Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004 - SECT 6

Minister to determine sustainability criteria and indicators and reporting requirements

6. Minister to determine sustainability criteria and indicators and reporting
requirements



(1) The Minister must determine criteria and indicators for sustainable forest
management.

(2) In determining criteria and indicators under subsection (1), the Minister
may take into account any nationally or internationally agreed criteria and
indicators for sustainable forest management.

(3) As part of a determination under subsection (1), the Minister must also
determine-

   (a)  the reporting requirements relating to each indicator determined under
        subsection (1); and

   (b)  the frequency at which such reports are to be made, being a period not
        less than every 5 years.