Long title
Part 1 Preliminary
1 Name of Act
2 Commencement
3 Objects of Act
4 Definitions
5 Land excluded from operation of Act
Part 2 Key concepts
6 Meaning of native vegetation
7 Meaning of clearing native vegetation
8 Meaning of broadscale clearing
9 Meanings of remnant native vegetation and regrowth
10 Meaning of protected regrowth
11 Meaning of routine agricultural management activities
Part 3 Clearing native vegetation
Division 1 Control of clearing
12 Clearing requiring approval
13 Minister is consent authority for clearing
14 Granting of development consent
15 Regulations
16 Relationship to Part 5 of EPA Act
17 Clearing not affected by subsequent environmental planning instruments
Division 2 Permitted clearing
18 Application
19 Clearing of non-protected regrowth permitted
20 Clearing of certain groundcover permitted
Division 3 Permitted activities
21 Application
22 Routine agriculture management activities
23 Continuation of existing farming activities
24 Sustainable grazing
Division 4 Excluded clearing
25 Legislative exclusions
Part 4 Property vegetation plans
26 Landholders may submit plans
27 Plans require Ministerial approval
28 Content of plans
29 Plans proposing broadscale clearing
30 Duration of plans
31 Registered plan to run with land
32 Regulations
Part 5 Enforcement
Division 1 Preliminary
33 Application of Part
34 Appointment of authorised officers
Division 2 Investigation
35 Powers of entry and inspection
Division 3 Director-General’s powers
36 Power to obtain information
37 Director-General may make “stop work” order
38 Directions for remedial work
39 Appeals under this Division
40 Prior notification not required
Division 4 Civil and criminal proceedings
41 Restraint of contraventions of this Act
42 Proceedings for offences
43 Penalty notices
44 Evidentiary provision
45 Offences by corporations
Part 6 Miscellaneous provisions
46 Regulation of collection of timber for commercial firewood
47 Act binds Crown
48 Delegation of functions
49 Service of notices
50 Evidence
51 Regulations
52 Repeals
53 (Repealed)
54 Savings, transitional and other provisions
55 Review of Act
Schedule 1 Land excluded from operation of Act
Schedule 2 (Repealed)
Schedule 3 Savings, transitional and other provisions
Historical notes