FORESTS ACT 1958 - SECT 57W Offence to cut or take away fallen or felled trees in firewood collection area unless a class member or nominated by class member
FORESTS ACT 1958 - SECT 57W
Offence to cut or take away fallen or felled trees in firewood collection area unless a class member or nominated by class member(1) If a determination of a firewood collection area under section 57U specifies a class or classes of persons who may cut and take away fallen or felled trees in that area, a person must not, in that area during a firewood collection season, cut or take away 2 cubic metres or less of fallen or felled trees unless—
(a) the person is a member of a class specified in the determination; or
(b) the person is a nominee and the nominating person is a member of a class specified in the determination.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) If a determination of a firewood collection area under section 57U specifies a class or classes of persons who may cut and take away fallen or felled trees in that area, a person must not, in that area during a firewood collection season, cut or take away more than 2 cubic metres of fallen or felled trees unless—
(a) the person is a member of a class specified in the determination; or
(b) the person is a nominee and the nominating person is a member of a class specified in the determination.
Penalty: 50 penalty units or imprisonment for 1 year or both.
S. 57X inserted by No. 46/2012 s. 5.