New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

FORESTRY REGULATION 2009

- Made under the Forestry Act 1916
- As at 1 January 2011
- Reg 396 of 2009

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Regulation
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions

   PART 2 - ESTABLISHMENT AND ORGANISATION OF STATE FORESTS, SPECIAL MANAGEMENT ZONES AND FLORA RESERVES

   4.      State forests to be named and numbered
   5.      Management plans for State forests
   6.      Management plans to be consistent with integrated forestry operations approvals
   7.      Special management zones
   8.      Flora reserves to be named
   9.      Public access to plans

   PART 3 - CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OF STATE FORESTS, TIMBER RESERVES AND FLORA RESERVES

           Division 1 - Control of forestry areas generally

   10.     Definition of “authorised officer”
   11.     Persons to leave forestry area when requested
   12.     Removal of persons from forestry area
   13.     Control of persons, vehicles and machines in forestry area
   14.     Reservation of forestry area for separate or exclusive use
   15.     Dangerous activities and damaging forests and reserves

           Division 2 - Fire

   16.     Definitions
   17.     Lighting fire prohibited in forestry area
   18.     Authorised circumstances in which a fire may be lit
   19.     Extinguishing fire in forestry area
   20.     Leaving lighted tobacco product or match in forestry area
   21.     Use of machine in forestry area
   22.     Storage of liquid fuel in forestry area
   23.     Refuelling machine near flammable matter
   24.     Stopping dangerous operations in forestry area
   25.     Fire prevention measures in forestry area
   26.     Stopping certain activity in forestry area
   27.     Duties of holder of written authority in forestry area

           Division 3 - Camping

   28.     Camping in forestry area
   29.     Imposition of charges for camping in forestry areas

   PART 4 - LICENCES, PERMITS AND FOREST LEASES

           Division 1 - Provisions applicable to all written authorities

   30.     Definition
   31.     Application for written authority
   32.     Form of application for written authority
   33.     Payment of fees
   34.     Refusal by commission to issue written authority
   35.     Form of written authority
   36.     Variation of written authority
   37.     Transfer of written authority
   38.     Refusal of consent to transfer of written authority
   39.     Commission to record consent to transfer
   40.     Application to obtain duplicate written authority

           Division 2 - Timber, products and forest materials licences

   41.     Licences to specify royalty

           Division 3 - Contractors’ and operators’ licences

   42.     Licence holders only to be engaged or employed
   43.     Commission may issue licences
   44.     Suspension and cancellation of licences

           Division 4 - Sawmill licences

   45.     Scope of licence
   46.     Renewal of licence
   47.     Conditions of written permission to work mill

           Division 5 - Clearing licences

   48.     Fee for licence
   49.     Holder may conduct further clearing operations

           Division 6 - Forest leases

   50.     Application to vary conditions
   51.     Surrender of lease

           Division 7 - Special purposes permits

   52.     Activities prescribed for permit
   53.     Fee for permit
   54.     Revocation of permit

   PART 5 - DEALINGS WITH TIMBER, PRODUCTS AND FOREST MATERIALS

   55.     Timber to be branded
   56.     Offence to misrepresent brands
   57.     Prescription of commission brands
   58.     Unlawfully making, using or possessing branding instruments
   59.     Defacing brands
   60.     Payment of royalty or purchase price
   61.     Removing certain timber without commission’s permission

   PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS OFFENCES

   62.     Failure to comply with directions of authorised officer
   63.     Approaching or interfering with certain operations
   64.     Failure to provide information
   65.     Failure to provide forestry statistics
   66.     Officer trading in timber, products or forest materials
   67.     Contravening conditions or limitations of authorities

   PART 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

   68.     Delegation
   69.     Period for dedicating land after objection to purchase
   70.     Prescribed form for releasing land from profit à prendre
   71.     Small quantity of timber
   72.     Unauthorised structures
   73.     Control signs
   74.     Penalty notice offences
   75.     Savings
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2
           SCHEDULE 3