Following the introduction of the Vegetation Management and
Other Legislation Amendment Act (Act) earlier
this year, the Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy
(DNRME) is reviewing each of the accepted
development clearing codes (Codes).
The Code for managing thickened vegetation has been revoked.
Proposals for managing thickened vegetation now require development
approval under the Planning Act.
A
new Code for fodder harvesting came into effect on 8 March
2018. Notifications are now restricted to a single lot with each
notification being limited to 500 hectares. While there is no limit
on the number of notifications that may be lodged per lot,
landowners need to conduct a self-audit for all subsequent
notifications to ensure previous fodder harvesting has been
compliant with the Code.
