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Vegetation Management Act 1999
sec.9What is vegetation management
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### sec.9 What is vegetation management
Vegetation management is the management of vegetation in a way that achieves the purpose of this Act.
For subsection (1) , the management of vegetation may include, for example, the following—
the retention or maintenance of vegetation to—
avoid land degradation; or
maintain or increase biodiversity; or
maintain ecological processes;
the retention of riparian vegetation;
the retention of vegetation clumps or corridors.
s 9 amd 2004 No. 1 s 44 (1) sch 1
(sec.9-ssec.1) Vegetation management is the management of vegetation in a way that achieves the purpose of this Act.
(sec.9-ssec.2) For subsection (1) , the management of vegetation may include, for example, the following— the retention or maintenance of vegetation to— avoid land degradation; or maintain or increase biodiversity; or maintain ecological processes; the retention of riparian vegetation; the retention of vegetation clumps or corridors.
- (a) the retention or maintenance of vegetation to— (i) avoid land degradation; or (ii) maintain or increase biodiversity; or (iii) maintain ecological processes;
- (i) avoid land degradation; or
- (ii) maintain or increase biodiversity; or
- (iii) maintain ecological processes;
- (b) the retention of riparian vegetation;
- (c) the retention of vegetation clumps or corridors.
- (i) avoid land degradation; or
- (ii) maintain or increase biodiversity; or
- (iii) maintain ecological processes;