Planning Regulation 2017
sch.6-sec.20AOperational work for necessary firebreaks or fire management lines
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sch.6-sec.20A Operational work for necessary firebreaks or fire management lines
Operational work that is clearing native vegetation if— the clearing is necessary for— establishing or maintaining a necessary firebreak to protect infrastructure, other than a fence, road or vehicular track, and the maximum width of the firebreak is equal to 1.5 times the height of the tallest vegetation next to the infrastructure, or 20m, whichever is the wider; or establishing a necessary fire management line, and the maximum width of the clearing for the fire management line is 10m; and the clearing— is on freehold land; or is on indigenous land; or is on land leased under the Land Act 1994 for agriculture or grazing purposes; or is on land leased under the Land Act 1994 , other than for agriculture or grazing purposes, and is consistent with the purpose of the lease; or is on trust land under the Land Act 1994 , other than indigenous land, is carried out, or allowed to be carried out, by the trustee and is consistent with achieving the purpose of the trust; or is on unallocated State land and is carried out, or allowed to be carried out, by the chief executive of the department in which the Land Act 1994 is administered; or is on land that is subject to a licence or permit under the Land Act 1994 and is carried out by the licensee or permittee. sch 6 s 20A ins 2019 SL No. 243 s 4
- (a) the clearing is necessary for— (i) establishing or maintaining a necessary firebreak to protect infrastructure, other than a fence, road or vehicular track, and the maximum width of the firebreak is equal to 1.5 times the height of the tallest vegetation next to the infrastructure, or 20m, whichever is the wider; or (ii) establishing a necessary fire management line, and the maximum width of the clearing for the fire management line is 10m; and
- (i) establishing or maintaining a necessary firebreak to protect infrastructure, other than a fence, road or vehicular track, and the maximum width of the firebreak is equal to 1.5 times the height of the tallest vegetation next to the infrastructure, or 20m, whichever is the wider; or
- (ii) establishing a necessary fire management line, and the maximum width of the clearing for the fire management line is 10m; and
- (b) the clearing— (i) is on freehold land; or (ii) is on indigenous land; or (iii) is on land leased under the Land Act 1994 for agriculture or grazing purposes; or (iv) is on land leased under the Land Act 1994 , other than for agriculture or grazing purposes, and is consistent with the purpose of the lease; or (v) is on trust land under the Land Act 1994 , other than indigenous land, is carried out, or allowed to be carried out, by the trustee and is consistent with achieving the purpose of the trust; or (vi) is on unallocated State land and is carried out, or allowed to be carried out, by the chief executive of the department in which the Land Act 1994 is administered; or (vii) is on land that is subject to a licence or permit under the Land Act 1994 and is carried out by the licensee or permittee.