FORESTS ACT 1958 - SECT 57Z Household limit of fallen or felled trees cut and taken away in a financial year—offences relating to nominations
FORESTS ACT 1958 - SECT 57Z
Household limit of fallen or felled trees cut and taken away in a financial year—offences relating to nominations(1) In a financial year, a person must not nominate another person under section 57R to 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.
(2) In a financial year, a nominating person must not specify in a nomination under section 57R an amount of fallen or felled trees that, when added to 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 would exceed 16 cubic metres.
Penalty: 50 penalty units or imprisonment for 1 year or both.
(3) In a financial year, a nominee 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 the nominating person's household if, in that financial year, the nominee has previously cut or taken away the amount of fallen or felled trees specified as the maximum amount in the nomination under section 57R.
Penalty: 50 penalty units or imprisonment for 1 year or both.
S. 57ZA inserted by No. 46/2012 s. 5.