24Limit on clearing patches of woody native vegetation of 1 hectare or less on remainder of plantation

24 Limit on clearing patches of woody native vegetation of 1 hectare or less on remainder of plantation

24 Limit on clearing patches of woody native vegetation of 1 hectare or less on remainder of plantation

(1) This clause applies to individual patches of woody native vegetation of 1 hectare or less and isolated native trees in a plantation other than those—

(a) that are, or are parts of, buffer zones of drainage features or places, objects or items of heritage significance, or

(b) that are required to be retained by clause 22 or 23.

(2) The maximum total area of native vegetation to which this clause applies that may be cleared from the area of the plantation that remains after excluding—

(a) any buffer zone of a drainage feature or place, object or item of heritage significance, and

(b) any area of native vegetation or area designated for the location of replacement trees that is required to be retained by clause 22 or 23,

is an area equal to 10% of that remaining area.

Note—

In applying this limit, preference should be given to retaining native vegetation adjacent to the buffer zones of drainage features or that occurs on landscape features in the plantation (for example, ridge tops, upper, mid and lower slopes, and valley floors).

(3) For the purpose of applying the limit on clearing in subclause (2) to isolated native trees—

(a) an isolated tree with a diameter at breast height of more than 40 centimetres is taken to have an area size of 0.02 of a hectare, and

(b) an isolated tree with a diameter at breast height of 40 centimetres or less is taken to have an area equal to the area that would be contained within the drip line of the tree.

(4) Any native vegetation to which this clause applies that is not cleared in accordance with subclause (2) must be retained and managed in accordance with Division 6 of Part 5, unless it is regrowth vegetation that the regional vegetation schedule allows to be cleared.

(5) (Repealed)