farming or broadacre agriculture; or Examples for subparagraph (ii) — • land used for dryland or irrigated cropping, plantation forestry or horticulture • land used for a dairy, cattle or sheep feedlot, a piggery or a poultry farm - (i) is less than 100ha; and - (ii) is being used for intensive farming or broadacre agriculture; or Examples for subparagraph (ii) — • land used for dryland or irrigated cropping, plantation forestry or horticulture • land used for a dairy, cattle or sheep feedlot, a piggery or a poultry farm - • land used for dryland or irrigated cropping, plantation forestry or horticulture - • land used for a dairy, cattle or sheep feedlot, a piggery or a poultry farm - (b) affects the lawful carrying out of an organic or bio-organic farming system. - (i) is less than 100ha; and - (ii) is being used for intensive farming or broadacre agriculture; or Examples for subparagraph (ii) — • land used for dryland or irrigated cropping, plantation forestry or horticulture • land used for a dairy, cattle or sheep feedlot, a piggery or a poultry farm - • land used for dryland or irrigated cropping, plantation forestry or horticulture - • land used for a dairy, cattle or sheep feedlot, a piggery or a poultry farm - • land used for dryland or irrigated cropping, plantation forestry or horticulture - • land used for a dairy, cattle or sheep feedlot, a piggery or a poultry farm