Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004 - SECT 27

Expiry of licence and no compensation or proceedings

27. Expiry of licence and no compensation or proceedings

On and from the commencement of section 25, a transferred licence (east)
expires at the end of its term (as existing immediately before the
commencement of that section) and, despite anything to the contrary in that
licence or section 52(6) of the Forests Act 1958 as in force immediately
before its repeal-

   (a)  VicForests is not empowered to renew or reissue any transferred
        licence (east) or grant any further licences or permits in relation to
        that licence; and





   (b)  any entitlement, right or purported right in existence before that
        commencement in respect of the granting of any further licence or
        permit under section 52(6) of the Forests Act 1958 as in force
        immediately before its repeal ceases to exist; and

   (c)  the holder of a transferred licence (east) is not entitled to have
        that licence renewed or reissued, whether any entitlement, right or
        purported right to do so in respect of that licence arose under
        section 52(6), a term or condition of that licence or in any other
        manner; and

   (d)  no proceedings may be taken-

   (i)  in respect of any loss, damage or injury from or arising out of-

                (A)  the loss of any entitlement, right or purported right
                     referred to in paragraph (b) or (c); or

                (B)  the enactment of this Division; or

   (ii) to seek a renewal, reissue of a transferred licence (east) or the
        grant of any further licences or permits in relation to that licence,
        whether arising out of an entitlement or a right or purported right to
        do so under section 52(6), a term or condition of that licence or in
        any other manner; and

   (e)  no compensation is payable in respect of any loss, damage or injury
        from or arising out of-

   (i)  the loss of any entitlement, right or purported right referred to in
        paragraph (b) or (c); or

   (ii) the enactment of this Division.

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Division 3-Transferred agreements