Wet Tropics Management Plan 1998
sec.3AMeaning of rainforest area
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sec.3A Meaning of rainforest area
A rainforest area is an area of land shown on the regional ecosystem map and designated by a regional ecosystem number mentioned in schedule 2B . However, to the extent that the area of land is shown on a property map of assessable vegetation and is designated by a regional ecosystem number that is not mentioned in schedule 2B , the area is not a rainforest area . In this section— property map of assessable vegetation see the Vegetation Management Act 1999 , section 20AK . regional ecosystem map means the map, kept by the Queensland Herbarium, that shows the locations of the regional ecosystems described in the regional ecosystem description database. The regional ecosystem map is available on the Queensland Government website. s 3A ins 2022 SL No. 27 s 3 (sec.3A-ssec.1) A rainforest area is an area of land shown on the regional ecosystem map and designated by a regional ecosystem number mentioned in schedule 2B . (sec.3A-ssec.2) However, to the extent that the area of land is shown on a property map of assessable vegetation and is designated by a regional ecosystem number that is not mentioned in schedule 2B , the area is not a rainforest area . (sec.3A-ssec.3) In this section— property map of assessable vegetation see the Vegetation Management Act 1999 , section 20AK . regional ecosystem map means the map, kept by the Queensland Herbarium, that shows the locations of the regional ecosystems described in the regional ecosystem description database. The regional ecosystem map is available on the Queensland Government website.