New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PLANTATIONS AND REAFFORESTATION ACT 1999 - SECT 20

20 Conditions of authorisations

(1) An authorisation under this Act (other than for a complying plantation) may be granted subject to conditions relating to establishment operations on the proposed plantation. This subsection is subject to section 13 (4).

(2) An authorisation under this Act for a timber plantation may also be granted subject to a condition under section 42 with respect to financial contributions to transport infrastructure expenditure. To avoid doubt, any such condition may be imposed if the authorisation is granted as a result of a change in the class of an authorised plantation.

(3) If establishment operations on a proposed plantation were subject (under this Act or any other law) to any area of habitat being reserved for the protection of native plants, animals or fish, the authorisation of the plantation is subject to the condition that any such habitat must not be damaged by any harvesting or other plantation operations.

(4) An authorisation cannot be made subject to any condition other than a condition authorised or imposed by this Act.

(5) A condition to which an authorisation is subject may, by notice served on the owner or manager of the authorised plantation, be altered or omitted by the Minister. However, a condition with respect to financial contributions to transport infrastructure expenditure or with respect to management or harvesting operations may only be altered at the request of the owner or manager.

(6) An owner or manager of an authorised plantation who contravenes, or causes or permits the contravention of, any condition to which the authorisation is subject is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty (subsection (6)): 1,000 penalty units and, in addition, 100 penalty units for each day the offence continues.