Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00253:clause:7_2:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00253
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 7 cl 2 (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 181627–185873

the mid-storey layer provided by non-native plants (as a percentage)                                        No more than 15%                                                                                                     No more than 10%                                                                                                     No more than 7.5%                                                                                                    No more than 5%

(f)  Ground cover from sub-category A1, A2 and A3 plants as a proportion of total ground cover from category A plants                       Either:                                                                                                              Either:                                                                                                              Either:                                                                                                              Either:
                                                                                                                                              a. at least 80%; or                                                                                                  a. at least 90%; or                                                                                                  a. at least 90%; or                                                                                                  a. at least 95%; or
                                                                                                                                              b. at least 100% of the native cover proportion as at the date of the starting state assessment.                     b. at least 125% of the native cover proportion as at the date of the starting state assessment.                     b. at least 150% of the native cover proportion as at the date of the starting state assessment.                     b. at least 175% of the native cover proportion as at the date of the starting state assessment.

(g)  Ground cover from sub-category A4 and A5 plants as a proportion of total ground cover from category A plants                           Either:                                                                                                              Either:                                                                                                              Either:                                                                                                              Either:
                                                                                                                                              a. no more than 20%; or                                                                                              a. no more than 10%; or                                                                                              a. no more than 10%; or                                                                                              a. no more than 5%; or
                                                                                                                                              b. no more than 100% of the non-native cover proportion as at the date of the starting state assessment.             b. no more than 75% of the non-native cover proportion as at the date of the starting state assessment               b. no more than 50% of the non-native cover proportion as at the date of the starting state assessment               b. no more than 25% of the non-native cover proportion as at the date of the starting state assessment

(h)  Native species richness index by life form (native tree, shrub, vine, grass and herbaceous vascular plant species other than grasses)  10% of the overall native species richness index reference value                                                     25% of the overall native species richness index reference value                                                     60% of the overall native species richness index reference value                                                     80% of the overall native species richness index reference value