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Nature Conservation and Other Legislation (Koala Protection) Amendment Regulation 2020
This regulation may be cited as the Nature Conservation and Other Legislation (Koala Protection) Amendment Regulation 2020.
This regulation commences on 7 February 2020.
Part 2 Amendment of Environmental Offsets Regulation 2014
4Amendment of s 6 (Environmental offsets policy—Act, s 12)
Section 6, ‘(version 1.7)’—
5Omission of pt 4 (Financial settlement offsets)
6Amendment of s 13 (Definition for part)
Section 13, definition decision-maker, paragraph (a), ‘environmental significance’ to ‘Regulatory Provisions or’—
local environmental significance for which an environmental offset may be required under
7Amendment of s 36 (Administering agency to apply to for removal of particular duplicate offset condition)
(1)Section 36(1)(d)—
(2)Section 36(2)—
8Omission of s 37 (Non-juvenile koala habitat tree prescribed as relevant for Act, s 15(4))
9Insertion of new pt 9
After section 36—
10Amendment of sch 1 (Activities prescribed for section 9(c) of the Act)
(2)Schedule 1, item 8, from ‘any of’—
a local planning instrument
11Amendment of sch 2 (Prescribed environmental matters—matters of State environmental significance)
(1)Schedule 2, section 6(3) and (4)—
(2)Schedule 2, section 6(6), definitions koala habitat tree and non-juvenile koala habitat tree—
(3)Schedule 2, section 6(6)—
(4)Schedule 2, section 6(5) and (6)—
renumber as section 6(4) and (5).
12Amendment of sch 3 (Dictionary)
Schedule 3, definitions koala habitat, non-juvenile koala habitat tree and repealed South East Queensland Koala Conservation State Planning Regulatory Provisions—
Part 3 Amendment of Nature Conservation (Koala) Conservation Plan 2017
13Plan amended
This part amends the Nature Conservation (Koala) Conservation Plan 2017.
14Amendment of s 4 (Main purposes of plan and how they are to be achieved)
(1)Section 4(2)—
(ba)enabling the chief executive to determine koala priority areas and koala habitat areas; and
(2)Section 4(2)(ba) to (d)—
15Amendment of pt 2, hdg (Koala districts)
Part 2, heading, ‘districts’—
districts, koala priority areas and koala habitat areas
16Insertion of new pt 2, div 1, hdg
Before section 6—
17Amendment of s 6 (Koala districts and koala habitat areas)
(1)Section 6, heading, ‘and koala habitat areas’—
(2)Section 6(2)—
(3)Section 6(3)—
renumber as section 6(2).
18Insertion of new pt 2, div 2
19Insertion of new pt 2, div 3, hdg
After section 7C, as inserted by this regulation—
20Replacement of s 8 (Koala Conservation Plan Map)
21Amendment of s 11 (Koala spotter needed for clearing in koala habitat area)
Section 11(4), definition koala spotter—
22Amendment of s 13 (General restriction on grant)
Section 13(g)—
23Insertion of new pt 5, div 1, hdg
Before section 17—
24Insertion of new s 19
25Insertion of new pt 5, div 2
After section 19 as inserted by this regulation—
26Amendment of sch 1 (Koala districts)
(1)Schedule 1, section 1—
(2)Schedule 1, section 3, ‘Dalby,’—
(3)Schedule 1, section 3, after ‘Mackay,’—
(4)Schedule 1, section 3, ‘Roma,’—
(5)Schedule 1, section 3, ‘Woorabinda, Whitsunday’—
Western Downs, Whitsunday, Woorabinda
27Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary)
(1)Schedule 2, definitions koala habitat, koala habitat area and koala habitat tree—
29Insertion of new pt 10
Part 10 Transitional provision for Nature Conservation and Other Legislation (Koala Protection) Amendment Regulation 2020
73Existing development applications
This regulation, as in force from time to time before the commencement, continues to apply in relation to an application that was properly made, but not decided, before the commencement.
