Queensland Consolidated Acts

FORESTRY ACT 1959

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

           Contents

           Part 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   5.      Definitions

           Part 2--Administration and functions

   17.     Appointment of officers
   18.     General powers of forest officers
   19.     Retention of document produced to forest officer
   21.     Officers not to trade in timber etc.
   22.     Auctioneer's licence not required by officers

           Part 3--Classification and reservation of State forests and timber reserves

   23.     Classification of lands
   25.     Power to set apart and declare State forests
   26.     Restriction on alienation etc.
   27.     Amalgamation etc. of State forests
   28.     Power to set apart and declare timber reserves
   32.     Land for tourist purposes or use as road

           Part 4--Management of State forests, timber reserves and forest entitlement areas

   33.     Cardinal principle of management of State forests
   33AA.   Application of pt 4 to a State plantation forest
   33A.    Management in a wild river area
   34.     Use of State forests
   34AA.   Regulation of use of State forests by notices
   34AB.   Display in State forests of information notices in conjunction with regulatory notices
   34A.    Specialised management within State forests
   34B.    Application of Motor Vehicles Control Act
   34C.    Feature protection area
   34D.    State forest park
   34E.    Scientific area
   34F.    Forest drive
   34G.    Regulating movement of vehicles on feature protection areas etc.
   34H.    Self-registration camping areas
   35.     Granting of permit for land within State forest
   35A.    Permit to camp in State forest taken to have been granted by chief executive
   36.     Dealings with respect to timber reserves
   37.     Mining leases over State forest, timber reserve or forest entitlement area
   39.     Interfering with forest products on State forests etc.
   39A.    Forest entitlement areas
   39B.    Rights and liabilities of contracting party in respect of forest entitlement areas
   39C.    Interpretation

           Part 6--Control and disposal of forest products and quarry material

   43.     Application of pt 6 to forest products from a State plantation forest
   44.     Construction of other Acts etc.
   44A.    Code of practice for getting forest products in wild river areas
   44B.    Getting forest products in wild river areas
   45.     Forest products etc. which are the property of the Crown
   45A.    Owner of quarry material
   46.     Sale of forest products or quarry material
   46A.    Sale of fossils and quarry materials to fossicker
   47.     Sale of forests products on Crown holdings or mining leases etc.
   48.     Getting or selling forest products
   49.     Power to purchase forest products
   50.     Contracts for the supply of forest products
   51.     Power to purchase etc. plant etc.
   52.     Power to subsidise road works
   53.     Interference with forest products on Crown holdings and mining leases
   54.     Interfering with forest products on Crown lands etc.
   54A.    Interfering with quarry material in deeds of grant or freeholding leases
   55.     Licences to get forest products etc.
   56.     Permits etc.
   57.     Power of entry under licence or permit
   58.     Power to cancel, suspend, permit, licence etc.
   59.     Transfer of permits etc.
   60.     Failure to comply with provisions of lease etc.
   61.     Removal of forest products

           Part 6A--Quarry material in deed of grant or freeholding lease

   61B.    Interpretation
   61C.    Entitlement under permit
   61D.    Withdrawal of consent
   61E.    Provision of security
   61F.    Compensation
   61G.    Prior notice of entry to be served
   61H.    Appeal to Land Court
   61I.    Appeal against Land Court's determination

           Part 6B--Natural resource products

   61J.    Agreement about natural resource products

           Part 6C--Management of State plantation forests

   61K.    Purpose of pt 6C
   61L.    Definitions
   61M.    Functions to be performed, and powers to be exercised, by administering entity
   61N.    Application of relevant provisions
   61O.    Application of other provisions
   61P.    Sale of natural resource products from State plantation forests by FPQ under profit a prendre

           Part 7--Control and prohibition of fires on State forests, timber reserves and forest entitlement areas

   61Q.    Application of pt 7 to a State plantation forest
   62.     Control of fires on State forests etc.
   63.     Duty of lessee of State forest etc.
   64.     Certain person to be incapable of holding permits etc.
   65.     Control of fires on lands adjoining State forest etc.
   66.     Lighted match etc. not to be dropped near flammable material
   67.     Lighting of small fires on State forests etc.
   68.     Cooperative burnings
   69.     Forfeiture of leases and the like and cancellation of agreements

