Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00047:clause:2_5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00047
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 5
Character Range: 115358–116611

5  Requirements for thinning or pruning
 (1) For subparagraph 3(c)(ii) of this Schedule, this subclause applies if, while the thinning or pruning was being undertaken, the land was within a region:
 (a) declared to be a drought affected region by a state or territory body; or
 (b) recorded on the Bureau of Meteorology's 24-month recent and historical rainfall map as having a rainfall percentile ranking as:
 (i) serious deficiency; or
 (ii) severe deficiency; or
 (iii) lowest on record.
Note: As of December 2021, the Bureau of Meteorology's 24-month drought map was available at: http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/awap/rain/index.jsp?colour=colour&time=latest&step=0&map=drought&period=24month&area=nat
Note: As of December 2021, the Bureau of Meteorology's website included the following definitions:
Serious rainfall deficiency: rainfall lies above the lowest five per cent of recorded rainfall but below the lowest ten per cent (decile range 1) for the period 1900-present,
Severe rainfall deficiency: rainfall is among the lowest five per cent for the period 1900-present.
 (2) For subparagraph 3(c)(ii) of this Schedule, this subclause applies if the thinning or pruning conducted was necessary for ecological purposes or drought resilience purposes.