Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004 - SECT 45

Offence to undertake unauthorised timber harvesting operations

45. Offence to undertake unauthorised timber harvesting operations



(1) A person must not undertake timber harvesting operations in any part of a
State forest unless those operations are authorised operations.

Penalty: 60 penalty units, in the case of a natural person; 240 penalty units,
in the case of a body corporate.





(2) For the purposes of this section, authorised operations means-

   (a)  in the case of vested timber resources-

   (i)  timber harvesting operations undertaken by, or on behalf of,
        VicForests in accordance with an approved timber release plan; or

   (ii) timber harvesting operations undertaken by, or on behalf of, a person
        who has entered into an agreement with VicForests for the harvesting
        and sale of timber resources, or the harvesting or sale of timber
        resources; or

   (iii) timber harvesting operations undertaken by, or on behalf of, a person
        in accordance with a managed licence;

   (b)  in any other case, timber harvesting operations undertaken by, or on
        behalf of, a person in accordance with-

   (i)  this Act; or

   (ii) a licence or permit granted by the Secretary under section 52 of the
        Forests Act 1958. __________________