Exemptions from Biodiversity Offences for Specific Land Management Activities
Biodiversity Conservation and Local Land Services Legislation Amendment (Broombush and Blue Mallee Coppicing) Bill 2025
Opposition Bill1st House
2nd House
Law
Introduced by: Steph Cooke (NAT)
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
People can pick plants without committing an offence if they follow Local Land Services rules.
People can damage threatened species habitats without committing an offence if they follow Local Land Services rules.
Agricultural enterprises in the South Western Slopes Bioregion can clear native vegetation for coppicing.
Coppicing involves cutting back stems or branches to encourage regrowth from the root.
This clearing is allowed for broombush and blue mallee plants.