The Vegetation Management Framework Amendment Bill 2013 was
introduced to Parliament on 20 March 2013 and aims to restructure
the vegetation management framework to support the development of
high value agricultural areas.
High Value Regrowth Regulations
The key proposal of the Bill is the return to high value
regrowth clearing regulations which were last in effect in 2009.
These proposals will remove high value regrowth vegetation
regulations from freehold and Indigenous land. Leasehold and reef
watercourse regrowth regulations will be retained.
New Clearing Purposes
The removal of high value regrowth regulations is aimed at
assisting the agricultural industry in Queensland by allowing new
clearing purposes for high value agricultural clearing, irrigated
high value agricultural clearing, environmental clearing and land
rehabilitation.
