Vegetation
Features
- New laws for clearing regrowth vegetation
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The moratorium on clearing high-value regrowth ended on 7 October 2009. The new arrangements take effect from 8 October 2009 and provide a consistent framework for protecting high-value regrowth vegetation across freehold, Indigenous and leasehold land.
- Vegetation management guides
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Landholders submitting applications to clear native vegetation can use the new plain English guides for information on how to apply, when a permit is required and how the department can help you with the process.
- Assessment codes
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Applications to clear native vegetation are assessed against regional vegetation management codes.
- Regional ecosystem maps
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Regional vegetation maps, which describe the extent and conservation status of remnant vegetation as regional ecosystems, are crucial for preparing applications to clear native vegetation.
Topics
Vegetation communities
Regional ecosystems (REs) are communities of vegetation that are consistently associated with a particular combination of geology, land form and soil in a bioregion.
Property vegetation management plans
All applications to clear require a property vegetation management plan which provides the department with the information needed to make a decision on a vegetation clearing application.
Property maps of assessable vegetation
Property maps of assessable vegetation show the boundaries of areas that can be cleared without approval, and areas for which approval may be required before clearing can be done.
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Last updated: 23 October 2009