Appeals

Appeals under the Vegetation Management Act 1999 and the Sustainable Planning Act 2009

The Sustainable Planning Act 2009 allows landholders to appeal decisions made on their applications to clear vegetation.

Under the vegetation management framework, the department may be involved in assessing applications as either:

the assessment manager when an application involves only the clearing of native vegetation

a referral agency when an application involves clearing native vegetation and other assessable development (e.g. material change of use, reconfiguration of a lot, operational works).

If you are unhappy with a decision made by the department, you can appeal to have the decision reviewed. This process will differ depending on whether the department acted as assessment manager or referral agency for the application.

The Vegetation Management Act 1999 also provides for landholders to request an internal review of a decision made where an information notice is received. All applications for internal review must be submitted to the department on the approved Internal review application form (PDF, 46K)*.

If, a person is not satisfied with the outcome of the internal review they may apply to the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) for a further review of the decision. This allows a person to obtain a review of a decision by an independent body.

For further information on the appeals process, read fact sheet V28—Reviewing vegetation management decisions (PDF, 74K)*.

Contact information

If you have problems downloading any of these documents, or would like a copy mailed to you, please contact:

Central West Region

Rockhampton: (07) 4938 4615

Mackay: (07) 4967 0828

Emerald: (07) 4987 9353

North Region

Townsville: (07) 4799 7126

South East Region

Bundaberg: (07) 4131 5754

Gympie: (07) 5480 5333

Ipswich: (07) 3884 5328

South West Region

Toowoomba: (07) 4529 1391

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Last updated 9 March 2011