30Amendment of sch 8 (Assessment manager for development applications)
Schedule 8, table 4, item 3, column 1—
(o)development—
(i)on a lot that is completely or partly in the SEQ region; and
(ii)that involves interfering with koala habitat in a koala habitat area
31Replacement of sch 10, pt 10 (Koala habitat area)
Schedule 10, part 10—
Part 10 Koala habitat in SEQ region
16Application of part
This part applies in relation to development on a lot that is completely or partly in the SEQ region.
Division 2 Prohibited development
16AProhibited development—development interfering with koala habitat in koala priority area and koala habitat area
(1)Development is prohibited development to the extent the development involves interfering with koala habitat in an area that is both—
(a)a koala priority area; and
(b)a koala habitat area.
(2)However, subsection (1) does not apply to the extent the development—
(a)is exempted development; or
(b)is assessable development under section 16C; or
(c)is in an identified koala broad-hectare area and is—
(i)accepted development, or assessable development, under a local categorising instrument, other than development that is for an extractive industry and is not assessable development under section 16C; or
(ii)reconfiguring a lot that is assessable development under part 14, division 1, section 21; or
(d)is carried out under a development permit given for an application that was properly made before 7 February 2020; or
(e)is consistent with a development approval—
(i)in effect for the premises on which the development is carried out; and
(ii)given for an application that was properly made before 7 February 2020.
Division 3 Development interfering with koala habitat in koala habitat areas outside koala priority areas
Subdivision 1 Assessable development
16BAssessable development—development interfering with koala habitat in koala habitat areas outside koala priority areas
(1)Development is assessable development to the extent the development involves interfering with koala habitat in an area that—
(a)is a koala habitat area; but
(b)is not a koala priority area.
Subdivision 2 Assessment by assessment manager
Table 1—Assessable development under s 16B
1 Category of assessment
Code assessment, if the chief executive is the prescribed assessment manager
2 Assessment benchmarks
If the chief executive is the prescribed assessment manager—the State development assessment provisions
3 Matters code assessment must have regard to
4 Matters impact assessment must have regard to
5 Fee for development application, if the chief executive is the assessment manager
Subdivision 3 Referral agency’s assessment
1 Development application requiring referral
Development application for assessable development under section 16B, unless the chief executive is the prescribed assessment manager for the application
2 Referral agency
3 Limitations on referral agency’s powers
4 Matters referral agency’s assessment must be against
5 Matters referral agency’s assessment must have regard to
6 Matters referral agency’s assessment may be against
7 Matters referral agency’s assessment may have regard to
8 Fee for referral
The fee that would be payable to the chief executive if the chief executive were the assessment manager
Division 4 Key resource areas
16CAssessable development—development for extractive industries in key resource areas
(1)Development that involves interfering with koala habitat in a koala habitat area is assessable development to the extent the development is carried out in a key resource area and is for an extractive industry.
(b)is carried out under a development permit given for an application that was properly made before 7 February 2020; or
(c)is consistent with a development approval—
Table 1—Assessable development under s 16C
Development application for assessable development under section 16C, unless the chief executive is the prescribed assessment manager for the application
Division 5 Development on premises in koala priority areas not interfering with koala habitat—assessment by assessment manager
Table 1—Development on premises in koala priority areas not interfering with koala habitat
The category of assessment stated for the development in a local categorising instrument
For a development application in relation to which schedule 11, part 2 applies—the assessment benchmarks stated in schedule 11, part 2
Division 6 Development in identified koala broad-hectare areas—assessment by assessment manager
Table 1—Development in identified koala broad-hectare areas
For a development application in relation to which schedule 11, part 3 applies—the assessment benchmarks stated in schedule 11, part 3
32Replacement of sch 11 (Assessment benchmarks for development in koala habitat area)
Schedule 11 Assessment benchmarks in relation to koala habitat in SEQ region
schedule 10, part 10, divisions 5 and 6
This schedule does not apply in relation to a development application for development if—
(a)the chief executive is the prescribed assessment manager for the development application; or
(b)the development is for a coordinated project; or
(c)the development is in a State development area; or
(d)the development is in the area of a development control plan that the old Act, section 857 applies to; or
(e)the development is for infrastructure stated in schedule 5 and is carried out by or for the State or a public sector entity; or
(f)the development is PDA-related development; or
(g)the development results in a development footprint of 500m2 or less; or
(h)the development is carried out under a development permit given for an application that was properly made before 7 February 2020; or
(i)the development is consistent with a development approval—
Under schedule 10, part 10, division 1, section 16, this schedule applies only in relation to development on a lot that is completely or partly in the SEQ region.
