sec.9What is vegetation management

### 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;