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Vegetation Management Act 1999
sec.97Tree clearing provisions under unamended Land Act
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### sec.97 Tree clearing provisions under unamended Land Act
From 8 October 2009, section 79 (2) continues to apply in relation to an offence against a tree clearing provision under the unamended Land Act except that—
a reference to a compliance notice under the unamended Land Act to stop committing the offence is, from 8 October 2009, taken to be a reference to a stop work notice; and
a reference to a compliance notice under the unamended Land Act to rectify the matter is, from 8 October 2009, taken to be a restoration notice.
In this section—
unamended Land Act means the Land Act 1994 as in force immediately before the commencement of the Vegetation Management and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2004 , section 3.
s 97 prev s 97 ins 2000 No. 35 s 23
exp 16 September 2000 (see prev s 97)
pres s 97 ins 2009 No. 43 s 48 (retro)
(sec.97-ssec.1) From 8 October 2009, section 79 (2) continues to apply in relation to an offence against a tree clearing provision under the unamended Land Act except that— a reference to a compliance notice under the unamended Land Act to stop committing the offence is, from 8 October 2009, taken to be a reference to a stop work notice; and a reference to a compliance notice under the unamended Land Act to rectify the matter is, from 8 October 2009, taken to be a restoration notice.
(sec.97-ssec.2) In this section— unamended Land Act means the Land Act 1994 as in force immediately before the commencement of the Vegetation Management and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2004 , section 3.
- (a) a reference to a compliance notice under the unamended Land Act to stop committing the offence is, from 8 October 2009, taken to be a reference to a stop work notice; and
- (b) a reference to a compliance notice under the unamended Land Act to rectify the matter is, from 8 October 2009, taken to be a restoration notice.