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Contents (1985 - 48)

Forest Practices Act 1985

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Long Title

Part I - Preliminary

1. Short title

2. Commencement

3. Interpretation

4. Act binds the Crown

Part 1A - Forest Practices Board

4A. Membership of Board

4B. Objective of Board

4C. Functions of Board

4D. Powers of Board

4E. Annual assessment of forest practices system

4F. Annual report

4G. Enforcement of Act and Forest Practices Code

4H. Committees

Part II - Private timber reserves

5. Application to have land declared as private timber reserve

6. Notice of application, &c.

7. Objections to declaration of land as private timber reserve

8. Grant or refusal of application for declaration of land as private timber reserve

9. Appeal in respect of application under section 5

10. Recommendation to Governor that land be declared as private timber reserve

11. Declaration of land as private timber reserve

12. Effect of declaration of land as private timber reserve

13. Revocation of private timber reserve at instigation of Board

14. Revocation of private timber reserve on application of owner of reserve

15. Registration of notice relating to private timber reserve

16. Compensation may be payable where application refused

Part III - Timber harvesting

Division 1 - Timber harvesting plans

17. Restrictions on harvesting timber, &c.

18. Application for approval of timber harvesting plan

19. Board to approve or refuse to approve timber harvesting plan

20. Authority of approved timber harvesting plan

21. Contravention, &c., of approved timber harvesting plan

22. Variation of approved timber harvesting plan at instigation of Board

23. Application for variation of approved timber harvesting plan

24. Grant or refusal of application for variation of approved timber harvesting plan

24A. Revocation of approved timber harvesting plans

25. Appeal in respect of timber harvesting plan

26. Non-application of other Acts to approved timber harvesting plan

Division 2 - Three-year plans

27. Three-year plans

28. Power of Board to call conference for purpose of varying three-year plan

29. Aggrieved person may appeal to Tribunal

Part IV - Forest Practices Code

30. Issue of Forest Practices Code

31. Purpose, &c., of Forest Practices Code

32. Amendment, &c., of Forest Practices Code

33. Objection to amendment, &c., of Forest Practices Code

Part V - Forest Practices Tribunal

34. Forest Practices Tribunal

35. Registry of the Forest Practices Tribunal

36. Procedure on receipt of an appeal

37. Procedure, &c., of Tribunal

Part VA - Forest Practices Advisory Council

37A. Forest Practices Advisory Council

37B. Objective of Council

37C. Functions of Council

37D. Committees

Part VI - Miscellaneous

38. Appointment of officers for purposes of Act

39. Forest practices officers

39A. Chief forest practices officer

40. Powers, &c., of forest practices officers

41. Failure to comply with approved timber harvesting plan or provisions of this Act

42. Appeal to Tribunal by person aggrieved by notice served under section 41(2)

43. Delegation by Board

44. Costs and expenses of Act

45. False or misleading statements

46. Service of notices and other documents

47. Proceedings and prosecutions

47A. Recovery of costs for loss or damage

47B. Alternative to prosecution

47C. Vicarious liability

48. Evidence

49. Repealed

50. Regulations

Schedule 1 - Registration of Notices

Schedule 2 - Provisions with Respect to Membership of Forest Practices Tribunal

Schedule 3 - Provisions with Respect to Membership of Board

Schedule 4 - Provisions with Respect to Meetings of Board

Schedule 5 - Provisions with Respect to Membership of Council

Schedule 6 - Provisions with Respect to Meetings of Council

Schedule 7 - Objective of the Forest Practices System of Tasmania

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Forest Practices Act 1985

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