Tasmanian Consolidated Acts

FORESTRY ACT 1920 - SECT 8

      (1) The corporation has the following functions:

(a) the development, control and delivery of –

(i) land use policy for State forest; and

(ii) sustainable forest management and forest produce production policy;

(b) the development, control and delivery of the commercial policy of the corporation;

(c) the exclusive management and control of –

(i) all State forest; and

(ii) all forest products on State forest including the processing, removal, selling or other disposition of those forest products; and

(iii) the establishment and tending of forests, and all forest operations, on State forest; and

(iv) the granting of all permits, licences, forest leases and other occupation rights, and the making of all contracts of sale, under this Act;

(d) to use multiple use forest land for wood production and, in a manner that is consistent with sustainable forest management and forest produce production policy, for other purposes including –

(i) the conservation of flora and fauna; and

(ii) the conservation of landforms; and

(iii) the conservation of cultural heritage; and

(iv) the care of the environment including scenery; and

(v) recreation;

(e) to regularly advise and inform the Minister with respect to all matters under the management and control of the corporation and the operation and review of this Act;

(f) to foster an internationally competitive wood production and processing industry in Tasmania;

(g) to conduct research in relation to the management of forests;

(h) such other functions as are imposed on the corporation by this Act, the Forest Practices Act 1985 or any other Act.

      (2) The corporation must perform its functions in a manner that is consistent with those practices that the corporation considers would best achieve sustainable forest management.