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Vegetation Management Act 1999
sec.118Existing development approvals
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### sec.118 Existing development approvals
This section applies if, before this section commences, a development approval was given for clearing.
From the commencement—
the development approval has effect as if the amending Act had not been enacted; and
a reference in the development approval to the regional ecosystem map or remnant map is taken to be a reference to the regional ecosystem map or remnant map as in force when the development approval was given.
s 118 ins 2013 No. 24 s 64
(sec.118-ssec.1) This section applies if, before this section commences, a development approval was given for clearing.
(sec.118-ssec.2) From the commencement— the development approval has effect as if the amending Act had not been enacted; and a reference in the development approval to the regional ecosystem map or remnant map is taken to be a reference to the regional ecosystem map or remnant map as in force when the development approval was given.
- (a) the development approval has effect as if the amending Act had not been enacted; and
- (b) a reference in the development approval to the regional ecosystem map or remnant map is taken to be a reference to the regional ecosystem map or remnant map as in force when the development approval was given.