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Vegetation Management Act 1999
sec.19NDraft matters for assessing development application for clearing of vegetation for special indigenous purpose
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### sec.19N Draft matters for assessing development application for clearing of vegetation for special indigenous purpose
The Minister may prepare a document stating draft assessment matters for development that—
involves, or relates to, the clearing of vegetation; and
the Minister is satisfied is for a special indigenous purpose under the CYPH Act .
In preparing the document, the Minister—
must consult with—
the relevant landholders; and
the Cape York Peninsula Regional Advisory Committee; and
may, for example, consider any matter stated in the CYPH Act , section 18 or 19 the Minister considers is relevant to the clearing of vegetation for development.
In preparing assessment matters under the Planning Act , the document may be considered, but otherwise does not affect the preparation or making of assessment matters under that Act.
In this section—
assessment matters means—
assessment benchmarks for assessing development under the Planning Act ; and
the matters a referral agency must or may assess a development application against, or having regard to.
Cape York Peninsula Region means the Cape York Peninsula Region under the CYPH Act .
Cape York Peninsula Regional Advisory Committee means the Cape York Peninsula Regional Advisory Committee established under the CYPH Act .
DOGIT land means DOGIT land under the Aboriginal Land Act 1991 .
relevant landholders means—
the land trusts for Aboriginal land, under the Aboriginal Land Act 1991 , that is in the Cape York Peninsula Region; and
the Aurukun Shire Council; and
the trustees, under the Land Act 1994 , of DOGIT land in the Cape York Peninsula Region.
s 19N ins 2007 No. 48 s 57
sub 2016 No. 27 s 620
(sec.19N-ssec.1) The Minister may prepare a document stating draft assessment matters for development that— involves, or relates to, the clearing of vegetation; and the Minister is satisfied is for a special indigenous purpose under the CYPH Act .
(sec.19N-ssec.2) In preparing the document, the Minister— must consult with— the relevant landholders; and the Cape York Peninsula Regional Advisory Committee; and may, for example, consider any matter stated in the CYPH Act , section 18 or 19 the Minister considers is relevant to the clearing of vegetation for development.
(sec.19N-ssec.3) In preparing assessment matters under the Planning Act , the document may be considered, but otherwise does not affect the preparation or making of assessment matters under that Act.
(sec.19N-ssec.4) In this section— assessment matters means— assessment benchmarks for assessing development under the Planning Act ; and the matters a referral agency must or may assess a development application against, or having regard to. Cape York Peninsula Region means the Cape York Peninsula Region under the CYPH Act . Cape York Peninsula Regional Advisory Committee means the Cape York Peninsula Regional Advisory Committee established under the CYPH Act . DOGIT land means DOGIT land under the Aboriginal Land Act 1991 . relevant landholders means— the land trusts for Aboriginal land, under the Aboriginal Land Act 1991 , that is in the Cape York Peninsula Region; and the Aurukun Shire Council; and the trustees, under the Land Act 1994 , of DOGIT land in the Cape York Peninsula Region.
- (a) involves, or relates to, the clearing of vegetation; and
- (b) the Minister is satisfied is for a special indigenous purpose under the CYPH Act .
- (a) must consult with— (i) the relevant landholders; and (ii) the Cape York Peninsula Regional Advisory Committee; and
- (i) the relevant landholders; and
- (ii) the Cape York Peninsula Regional Advisory Committee; and
- (b) may, for example, consider any matter stated in the CYPH Act , section 18 or 19 the Minister considers is relevant to the clearing of vegetation for development.
- (i) the relevant landholders; and
- (ii) the Cape York Peninsula Regional Advisory Committee; and
- (a) assessment benchmarks for assessing development under the Planning Act ; and
- (b) the matters a referral agency must or may assess a development application against, or having regard to.
- (a) the land trusts for Aboriginal land, under the Aboriginal Land Act 1991 , that is in the Cape York Peninsula Region; and
- (b) the Aurukun Shire Council; and
- (c) the trustees, under the Land Act 1994 , of DOGIT land in the Cape York Peninsula Region.