Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Forests Act 1958 - SECT 94

Returns by saw-millers

94. Returns by saw-millers



(1) Whenever required by the Secretary or by any person thereto authorized in
writing by the Secretary (either generally or in any particular case) the
owner of every sawmill shall furnish in the prescribed manner such information
and particulars as are required from him concerning the intake and the output
of timber of all classes and species from such sawmill.

(2) Every owner of a saw-mill aforesaid shall forthwith fill up any form sent
to or left with or for him for the purposes of this section.

(3) Any owner of a sawmill aforesaid who in contravention of this section-

   (a)  refuses or fails to forthwith furnish information and particulars when
        required to do so pursuant to this section;

   (b)  fails or refuses to forthwith fill up any form sent to or left with or
        for him for the purposes of this section; or

   (c)  furnishes information or particulars which is or are not correct-

shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.

(4) The forms which are required to be filled in for the purposes of this
section shall from time to time be prepared by the Secretary and approved by
the Governor in Council.



(5) For the purpose of this section owner of a sawmill means owner of any
business in which by any industrial operation timber whether obtained from a
State forest or elsewhere in Victoria is fashioned or converted in or from the
log (except into fire-wood) and sawmill means machine sawmill factory or
premises by which or in which any such timber is so fashioned or converted.



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