Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Forests Act 1958 - SECT 7

Restriction on cutting or removing timber or forest produce

7. Restriction on cutting or removing timber or forest produce



(1) Despite the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 or any
licence, right or authority under that Act, no person shall cut or remove any
timber or forest produce in any State forest except in accordance with the
regulations under this Act.

(2) Despite the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 or any
licence, right or authority under that Act the exercise of any rights to do
work as defined in that Act within a State forest shall be subject to such
conditions for the protection of the ecological condition of native forests as
are prescribed or as the Secretary considers appropriate to impose in any
particular case.





(3) The Minister must not submit to the Governor in Council regulations
proposed to be made under subsection (1) or (2), and the Secretary must not
impose any conditions under subsection (2), that prohibit or restrict, or
require any consent or other authority to, the carrying out of exploration or
mining within the meaning of the
Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 on any restricted Crown
land within the meaning of that Act unless the Minister or the Secretary (as
the case requires) has consulted with the Minister administering that Act in
relation to the content of the proposed regulations or conditions.