New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

FORESTRY REGULATION 2009 - REG 3

3 Definitions

(1) In this Regulation:
"appropriate Regional Manager", in relation to an application, means the Regional Manager for the Region in which the land or sawmill or mill, to which the application relates, is located.
"approved" means approved for the time being by the commission.
"authorised officer" means:

(a) a person authorised by the commission in writing, or

(b) an employee of the commission directed by the commission in writing,

to exercise the function conferred or imposed on an authorised officer by this Regulation.
"contractor’s licence" means a contractor’s licence issued under clause 43.
"Eastern and Central Division" has the meaning given by the Crown Lands Act 1989 .
"employee of the commission" means:

(a) a person employed in the Forestry Commission Division of the Government Service, or

(b) a person employed in the Government Service under Chapter 1A of the Public Sector Employment and Management Act 2002 to enable the commission to exercise its functions.

"exercise" a function includes perform a duty.
"flammable matter" includes vegetable matter whether it is still growing or not.
"forestry area" means a State forest, timber reserve or flora reserve, and includes any part of a State forest, timber reserve or flora reserve.
"function" includes a power, authority or duty.
"machine" means a device powered by an internal combustion engine, and includes a motor vehicle, a stationary engine, a chainsaw, or any felling, logging, welding or road making equipment.
"occupation permit" means an occupation permit granted under section 31 of the Act.
"operator’s licence" means an operator’s licence issued under clause 43.
"prescribed fee" means the fee specified in Column 2 of Schedule 1 opposite the matter, to which the fee relates, set out in Column 1 of that Schedule.
"Region" means a part of New South Wales that the commission has for the time being designated as a Region for the purpose of administering the Act.
"Regional Manager" means the person for the time being in charge of the forestry administration of a Region.
"sale agreement" means an agreement in force under section 11 (1) (m) (i) of the Act.
"sawmill licence" means a sawmill licence issued under section 28 of the Act.
"special purposes permit" means a special purposes permit granted under section 32F of the Act.
"the Act" means the Forestry Act 1916 .
"timber harvesting or hauling equipment" means any equipment, plant, machinery or vehicle used in the felling, cutting, pushing, pulling, lifting or hauling of timber.
"use" a machine includes operate or control the machine.
"way" includes a road, track, trail, bridge and causeway.
"Western Division" has the meaning given by the Crown Lands Act 1989 .

(2) Notes included in this Regulation do not form part of this Regulation.