Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004 - SECT 23

Charges

23. Charges



(1) VicForests and the Secretary must make reasonable endeavours to negotiate
and enter into agreements relating to the charges payable by VicForests to the
Secretary for the following matters-

   (a)  any reasonable costs incurred by the Secretary in developing trees for
        harvesting and sale or harvesting or sale and making such trees
        available to VicForests; and

   (b)  the reasonable costs of providing roads and other access for the
        purposes of timber harvesting in areas to which an allocation order
        applies; and

   (c)  the reasonable costs of any agreed silvicultural program.

(2) If no agreement is entered into under subsection (1) within a reasonable
time, the Minister administering section 8 of the
Financial Management Act 1994 may determine the charges to be paid to the
Secretary by VicForests for the matters referred to in that subsection.