Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004 - SECT 25

VicForests to administer and receive fees from transferred licences (east)

25. VicForests to administer and receive fees from transferred licences (east)

On and from the commencement of this section-

   (a)  subject to this Part, the management, administration and enforcement
        of a transferred licence (east) is transferred from the Secretary to
        VicForests; and

   (b)  despite anything to the contrary in section 52 of the
        Forests Act 1958, any rent, fee, royalty or charge determined by the
        Secretary under section 52 of the Forests Act 1958 before that
        commencement in respect of a transferred licence (east) that is
        payable after that commencement-

   (i)  is payable to VicForests until the expiry of the transferred licence
        (east); and

   (ii) may be collected and recovered by VicForests until the expiry of that
        transferred licence (east); and

   (c)  a reference in a transferred licence (east) to the Secretary must be
        taken to be a reference to VicForests, unless the context otherwise
        requires.