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CONSERVATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT ACT 1984

Table of Provisions

PART I -- Preliminary  

  • 1 Short title
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  • 2 Commencement
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  • 3 Terms used
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  • 4 Relationship of this Act to other Acts

PART II -- Land subject to this Act

Division 1 -- Categories of land  

  • 5 “Land to which this Act applies”, meaning of
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  • 6 Categories of land, defined
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  • 7 Lands vested in Commission
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  • 8AA Waters, land, or land and waters may be vested jointly in Commission and Aboriginal body corporate
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  • 8A CEO may agree to manage private or other land
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  • 8B Effect of s. 8A agreements
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  • 8C Certain land may be put under CEO’s management

Division 2A -- Regional parks  

  • 8D Terms used
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  • 8E Recognition of regional parks
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  • 8F CEO may coordinate management of regional parks

Division 2 -- State forest and timber reserves  

  • 8 State forests, reservation of
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  • 9 Changes to State forest
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  • 10A Parliamentary procedure in relation to changes to State forest
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  • 10 Reservation of, and changes to, timber reserves
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  • 11 Term used: Crown land

Division 3 -- Marine reserves  

  • 13 Marine reserves, reservation of
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  • 13AA Minister’s powers to change Class A marine reserve
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  • 13A Marine nature reserves, purpose of and prohibited acts in
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  • 13B Marine parks, purpose of and prohibited acts in
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  • 13C Marine management areas, purpose of and permitted acts in
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  • 13D Effect of s. 13A, 13B and 13C on certain licences etc. for fishing etc.
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  • 13E Effect of s. 13A and 13B on certain licences etc. relating to petroleum
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  • 13F Environmental Protection Act 1986 not limited by s. 13A to 13E
  •   14. Proposal for marine reserve, public notice of and submissions on

Division 4 -- Other procedures  

  • 15 Land for State forest etc., power to acquire

Division 5 -- Cancellation etc. of purpose  

  • 17 Purpose of certain land, cancelling or amending; area of certain land, changing

Division 6 -- Maps  

  • 17A Maps of categories of land, deposit and inspection of etc.

PART III -- Conservation and Parks Commission

Division 1 -- Conservation and Parks Commission established  

  • 18 Commission established
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  • 19 Functions
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  • 20 Powers

Division 2 -- Membership and meetings of Commission  

  • 21 Membership
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  • 22 Persons not eligible to be members
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  • 23 Other persons entitled to attend meetings of Commission

Division 3 -- Relationship with Minister  

  • 24 Minister may give Commission directions
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  • 25 Minister to have access to information

Division 4 -- General provisions  

  • 26 Commission may engage consultants
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  • 26AA Delegation by Commission
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  • 26AB Documents, execution of by Commission
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  • 26AC Review of operations etc. of Commission
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  • 29 Constitution and proceedings of Commission
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  • 30 Remuneration and allowances of members
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  • 31 Annual report

PART IV -- Administration

Division 1 -- Functions and powers  

  • 33 CEO, functions of
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  • 33A Terms used
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  • 34A Business undertakings, CEO may form etc.
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  • 34B Timber sharefarming agreements, CEO may enter etc.
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  • 35 CEO, remuneration of for advice etc.

Division 2 -- The Conservation and Land Management Executive Body  

  • 36 Executive Body established and nature of
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  • 37 Purpose
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  • 38 Documents, execution of by Executive Body

Division 3 -- Other officers and staff  

  • 43 Staff, appointment etc. of
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  • 44 Services, research etc., Minister’s powers to engage etc.
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  • 45 Enforcement officers, designation and functions of
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  • 46 Honorary enforcement officers, appointment and functions of
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  • 47 Public Sector Management Act 1994, application of to enforcement officers
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  • 48 Certificates for enforcement officers, issue of etc.
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  • 49 Ex officio wildlife officers etc.

Division 4 -- General  

  • 50 Officers not to trade in timber etc.
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  • 51 Forest produce, auctions of etc.

PART V -- Management of land

Division 1 -- Management plans  

  • 53 Terms used
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  • 54 Plans, when required and who has to prepare
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  • 55 Contents of plans
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  • 56A Plan may require CEO to manage land jointly
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  • 56B Section 56A agreement may be continued for new management plan
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  • 56 Objectives of plans
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  • 57A Aboriginal persons, ascertaining value of land to
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  • 57 Proposed plan to be publicly notified
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  • 58 Public submissions on proposed plans
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  • 59 Plans to be referred to other bodies
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  • 59A Plans to be submitted to Minister
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  • 60 Approval of proposed plan by Minister
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  • 60A Conservation and Land Management Amendment Act 1991, transitional provision for
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  • 61 Plans, amending and revoking

Division 2 -- Classification of land  

  • 62 Land may be classified
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  • 62A Forest conservation area classification, procedure for amending or cancelling

PART VI -- Financial provisions  

  • 64 Certain moneys credited to Department
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  • 68 Biodiversity Conservation Account
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  • 69 Other accounts

PART VII -- Control and eradication of forest diseases  

  • 79 Purposes of this Part
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  • 80 Application of this Part
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  • 81 Terms used
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  • 82 Forest disease risk areas, constituting
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  • 83 Forest disease areas, constituting
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  • 84 Procedure before area constituted under s. 82(1) or 83(1)
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  • 85 Risk areas and disease areas, changing and abolishing
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  • 86 Mining tenement in risk area or disease area

PART VIII -- Permits, licences, contracts, leases, etc.