           Part 7A--Competition policy reform exemptions

   69A.    Definitions for pt 7A
   69B.    Specific authorisation for allocation and sale of native forest sawlogs
   69C.    Specific authorisation for grant of permit to get native forest sawlogs
   69D.    Expiry of pt 7A

           Part 8--Miscellaneous

   69E.    Application of pt 8 to a State plantation forest
   70.     Destruction of trees on roads
   72.     Wild stock
   73.     Unlawfully using State forests etc.
   73A.    Display of camping form if permit to camp granted
   73B.    Offence to display camping form if no permit to camp
   74.     Unauthorised building etc. within State forest etc.
   75.     Removal of trespassers
   76.     Entry on to reserves may be prohibited
   77.     Persons found in possession of forest products
   78.     Receiving forest products
   79.     Subpurchase
   80.     Accounts of forest products
   81.     Power to enter land
   82.     Powers for seized timber etc.
   82A.    Seizure and forfeiture of vehicles
   82B.    Receipt to be given
   82C.    Forest officer to allow inspection etc.
   82D.    Chief executive may return seized thing
   82E.    Chief executive's obligation to return seized things
   82F.    Chief executive may order forfeiture of unclaimed seized things
   82G.    Forfeiture of seized things on conviction
   82H.    Where and how to start appeal
   82I.    Hearing procedures
   82J.    Powers of Magistrates Court on appeal
   82K.    Appeal to District Court on questions of law only
   82L.    Seized forest products and quarry material become State's property
   82M.    Forfeited things seized become State's property
   83.     Dealing with forfeited forest products etc.
   84.     Matters may be completed by different officers
   84A.    Officer may direct person to leave State forest or timber reserve
   85.     Owners and occupiers to give all reasonable assistance
   86.     Obstruction of officer etc.
   87.     Forgery of licence etc. and other offences
   88.     Offences generally
   89.     Recovery of moneys due
   91.     Power to waive proceedings
   92.     All moneys to be property of Crown
   93.     Judicial notice
   94.     Mistaken belief as to boundaries
   95.     Facilitation of proof
   96.     Acknowledgment of service
   96A.    Delegation by chief executive
   97.     Regulation-making power
   98.     Misnomer, inaccurate description etc.
   102.    Saving of certain Acts
   103.    Existing orders in council
   104.    Delegations continue until revoked

           Part 9--Savings and transitional provisions for Primary Industries and Natural Resources Legislation Amendment Act 2000

           Division 1--Preliminary

   104A.   Purposes of pt 9
   105.    Definitions for pt 9

           Division 2--Appointment of replacement corporation

   106.    Council must appoint its replacement corporation
   107.    Conditions for appointment
   108.    Notice of appointment

           Division 3--Transfer to replacement corporation

   109.    Application of div 3
   110.    Transfer of council's assets and liabilities
   111.    Registration of transferred assets
   112.    References to council
   113.    Continuity of proceedings
   114.    Employees
   115.    Minister's directions to give effect to transfer
   116.    Dissolution of council

           Part 10--Transitional provisions for Forestry Plantations Queensland Act 2006

   117.    Permits and licences etc. relating to State plantation forests
           SCHEDULE 1 ADMINISTERING ENTITY FOR STATE PLANTATION FORESTS
           SCHEDULE 2 SUBJECT MATTERS FOR REGULATIONS
   1.      Officers
   2.      Training of officers
   3.      Mode of action etc.
   4.      State forests
   4A.     State forest parks, feature protection areas and forest drives
   5.      Use etc. of buildings
   6.      Method of getting and disposal
   7.      Permits etc.
   8.      Deposits etc.
   9.      Auction etc. of forest products
   10.     Auction etc. of grazing permits etc.
   11.     Declarations etc.
   12.     Inspection
   13.     Grading
   14.     Sizes, quantities etc.
   15.     Brands
   16.     Records
   17.     Production of permits etc.
   18.     Fire prevention etc.
   19.     Felling trees
   20.     Prevention of pollution
   22.     Honorary rangers
   23.     Reservation of trees
   24.     Forms
   25.     Fees etc.
   26.     Stock
   27.     Penalties
           SCHEDULE 3 DICTIONARY
           Endnotes