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FORESTRY ACT 2012 - As at 30 October 2023 - Act 96 of 2012

- As at 30 October 2023 - Act 96 of 2012

Table of Provisions

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

PART 2 - FORESTRY CORPORATION

Division 1 - Constitution and management of Forestry Corporation

Division 2 - Objectives and functions of Forestry Corporation

PART 3 - STATE FORESTS AND FLORA RESERVES

Division 1 - Dedication of Crown land

Division 2 - Special management zones

Division 3 - Management plans and working plans

Division 4 - Acquisition and sale of land

  • 26 Acquisition of land for State forest purposes
  • 27 Acquisition of land dedicated as State forest
  • 28 Acquisition of land for future lease grant or dealing
  • 29 Sale of certain land
  • 30 Application of Public Works Act 1912

Division 5 - Miscellaneous

PART 4 - TAKING OF TIMBER, FOREST PRODUCTS AND FOREST MATERIALS

Division 1 - General offence

Division 2 - Licensing scheme

Division 3 - Payment of resource acquisition fee

PART 5 - USE OF FORESTRY AREAS FOR NON-FORESTRY PURPOSES

Division 1 - Land managers

Division 2 - Forest permits and leases

Division 3 - Provision of services and facilities for non-forestry purposes

  • 64 Agreement to provide services and facilities
  • 65 Direction to provide services and facilities
  • 66 Re-assessment of costs of compliance with direction

Division 4 - Miscellaneous

  • 67 Unauthorised use of forestry areas
  • 68 Offences relating to hunting and using firearms or other weapons
  • 68A Recovery by land manager of fees or other amounts
  • 69 Removal of unauthorised structures

PART 5A - FOREST AGREEMENTS

  • 69A Making of agreements
  • 69B Requirement for NRC forest assessment before agreement made
  • 69C Contents of agreement
  • 69D Public consultation on making agreement
  • 69E Amendment or termination of agreement
  • 69F Public consultation on amendment or revocation of agreement
  • 69G Review of agreements and related integrated forestry operations approvals
  • 69H Annual Parliamentary reports and tabling of documents by Minister
  • 69I Public notice and public availability of agreements, assessments, assessment documents, approvals and reports
  • 69J Committees of advice--forest landscape management

PART 5B - INTEGRATED FORESTRY OPERATIONS APPROVALS

Division 1 - Preliminary

Division 2 - Approvals generally

  • 69M Granting of approvals
  • 69N Approvals to be granted jointly by relevant Ministers
  • 69NA Public consultation on proposed approvals
  • 69O. (Repealed)
  • 69P Terms of approval
  • 69Q Duration of approval
  • 69R Revocation, suspension or amendment of approval
  • 69RA Public consultation on proposed amendment or revocation of approval
  • 69S. (Repealed)

Division 2A - Enforcement and other provisions

  • 69SA Offence of contravening requirements of approval
  • 69SB Enforcement functions of EPA
  • 69SC Enforcement cost recovery

Division 3 - (Repealed)

None

Division 4 - Application of other legislation

  • 69W Application of Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979
  • 69X Application of Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016--interim protection orders
  • 69Y Application of Local Government Act orders
  • 69Z Application of wilderness legislation
  • 69ZA Application of statutory provisions relating to proceedings by third parties

PART 5C - (Repealed)

None

PART 6 - INVESTIGATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT POWERS

Division 1 - Appointment of authorised officers

Division 2 - Powers of authorised officers

  • 73 Definitions
  • 74 Purposes for which powers under Division may be exercised
  • 75 Power to enter premises
  • 76 Search warrants
  • 77 Powers to search premises and seize things
  • 78 Power to detain and search vehicles or vessels
  • 79 Dealing with seized things
  • 80 Requirement to provide information and records
  • 81 Requirement to state name and address
  • 82 Requirement for owner of motor vehicle and others to give information
  • 83 Offences

PART 7 - CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS AND RELATED MATTERS

  • 84 Proceedings for offences
  • 85 Penalty notices for certain offences
  • 86 Orders for compensation at time offence proved
  • 87 Liability of vehicle owner for parking offences
  • 88 Evidentiary provisions

PART 8 - MISCELLANEOUS

  • 89 Administrative review of certain decisions by Civil and Administrative Tribunal
  • 90 Delegation of Minister's functions
  • 91 Harvesting and haulage costs review
  • 92 Regulations
  • 93 Review of Act

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