2Meaning of safe koala movement measure
A safe koala movement measure is a measure that enables the safe movement of koalas by—
(a)providing opportunities for koalas to feed, disperse and seek refuge; or
(b)reducing threats to koalas.
•retaining koala habitat trees, within the meaning of the Nature Conservation (Koala) Conservation Plan 2017, and other native vegetation in landscaping
•rehabilitating an area that has been cleared of native vegetation
•using koala-friendly fencing that koalas can safely climb through, over or under
•installing a fauna overpass or underpass that koalas can use to move above or below an area that is dangerous for koalas
•installing koala safety fencing to prevent koalas from entering an area that is dangerous for koalas or to direct koalas towards fauna infrastructure
•using koala-safe road design and placement to reduce the threat of vehicle strikes and allow koalas to move through the landscape
Part 2 Development on premises in koala priority areas not interfering with koala habitat
3Application of part
(1)This part applies in relation to a development application for development if—
(a)the development is—
(i)building work; or
(ii)a material change of use of premises; or
(iii)operational work; or
(iv)reconfiguring a lot; and
(b)the development does not involve interfering with koala habitat in a koala habitat area; and
(c)the premises on which the development is carried out includes an area that is both—
(i)a koala priority area; and
(ii)a koala habitat area.
(2)However, this part does not apply to the extent the development must be assessed against the assessment benchmarks under part 3.
4Assessment benchmarks
(1)The following matters are assessment benchmarks for the development—
(a)the development provides, on the premises, the safe koala movement measures necessary to maximise the safe movement of koalas—
(i)within a koala habitat area on the premises; and
(ii)between a koala habitat area on the premises (the first area) and a koala habitat area or ecological corridor within 200m of the first area;
Examples of an ecological corridor—
an ecological, linkage or stepping-stone habitat corridor shown on a map in a local planning instrument
(i)each building, structure or works associated with the development is at least 50m from a koala habitat area; or
(ii)the development complies with each of the criteria stated in subsection (2).
(2)For subsection (1)(b)(ii), the criteria are as follows—
(a)any change to the condition of soil as a result of the development does not adversely affect a koala habitat area;
Examples of changes to the condition of soil—
•the addition of nutrients to the soil
•the erosion of the soil
•the compaction of the soil
(b)any alteration of hydrological flows as a result of the development does not adversely affect a koala habitat area;
(c)any landscaping associated with the development that involves planting non-native vegetation does not adversely affect a koala habitat area;
(d)the development does not adversely affect a koala habitat area by resulting in the increased growth or spread of weeds in the koala habitat area;
(e)a building, structure or works associated with the development is located to minimise the amount of vegetation required to be cleared for safety purposes.
Examples of clearing for safety purposes—
clearing for a fire break or to reduce risks from falling branches
Part 3 Development in identified koala broad-hectare areas
(1)This part applies in relation to a development application for development to the extent the development—
(a)is in an identified koala broad-hectare area; and
(i)assessable development under a planning scheme or TLPI; or
(ii)reconfiguring a lot that is assessable development under schedule 10, part 14, division 1, section 21.
(2)However, this part does not apply—
(a)if the development results in a total area on the premises of 500m2 or less of 1 or more koala habitat areas being cleared of native vegetation since 7 February 2020; or
(b)to the extent the development is for an extractive industry.
