Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) A regulation may declare a stated regional ecosystem to be a least concern regional ecosystem.
(2) The Minister must not recommend to the Governor in Council the making of a regulation under subsection (1) unless the Minister is satisfied the area of remnant vegetation for the regional ecosystem is—
(a) more than 30% of the pre-clearing extent of the regional ecosystem; and
(b) more than 10000ha.
(3) However, failure to comply with subsection (2) in relation to a regulation does not affect the regulation's validity.