16Prohibited activities

16 Prohibited activities

Note: See paragraph 45(3)(b) of the Act.

(1) The project proponent must ensure that the following activities are not carried out in the project area by the project proponent or by any other person, except to the extent necessary for the purposes of the project activities: (a) activities that involve the destruction or removal, including by harvesting, of native plant biomass including woody debris and standing dead trees, rocks and soil, fruits, nuts or seeds, other than permitted activities; (b) activities that involve the disposal, dumping or burning of rubbish; (c) activities that involve ground and rock disturbance, including ploughing or ripping. (2) The following are permitted activities for paragraph (1)(a). (a) after the project has been registered for 10 years: (i) activities that involve the removal of no more than 10% of fallen timber in a calendar year for personal use; (ii) activities that involve thinning across no more than 10% of any activity area for ecological purposes; (b) activities that involve the removal of fruits, nuts or seeds (whether for personal or commercial purposes) provided that no more than 10% of the fruits, nuts or seeds of any native species in an activity area are removed in a calendar year; (c) activities that are consistent with: (i) traditional Indigenous practices; or (ii) native title rights under the Native Title Act 1993. Civil penalties (3) Subsection (1) is imposed for the purposes of paragraphs 45(3)(b) of the Act (which imposes a civil penalty for a breach).