Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
(1) The Governor may, by proclamation –
(a) dedicate any area of land within State forest as a forest reserve for one or more of the following purposes:
(i) public recreational use;
(ii) the preservation or protection of features of the land of aesthetic, scientific or other value;
(iii) the preservation or protection of a species of flora or fauna; or
(b) revoke the dedication of any land as a forest reserve.
(2) A proclamation under subsection (1)(a) in respect of land that comprises any multiple use forest land is to be –
(a) made on the recommendation of the corporation; and
(b) combined with a proclamation to delete the multiple use forest land from the Register of Multiple Use Forest Land.
(2A) The corporation must not make a recommendation for the purposes of subsection (2) unless –
(a) the corporation has caused a newspaper notice to be published –
(i) stating the corporation's intention to make the recommendation; and
(ii) identifying the relevant land; and
(b) the corporation has, not less than 14 days after the publication of that newspaper notice, caused a draft of the combined proclamation and advice on the effect the making of the proclamation is likely to have on the annual supply of veneer and sawlog, to be laid on the table of each House of Parliament; and
(c) the draft of the combined proclamation has been approved by each House of Parliament.
(2B) A proclamation under subsection (1)(b) is to be made after receiving a certificate from the corporation.
(2C) The corporation must not issue a certificate for the purposes of subsection (2B) unless a draft of the proclamation has been approved by each House of Parliament.
(2D) The corporation must manage land that is dedicated as a forest reserve under this section having regard to the management objectives specified in Schedule 3.
(3) The corporation must not exercise a power in respect of a forest reserve if the exercise of that power would conflict with –
(a) the purpose for which that forest reserve was dedicated; or
(b) a forest management plan or an interim forest management plan applying to that forest reserve.
(3A) For the purposes of subsection (3), the corporation must maintain a register of the proclamations made under this section and the purposes for which they were made.
(3B) The corporation must, at all reasonable times and free of charge, make the register referred to in subsection (3A) available for public inspection at its main office.
(4) Any land that is set apart as a forest reserve under this section shall be deemed to be land that is required for use for a public purpose under this Act.
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