NORTHERN canegrowers have warned of "collateral damage" if changes aren't made to the draft strategic cropping land (SCL) policy aiming to protect quality land from mining.
Canegrowers Herbert River lodged a submission to the government on behalf of 590 members calling for fairer exemptions from "crippling" red tape and assessment fees.
Under the plan, rural zoned land of five hectares or more marked SCL destined for reconfiguration or operational works will pay a development assessment fee of $27,254 plus a $3998 validation fee.
Laser levelling, bed and breakfast accommodation, tourism ventures and green energy farms may not be exempt.
North Queensland Register
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