Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Forests Act 1958 - SECT 40

Power to make regulations as to classification grading and naming of Victorian timbers etc.

40. Power to make regulations as to classification grading and naming of
Victorian timbers etc.



(1) The Governor in Council may make regulations for or with respect to the
classification grading and naming for the purposes of this Act of any timbers
obtained from trees grown in Victoria whether indigenous or not (hereinafter
called Victorian timber) and of any other forest produce.

(2) On any sale or in any contract for the sale of Victorian timber of any
kind or of any forest produce of any kind every person who on or after a date
to be proclaimed for the purpose by the Governor in Council by proclamation
published in the Government Gazette knowingly describes any such kind of
timber or forest produce-

   (a)  by any other name than the name prescribed as the true name of such
        kind of timber or forest produce by the regulations; or

   (b)  as being of any other class or grade of such kind of timber or forest
        produce than the class or grade prescribed by the regulations for
        timber or forest produce of that kind of the same average quality-

shall be liable to a penalty of not more than 5 penalty units.

State forests