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AgForce CEO Mike Guerin (Photo: AgForce)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

September 13, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

AgForce says a decision by the High Court this week has made vegetation management for Queensland primary producers even more confusing, exposing them to fines of up to $600,000 per breach.<\/p>\n

The High Court decision upheld the power of councils to control vegetation management on “Category X” land \u2013 which AgForce says makes up about 20 per cent of Queensland \u2013 where there is a local planning scheme in place.<\/p>\n

The decision endorsed a similar ruling by the Queensland Court of Appeal in May, effectively adding another layer of regulation.<\/p>\n

Thinning or clearing of any vegetation on “Category X” land, previously exempt under the State\u2019s Vegetation Management Act, could now require planning approval from the local council \u2013 a process that could take weeks .<\/p>\n

AgForce CEO Michael Guerin said the ruling had made effective, legally compliant landscape management virtually impossible for most producers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cLandholders now have to know, understand and comply with legislation and regulations by all three levels of government, much of which is contradictory,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a disastrous outcome for producers at a time when many need to urgently clear firebreaks ahead of a predicted brutal fire season, control weeds and invasive plants, and use vegetation as fodder for cattle starving due to the record drought.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery week we hear of producers who are fined for unknowingly breaching various State Government vegetation management regulations simply because the legislation is both confusing and ever-changing.<\/p>\n

\u201cBetween the Vegetation Management Act, protected plants trigger mapping and now local planning schemes, farmers simply don\u2019t know what they can and can\u2019t do on their properties.<\/p>\n

\u201cIronically, this decision will ultimately harm the environment by adding to the complexity of rules already faced by farmers.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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