13Provisions relating to complying plantations

#### 13 Provisions relating to complying plantations 13 Provisions relating to complying plantations > > (1) For the purposes of this Act, a complying plantation is a plantation— > > > > > (a) whose establishment complies with the relevant complying development standards of the Code, and > > > > > (b) that is not a plantation in respect of which a species impact statement is required to be provided by this Part. > > > (2) The applicant for authorisation of a complying plantation is required to provide the Minister with a statement that demonstrates compliance or proposed compliance with all the relevant complying development standards of the Code. > > > (3) The Minister is required to grant the application if the Minister determines that it is a complying plantation. The authorisation is to be identified as an authorisation for a complying plantation. > > > (4) It is a condition of any such authorisation that establishment operations comply with the relevant development standards of the Code. > > > (5) However, the Minister may decide to deal with an application for authorisation of a complying plantation under section 14 because of any special circumstance that requires consideration under that section. > > > (6) An authorised plantation does not require further authorisation under this Act merely because it ceases to be a complying plantation as a result of any change to the complying development standards of the Code.