Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004 - SECT 96

Regulations

96. Regulations



(1) The Governor in Council may make regulations for or with respect to-

   (a)  a demerit points system in relation to timber harvesting operator's
        licences, including-

   (i)  the circumstances in which demerit points are incurred; and

   (ii) the procedures for notification to a holder of a timber harvesting
        operator's licence that demerit points have been incurred; and

   (iii) the circumstances in which demerit points are cancelled; and

   (iv) the process for reviewing a decision to give demerit points;

   (b)  the maximum period for suspension of a timber harvesting operator's
        licence under Division 2 of Part 6, being a period not exceeding 12
        months;

   (c)  prescribing classes of timber harvesting operator's licences;

   (d)  prescribing activities or classes of activity for which a timber
        harvesting operator's licence is required;

   (e)  prescribing penalties not exceeding 20 penalty units for a
        contravention of the regulations;

   (f)  any other matter or thing that is required or permitted by this Act to
        be prescribed or that is necessary to be prescribed for carrying out
        or giving effect to this Act.

(2) Regulations made under this Act-

   (a)  may be of general or limited application;

   (b)  may differ according to differences in time, place or circumstance;

   (c)  may leave any matter or thing to be from time to time determined,
        approved or dispensed with by the Secretary or an authorised officer;

   (d)  may apply, adopt or incorporate any matter contained in any document,
        code, standard, rule, specification or method, formulated, issued,
        prescribed or published by any other person, whether-

   (i)  wholly or partially or as amended by the regulations; or

   (ii) as formulated, issued, prescribed or published at the time the
        regulations are made or at any time before then; or

   (iii) as formulated, issued, prescribed or published from time to time.

(3) Regulations made under this Act may exempt specified persons or any class
of persons from complying with all or any of the regulations.

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