Procedure: Native vegetation clearing permits

Guidance
Application and assessment processes under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 and Environmental Protection (Clearing of Native Vegetation) Regulation 2004.
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This procedure outlines how we assess applications for clearing permits under Part V Division 2 of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 (EP Act) and to manage granted clearing permits.

The procedure applies to:

  • referrals of proposed clearing (s.51DA of the EP Act)
  • applications for a new clearing permit (s.51E)
  • applications to amend an existing clearing permit (s.51KA)
  • applications to surrender an existing clearing permit (s.51MA)
  • notifications of a transfer of land ownership that

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