55Bush food plantation

55 Bush food plantation

55 Bush food plantation

(1) Ecologically sustainable development objectives The ecologically sustainable development objective of this clause is to encourage bush food plantation farming in an environmentally sensitive manner which utilises native plant species on existing lawfully cleared areas.

(2) What must be included in the assessment before consent is granted? Consent must not be granted to development for the purposes of bush food plantation unless the consent authority is satisfied that—

(a) any trees to be planted will be planted on lawfully cleared land and will be of native species, and

(b) the plantation will be required to be managed in accordance with a comprehensive plan of management that promotes ecologically sustainable development, and

(c) an access road is already available to the site of the proposed development or can be provided without adversely affecting other stands of existing native forest or causing unacceptable adverse environmental impact, and

(d) the harvesting of bush food will be carried out in an environmentally sensitive manner, and

(e) any bush fire hazard reduction areas will be confined to identified parts of the plantation site at its inception and will not involve existing vegetated areas.