Urban Forest Act 2023
Part 11 Internally reviewable decisions
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Part 1.1 Internally reviewable decisions item 1 28 approve, or refuse to approve, activity land, heritage council, representative Aboriginal 2 31 cancel approval of activity person who held approval, lessee of land 3 36 (2) make canopy contribution agreement subject to a condition land 4 36 (2) (a) on-site canopy contribution decided by decision-maker land 5 36 (2) (b) amount of financial settlement decided by decision-maker land 6 37 (2) (a) refuse or agree to amend canopy contribution agreement condition land 7 38 (2) (b) refuse to allow application for payment management plan applicant for payment plan 8 39 (2) refuse or agree to exempt applicant from canopy contribution agreement applicant for exemption, lessee of land 9 85 (1) approve, or refuse to approve, tree management plan land, heritage council, representative Aboriginal
Schedule 1 Reviewable decisions Part 1.2 Reviewable decisions item 10 93 (2) (b) period of tree bond agreement party to tree bond agreement 11 96 refuse to pay back tree bond, in full or part party to tree bond agreement Part 1.2 Reviewable decisions item 1 44 give tree protection direction • person given direction • lessee or occupier of land to which direction relates 2 55 approve, or refuse to approve, provisional registration of tree under s 56 (1), of registration 3 60 approve, or refuse to approve, registration of tree under s 61 (1) (a), (b), (c), (e), (f) or (g) of registration decision 4 66 cancel, or refuse to cancel, tree’s registration under s 67 (1) (a), (b), (c), (e) or (f), of decision to cancel, or refuse to cancel, registration 5 69 make site declaration lessee of land to which site declaration relates 6 76 approve, or refuse to approve, disclosure of restricted information • applicant for approval • heritage council • representative Aboriginal 7 134 confirm, vary or set aside decision mentioned in sch 1, pt 1.1, items 1 to 9 entity who is given internal review notice for decision in relation to decision to be reviewed
(see s 3) Note The Legislation Act contains definitions relevant to this Act. For example: • ACAT • administrative unit • appoint • calendar year • chief officer (ambulance service) • chief officer (fire and rescue service) • chief officer (rural fire service) • chief officer (SES) • conservator of flora and fauna • contravene • corporation • director-general (see s 163) • document • entity • exercise • function • heritage council • home address • individual • public employee • public notice • public servant • reviewable decision notice • territory land • territory plan • territory planning authority • the Territory • writing.
Aboriginal cultural tree—a tree is an Aboriginal cultural tree if it is of cultural significance to Aboriginal people because of either or both of the following: (a) Aboriginal tradition; (b) the history, including contemporary history, of any Aboriginal people of the area where the tree is located. scarred trees, modified trees Aboriginal object, in relation to a tree—see the Heritage Act 2004, section 9. Aboriginal person means a person who— (a) is a descendant of an Aboriginal person; and (b) identifies as an Aboriginal person; and (c) is accepted as an Aboriginal person by an Aboriginal community. Aboriginal place, in relation to a tree that forms part of a place—see the Heritage Act 2004, section 9. advisory panel means the Tree Advisory Panel established under section 97. appeal, in relation to a reviewable decision, means an application to the ACAT to review the decision. appeal period means the period within which an appeal may be made. approval criteria—see section 20 (1). at premises includes in or on the premises. authorisation, for division 5.2 (Tree bonds)—see section 92 (1) (a). authorised person means an authorised person appointed under section 111. built-up urban area—see section 8.