Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision Queensland Document type Legislation Date 2011 (2013) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act about land that is highly suitable for cropping, and to amend the Environmental Protection Act 1994 and the Sustainable Planning Regulation 2009 for particular purposes. Subject Land & soil Keyword Agricultural land Agricultural development Indigenous peoples Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Entry into force notes This Act enters into force on 30 January 2012. Abstract This Act, consisting of 292 sections divided into nine Chapters, aims to protect land that is highly suitable for cropping; manage the impacts of development on that land; and preserve the productive capacity of that land for future generations. To achieve its purposes, this Act: (a) identifies areas in which land that is likely to be highly suitable for cropping may exist (called ‘potential SCL’); and (b) has provisions for deciding whether or not land is highly suitable for cropping (called ‘strategic cropping land’ or ‘SCL’); and (c) establishes— (i) protection areas and the management area for SCL and potential SCL; and (ii) principles to protect land that is SCL or potentialSCL and to manage the impacts of development on it. (2) Management of the impacts on land that is SCL or potential SCL is achieved by: (a) an assessment under this Act for development under particular other Acts; and (b) imposing conditions on the development. Full text English Website www.legislation.qld.gov.au References - Legislation Implemented by Strategic Cropping Land Regulation 2011. Legislation | Australia | 2011 (2013) Keyword: Agricultural development, Royalties/fees Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Regional Planning Interests Act 2014. Legislation | Australia | 2014 (2014) Keyword: Agricultural land, Agricultural development, Land-use planning, Cultural heritage, Environmental planning, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX