Marine and Coastal (Prescribed Consents) Regulations 2025

A person specified in subregulation (2) has a prescribed consent to manage vegetation on marine and coastal Crown land if the management—

does not involve revegetation using plants that are not native vegetation; and

does not involve altering the contours of the marine and coastal Crown land; and

minimises any damage to the marine and coastal environment; and

does not unreasonably block a pathway or road.

The following persons are specified—

a Crown land manager responsible for the marine and coastal Crown land on which the vegetation is situated;

a responder agency;

the holder of a lease of land on which the vegetation is situated under section 134 of the Land Act 1958;

the holder of a lease of land on which the vegetation is situated under section 17D of the Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978.

It is a prescribed condition of a consent referred to in subregulation (1) that the person who has a prescribed consent under subregulation (1) must ensure that the work area is left in a clean and tidy condition after the management of the vegetation is completed.

For the purposes of this regulation, the management of vegetation includes any of the following—

trimming or pruning vegetation (other than native vegetation) to the extent necessary to improve ecological health or to maintain a pathway, road, fire access track, building, sign or a public utility;

mowing or slashing grass;

the removal of a dangerous tree or tree limb if the tree or tree limb causes a risk to public health or safety;

revegetation using native vegetation;

erosion stabilisation works using native vegetation;

removal of vegetation (other than native vegetation).