Nature Conservation (Plants) Regulation 2020
sec.36Conservation or revegetation program
Start here
Get a plain-English read of sec.36
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Nature Conservation (Plants) Regulation 2020.
sec.36 Conservation or revegetation program
An exemption applies to a landholder who takes and uses, other than for trade, a relevant plant if— the landholder takes the plant from the landholder’s land; and the landholder takes the plant primarily for using the plant in a conservation or revegetation program; and the landholder uses the plant in a conservation or revegetation program; and the landholder’s land, or land local to the landholder’s land, to be revegetated is in the natural range of the species of relevant plant taken. Without limiting subsection (1) (c) , using a relevant plant in a conservation or revegetation program includes propagating a seed or other propagative material of the plant at a place other than on the landholder’s land. For subsection (1) (d) , land is local to the landholder’s land if the land— is adjacent to the landholder’s land; or is included in a conservation or revegetation program that includes the landholder’s land. In this section— relevant plant means— a seed or other propagative material of a vulnerable plant, near threatened plant or least concern plant; or a whole protected plant that is a near threatened plant or least concern plant. (sec.36-ssec.1) An exemption applies to a landholder who takes and uses, other than for trade, a relevant plant if— the landholder takes the plant from the landholder’s land; and the landholder takes the plant primarily for using the plant in a conservation or revegetation program; and the landholder uses the plant in a conservation or revegetation program; and the landholder’s land, or land local to the landholder’s land, to be revegetated is in the natural range of the species of relevant plant taken. (sec.36-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) (c) , using a relevant plant in a conservation or revegetation program includes propagating a seed or other propagative material of the plant at a place other than on the landholder’s land. (sec.36-ssec.3) For subsection (1) (d) , land is local to the landholder’s land if the land— is adjacent to the landholder’s land; or is included in a conservation or revegetation program that includes the landholder’s land. (sec.36-ssec.4) In this section— relevant plant means— a seed or other propagative material of a vulnerable plant, near threatened plant or least concern plant; or a whole protected plant that is a near threatened plant or least concern plant.
- (a) the landholder takes the plant from the landholder’s land; and
- (b) the landholder takes the plant primarily for using the plant in a conservation or revegetation program; and
- (c) the landholder uses the plant in a conservation or revegetation program; and
- (d) the landholder’s land, or land local to the landholder’s land, to be revegetated is in the natural range of the species of relevant plant taken.
- (a) is adjacent to the landholder’s land; or