235When does clearing native vegetation cause serious

235 When does clearing native vegetation cause serious harm or material harm to a reserve?—pt 9.4 cause, serious harm or material harm, means substantially contribute directly or indirectly to the harm. material harm—clearing native vegetation in a reserve causes material harm to the reserve if— (a) it happens in a wetland, other than a Ramsar wetland, in the (b) the total area cleared of native vegetation is more than 0.2ha but not more than 2ha; or (c) the cost of action needed to restore native vegetation to the area cleared is within the range of $5 000 to $50 000. serious harm—clearing native vegetation in a reserve causes serious harm to the reserve if— (a) it causes the loss of, or the loss of part of— (i) a critically endangered ecological community in the

(ii) an endangered ecological community in the reserve; or (iii) a vulnerable ecological community in the reserve; or Note Critically endangered, endangered and vulnerable ecological communities are threatened ecological communities—see s 69. (b) it causes a substantial loss of habitat of native plants or native animals in the reserve; or (c) it happens in a Ramsar wetland in the reserve; or (d) the total area cleared of native vegetation in the reserve is more than 2ha; or (e) the cost of action needed to restore native vegetation to the area cleared in the reserve is more than $50 000.