FORESTS ACT 1958 - SECT 57Y Household limit of fallen or felled trees cut or taken away in a financial year

FORESTS ACT 1958 - SECT 57Y

In a financial year, a person must not, in any one or more firewood collection areas during firewood collection seasons applying to the area or areas, cut or take away fallen or felled trees for domestic use as firewood in that person's household if the amount of fallen or felled trees previously cut or taken away (or nominated to be cut and taken away by nominees) in that financial year in any one or more firewood collection areas during firewood collection seasons applying to the area or areas for domestic use as firewood in that person's household is 16 cubic metres or more.

Penalty:     50 penalty units or imprisonment for 1 year or both.

S. 57Z inserted by No. 46/2012 s. 5.