Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies to an area management plan consisting of an approved draft plan if a change in circumstances significantly affects, or could significantly affect, the operation of the plan.
Example—
The applicant for an area management plan wants to use a new and improved method for clearing vegetation that has become available since the plan was approved but is not provided for, or allowed, under the plan.
(2) The applicant may apply to the chief executive to approve an amendment of the area management plan.
(3) However, the applicant can not apply for an approval of an amendment of—
(a) the plan period for the plan; or
(b) a mandatory condition.
(4) The application (the amendment application) must be accompanied by—
(a) a draft amended management plan (the draft amended plan) that clearly shows the amendment; and
(b) the fee prescribed under a regulation.
(5) However, the chief executive may waive the fee if the chief executive considers the waiver is in the interest of the State.
(6) Sections 20M(2), 20N, 20O(1) and (2), 20P, 20Q, 20R, 20S(1)(c)(i), (2) and (3) and 20U (the applied provisions) apply to the amendment application and draft amended plan as if—
(a) a reference in the applied provisions to the application were a reference to the amendment application; and
(b) a reference in the applied provisions to the applicant were a reference to the applicant for the amendment application; and
(c) a reference in the applied provisions to the draft plan were a reference to the draft amended plan.
(7) However, the chief executive may approve the amendment of the area management plan only if—
(a) subject to paragraph (c), the chief executive considers the draft amended plan is consistent with the management intent and management outcomes stated in the area management plan (the original plan) to which the amendment application relates; and
(b) the draft amended plan does not remove or further restrict a condition on clearing vegetation stated in the original plan; and
(c) for a draft amended plan that amends the original plan by enlarging the plan area, the enlargement is no more than 10% of the plan area.