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Vulnerable Land

What is Vulnerable Land?

Under the Native Vegetation Act 2003, the former State Protected Land has been more accurately mapped and will now be known as Vulnerable Land. This land will be categorised as:

• Steep or Highly Erodible Land (formerly Category A)
• Protected Riparian Land (formerly Category B), and
• Special Category Land (formerly Category C).

The Minister has signed off on a Natural Resource Management Plan that includes the Vulnerable Land Map for NSW (PDF file).

Under this Plan, all regrowth on Steep or Highly Erodible Land and Protected Riparian Land has been classified as protected regrowth.

Additional lands may be listed as Vulnerable Land in the future. These Vulnerable Land maps are available at Catchment Management Authority (CMA) and Department of Natural Resources (DNR) offices.

On all vulnerable land

• All live native vegetation on vulnerable land is subject to the NV Act.
• Approval will be required for the removal of native vegetation unless the activity is permitted clearing or a permitted activity (note that all regrowth on Steep or Highly Erodible Land or on Protected Riparian Land will be protected regrowth).

Refer to Info Sheet 11 Clearing on Vulnerable Land for more information.

Note that the Native Vegetation Act 2003 only regulates the clearing of living native vegetation. The provisions set out above in relation to Vulnerable Land do not apply to dead native trees or exotic trees. The clearing of dead native trees or exotic trees on State Protected Land will continue to be regulated by the Native Vegetation Conservation Act 1997.