PLANTATIONS AND REAFFORESTATION ACT 1999 - As at 14 July 2023 - Act 97 of 1999
- As at 14 July 2023 - Act 97 of 1999Table of Provisions
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
- 1 Name of Act
- 2 Commencement
- 3 Objects of Act
- 4 Definitions
- 5 Definition of plantation
- 6 Exempt farm forestry
- 7 Land excluded from operation of Act
PART 2 - AUTHORISATION OF PLANTATIONS
- 8 Purposes of authorisation
- 9 Offence with respect to unauthorised plantations
- 10 Classes of authorised plantations
- 11 Application for authorisation of plantation or proposed plantation
- 12 Determination of applications for authorisation
- 13 Provisions relating to complying plantations
- 14 Provisions relating to non-complying plantations
- 15 Provisions relating to threatened species conservation 16. (Repealed)
- 17 Provisions relating to plantations already established
- 17A Notification of change in ownership or management of plantation
- 17B Changes in ownership and management not affecting authorisation of plantations
- 17C Changes in ownership and management affecting authorisation of plantations
- 18 Time within which applications for authorisation to be determined
- 19 Related regulatory approvals for authorised plantations
- 20 Conditions of authorisations
- 21 Duration of authorisation
- 22 Cancellation of authorisation
- 23 Public register relating to authorisations
- 24 Appeals to Land and Environment Court
PART 3 - PLANTATIONS AND REAFFORESTATION CODE
- 25 Preparation of Code
- 26 Public consultation
- 27 Content of Code
- 28 The Code not to be inconsistent with laws applying to plantations
- 29 Making and amendment of Code by regulations
- 30 Review of Code
- 31 Compliance with Code
PART 4 - PROTECTION OF UNIQUE OR SPECIAL WILDLIFE VALUES OF AUTHORISED PLANTATIONS
- 32 Meaning of unique or special wildlife values
- 33 Requirement to give notice of likely impact on unique or special wildlife values
- 34 Evaluation of impact on unique or special wildlife values
- 35 Determination of Minister after receipt of report
- 36 Availability of compensation in respect of harvesting operations on timber plantations
- 37 Procedure if parties fail to agree on compensation
- 38 Powers to acquire land not affected
PART 5 - FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION FOR TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENDITURE FOR TIMBER PLANTATIONS
- 39 Transport infrastructure expenditure to which Part applies
- 40 Regional committees
- 41 Regional contribution plans
- 42 Obligation to make financial contribution
- 43 Liability for payment of financial contribution
- 44 Payment of financial contributions
- 45 Financial contributions to be paid into regional accounts
- 46 Charge on land to secure payment of financial contribution
PART 6 - APPLICATION OF OTHER LEGISLATION
- 47 Plantation operations and exempt farm forestry not subject to EPA Act
- 48 Plantation operations not subject to certain provisions of National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 and Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016
- 49 Plantation operations not subject to certain provisions of Fisheries Management Act 1994
- 50 Plantation operations not subject to certain provisions of Heritage Act 1977
- 51 Plantation operations not subject to certain orders under the Local Government Act 1993
- 52 Plantation operations not subject to certain provisions of the Water Management Act 2000
- 53 Plantation operations not subject to notices under Soil Conservation Act 1938
- 54 Plantation operations on unformed Crown roads
- 55 Orders and instruments for protecting Aboriginal objects and places
- 56 Plantation operations subject to Code and other laws
PART 7 - ENFORCEMENT
- 57 Civil enforcement--Land and Environment Court
- 58 Minister may make stop work order
- 59 Directions for remedial work
- 60 Appeals under this Part
- 61 Appointment of authorised officers
- 61A Powers of entry and inspection
- 61B Power to obtain information
- 61C Offences in respect of authorised officers
- 61D Protection from personal liability
- 62 Penalty notices
- 63 Evidence
- 64 Proceedings for offences
PART 8 - MISCELLANEOUS
- 65 Act binds Crown
- 66 Notes
- 67 Delegation
- 68 Plantation certificates
- 69 Service of notices
- 70 Regulations
- 71 Repeal of Timber Plantations (Harvest Guarantee) Act 1995 No 92 and regulation under that Act 72. (Repealed)
- 73 Savings, transitional and other provisions
- 74 Review of Act
- SCHEDULE 1 Schedule 2 (Repealed)
- SCHEDULE 3