Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) If a development approval is given in relation to a forest product on forestry land, the approval is taken to be, for the Forestry Act 1959, section 53, a permit, lease, licence, agreement or contract required under that section.
(2) If a development approval is given in relation to a forest product on forestry land, the approval is taken to be, for the Forestry Act 1959, section 54, the authority of another Act.
(3) If the clearing on forestry land of vegetation shown on the regional ecosystem map or remnant map as remnant vegetation does not involve the removal of a species prescribed under a regulation and the clearing is not assessable development under a regulation under the Planning Act, section 232(1), the clearing is taken to be authorised under the Forestry Act 1959, section 53 or 54.
(4) If the clearing on forestry land of vegetation shown on the regional ecosystem map or remnant map as other than remnant vegetation is not assessable development under a regulation under the Planning Act, section 232(1), the clearing is taken to be authorised under the Forestry Act 1959, section 53 or 54.
(5) To remove doubt, it is declared that subsections (3) and (4) only authorise the use of a forest product cleared if the clearing is—
(a) on land subject to a lease issued under the Land Act 1994 for agriculture or grazing purposes; and
(b) to source construction timber to repair existing infrastructure on the land, if—
(i) the infrastructure is in need of immediate repair; and
(ii) the clearing does not cause land degradation; and
(iii) restoration of a similar type, and to the extent of the removed trees, is ensured.
(6) In this section—
forestry land means land to which the Forestry Act 1959, section 53 or 54 applies.