6Assessment benchmarks
The following matters are assessment benchmarks for the development—
(a)the development provides, on the premises, the safe koala movement measures necessary to maximise the safe movement of koalas within and through the premises;
(b)any clearing of native vegetation complies with the Nature Conservation (Koala) Conservation Plan 2017, sections 10 and 11 to the extent the sections apply to the clearing;
(c)measures are implemented to ensure that a construction activity on the premises does not increase the risk of death or injury to koalas;
(d)any area on the premises that is cleared of native vegetation as a result of a construction activity is progressively rehabilitated.
Part 4 Relationship with other assessment benchmarks
7When local assessment benchmarks are not inconsistent with part 2 or 3
(a)a local categorising instrument states assessment benchmarks (local assessment benchmarks) for development in relation to which part 2 or 3 applies; and
(b)the local assessment benchmarks are in relation to the conservation of koalas.
(2)The local assessment benchmarks are not inconsistent with the assessment benchmarks under part 2 or 3 to the extent the local assessment benchmarks contain extra requirements for the development.
33Amendment of sch 24 (Dictionary)
(1)Schedule 24, definitions area of koala habitat value, area unsuitable for koalas, assessable development area, bushland habitat area, exempted development, high value rehabilitation habitat area, identified koala broad-hectare area, koala assessable development area, koala habitat area, koala habitat classification area, koala habitat tree, map of assessable development areas, map of koala habitat values, medium value rehabilitation habitat area, non-juvenile koala habitat tree, priority koala assessable development area and rehabilitation habitat area—
(2)Schedule 24—
exempted development means—
(a)development in a State development area; or
(b)development for a coordinated project; or
(c)development in the area of a development control plan that the old Act, section 857 applies to; or
(d)development for infrastructure stated in schedule 5, if the development is carried out by or for the State or a public sector entity; or
(e)PDA-related development; or
(f)development in a forest reserve under the Nature Conservation Act 1992; or
(g)development in any of the following protected areas under the Nature Conservation Act 1992—
(i)a national park (scientific);
(ii)a national park;
(iii)a national park (Aboriginal land);
(iv)a national park (Torres Strait Islander land);
(v)a national park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal land);
(vi)a conservation park;
(vii)a resources reserve;
(h)development in a State forest or timber reserve under the Forestry Act 1959; or
(i)development in a forest entitlement area under the Land Act 1994; or
(j)development for public housing; or
(k)development, other than development mentioned in any of paragraphs (a) to (j), that results in a total area on the premises of 500m2 or less of 1 or more koala habitat areas being cleared of native vegetation since 7 February 2020, disregarding an area cleared of native vegetation if any of paragraphs (l) to (p) applies to the clearing; or
(l)development that is or involves operational work that is the clearing of native vegetation and is accepted development under schedule 7, part 3, section 12 other than clearing for—
(i)the construction or maintenance of a fence, road, track, irrigation channel, contour bank or other linear infrastructure, other than a powerline or drainage and erosion control structure, if the cleared area is more than 5m wide; or
(ii)the construction or maintenance of an airstrip or helipad if the cleared area is more than 500m2; or
(iii)the construction or maintenance of non-linear infrastructure, other than an airstrip or helipad, in a category B area or category C area if the cleared area is more than 500m2; or
(iv)an extractive industry, other than clearing for a fence, road, track, irrigation channel, contour bank or other linear infrastructure, in a category C area if the cleared area is more than 500m2; or
(v)the diversion of a section of a watercourse or drainage feature, within the meaning of the Water Act 2000, schedule 4, in a way that replicates the section, in a category C area if the cleared area is more than 500m2; or
(m)development that is or involves operational work that is the clearing of native vegetation in a koala habitat area on prescribed land if the clearing is clearing, or for another activity or matter, stated in—
