(1)  The responsible person for a certified forest practices plan must lodge an interim compliance report with the Authority, in an approved form, within 30 days after the completion of each discrete operational phase of the forest practices authorised to be carried out under the plan stating –

(a) whether or not the plan has been complied with in respect of that discrete operational phase; and

(b) such other particulars regarding that discrete operational phase as the Authority considers appropriate.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.

(2)  The responsible person for a certified forest practices plan must lodge a final compliance report with the Authority, in an approved form, within 30 days after the expiration of the period during which forest practices are authorised to be carried out under the plan stating –

(a) whether or not the plan has been complied with; and

(b) if the plan enables tree ferns to be harvested, the number of tree ferns harvested; and

(c) such other particulars as the Authority considers appropriate.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.

(3)  In this section –

approved form means a form approved by the Authority;

responsible person , for a certified forest practices plan, means the person who applied for the certification of the plan under section 18(1)(b) or who is a person to whom the applicant's responsibilities under this Division have been assigned in accordance with section 25D .