(i)schedule 21, part 1, section 1(2), (3), (5), (6), (8), (9), (10) or (11); or
(ii)schedule 21, part 1 section 1(15), other than clearing necessary to prevent or minimise damage to the environment; or
(iii)schedule 21, part 1, section 1(16), (17), (18) or (19A); or
(n)development that is or involves operational work that is the clearing of native vegetation in a koala habitat area if the clearing—
(i)is on freehold land and is for a forest practice; or
(ii)is on indigenous land, other than land on which the State owns the trees, and is for a forest practice; or
(iii)is on indigenous land and is gathering, digging or removing forest products for use under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities (Justice, Land and Other Matters) Act 1984, section 62; or
(iv)is on land dedicated as a road under the Land Act 1994 and is stated in schedule 21, part 2, section 5(a)(i) or any of paragraphs (b) to (h) of that section; or
(v)is on land that is trust land under the Land Act 1994, other than indigenous land, is carried out, or allowed to be carried out, by the trustee, is consistent with achieving the purpose of the trust and is—
(A)to remove non-native vegetation; or
(B)in accordance with a relevant biosecurity plan under the Biosecurity Act 2014; or
(vi)is on land that is unallocated State land, is carried out, or allowed to be carried out, by the chief executive of the department in which the Land Act 1994 is administered and is to control declared pests or non-native vegetation; or
(vii)is necessary for essential management and is qualifying clearing; or
(viii)is necessary for a purpose mentioned in definition routine management, paragraph (c) or (d); or
(o)development on a lot that is or involves operational work that is the clearing of native vegetation in a koala habitat area if—
(i)the clearing is necessary to establish a necessary fence, road or vehicular track on an existing lot; and
(ii)the clearing is qualifying clearing; and
(iii)the vegetation is regulated regrowth vegetation or a least concern regional ecosystem in a category B area; and
(iv)the maximum width of the clearing for the fence, road or track is—
(A)for a lot that is 5ha or less—5m; or
(B)for a lot that is more than 5ha—10m; or
(p)development that is or involves operational work that is the clearing of native vegetation in an area shown on a PMAV as a category X area if—
(i)an application for the PMAV under the Vegetation Management Act 1999, section 20C was made before 7 February 2020; and
(ii)the clearing—
(A)is qualifying clearing; or
(B)is on land dedicated as a road under the Land Act 1994 and is carried out by a local government, or by or for the chief executive (transport).
identified koala broad-hectare area means an area shown on an identified koala broad-hectare area map as an identified koala broad-hectare area.
(a)means removing, cutting down, ringbarking, pushing over, poisoning or destroying in any way, including by burning, flooding or draining, native vegetation in a koala habitat area; but
(b)does not include destroying standing vegetation by stock, or lopping a tree.
koala priority area see the Nature Conservation (Koala) Conservation Plan 2017, section 7A(1).
lopping, a tree, means cutting or pruning its branches, but does not include—
(a)removing its trunk; or
(b)cutting or pruning its branches so severely that it is likely to die.
non-native vegetation means vegetation that is not native vegetation.
qualifying clearing means clearing of vegetation that—
(a)is on freehold land; or
(b)is on indigenous land; or
(c)is on land leased under the Land Act 1994 for agriculture or grazing purposes; or
(d)is on land leased under the Land Act 1994, other than for agriculture or grazing purposes, and is consistent with the purpose of the lease; or
(e)is on trust land under the Land Act 1994, other than indigenous land, is carried out, or allowed to be carried out, by the trustee and is consistent with achieving the purpose of the trust; or
(f)is on unallocated State land and is carried out, or allowed to be carried out, by the chief executive of the department in which the Land Act 1994 is administered; or
(g)is on land that is subject to a licence or permit under the Land Act 1994 and is carried out by the licensee or permittee.
safe koala movement measure see schedule 11, part 1, section 2.
(3)Schedule 24, definition State development assessment provisions, ‘1 July 2019’—
Part 5 Amendment of Vegetation Management Regulation 2012
35Amendment of s 3 (Approval of accepted development vegetation clearing codes—Act, s 19P)
(1)Section 3(b) and (c)—
(2)Section 3(g) to (i)—