Division 1A -- General matters  

  • 86A Restrictions on Minister and CEO performing functions under this Part

Division 1 -- State forests, timber reserves, and certain Crown land  

  • 87 Terms used
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  • 87A Restriction on CEO exercising powers under this Division
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  • 88 Permits etc. for taking etc. forest produce, CEO’s powers as to
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  • 89 Permits, form and effect of
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  • 90 Licences, form and effect of
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  • 91 Permits, licences etc., duration of
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  • 92 Charges for forest produce taken
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  • 93 No transfer of permit etc. without CEO’s consent
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  • 94 Forest produce to be removed while permit etc. is current
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  • 95 Permits etc., effects of contravening
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  • 96 Effect on leases and mining tenements of permits, licences and contracts as to forest produce
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  • 97 Forest leases, grant of etc.
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  • 97A Licences etc. for use etc. of State forest or timber reserve

Division 2 -- Other land  

  • 98 Application of this Division
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  • 99 Restriction on CEO exercising powers under this Division
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  • 99A Certain acts on land vested in Commission, licences etc. for
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  • 100 Leases of land, grant of by CEO
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  • 101 Licences etc. for use etc. of land

Division 3 -- Marine reserves  

  • 101A Term used: take
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  • 101B Flora and fauna, taking of not to be authorised etc.
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  • 101C Taking flora or fauna, offence

PART IX -- Offences and enforcement

Division 1 -- Preliminary  

  • 102 Terms used
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  • 103A Aboriginal persons may do things for customary purposes
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  • 103B People acting under s. 8A agreements, defence for

Division 2 -- Offences  

  • 103 Taking forest produce
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  • 104 Lighting fires
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  • 105 Setting fire to tree etc. without notifying forest officer
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  • 106 Unlawful activities on land
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  • 107 Miscellaneous offences
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  • 108 Unlawful use of mark etc. on forest produce

Division 2a -- Removal of unauthorised buildings etc., and trespassing cattle  

  • 108A Unauthorised buildings etc., removal of
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  • 108B Cattle, impounding
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  • 108C Unbranded cattle, dealing with

Division 3 -- General provisions as to offences  

  • 109 Aiding etc. offences, effect of
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  • 110 Damage by offenders, liability for
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  • 111 Forest produce, presumption as to ownership of
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  • 112 Offence, presumption as to place of
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  • 113 Prosecutions, who may commence
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  • 114 Prosecutions under other laws not prevented etc.

Division 4A -- Infringement notices  

  • 114AA Terms used
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  • 114A Issuing infringement notices
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  • 114B Infringement notices for vehicle offences
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  • 114C Onus of responsible person for vehicle offence
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  • 114D Infringement notices for vessel offences
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  • 114E Onus of responsible person for vessel offence

Division 4 -- Enforcement powers  

PART X -- Regulations  

  • 126 Regulations, general provisions as to
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  • 127 Regulations as to administration
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  • 128A Regulations as to s. 8C land
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  • 128 Regulations as to forestry, State forests etc.
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  • 129 Regulations as to forest diseases
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  • 130 Regulations as to national parks etc.
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  • 130A Regulations as to rights of holders of mining tenements to take forest produce
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  • 130B Land Administration Act 1997 regulations subject to this Act’s regulations as to s. 8A or 8C land

PART XI -- Miscellaneous  

  • 131 Vesting of land formerly registered in name of Conservator of Forests
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  • 131A Ministerial directions, tabling of
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  • 132 Protection from personal liability
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  • 133 Delegation by Minister and CEO
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  • 134 Notices on land, erection of etc.
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  • 135 Forest fires, forest officer may ask for help to extinguish
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  • 136 Export of certain timber prohibited except under permit
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  • 137 Forest produce in water catchment areas may be placed under CEO’s control etc.
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  • 138 Forest produce in other parks and reserves, restrictions on permitting taking of
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  • 139 Roads in State forests etc., status of and ownership of timber on etc.
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  • 141 Arbor Day
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  • 142 Conditional purchase land, condition as to tree planting etc.
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  • 143 Conservation Legislation Amendment Act 2011, review of amendments of

PART XII -- Conservation and Land Management Act 1984, repeal, savings, transitional and validation

Division 1 -- Preliminary  

Division 2 -- Repeal, savings and transitional  

  • 147 Repeal
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  • 148 Saving
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  • 149 Saving of certain regulations
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  • 150 Devolution of rights, assets and liabilities
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  • 151 References in other laws etc.
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  • 152 Staff not under Public Service Act 1978
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  • 154 Annual reports for part of year
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  • 155 Devolution of certain land

Division 3 -- Validation  

  • 156 Validation

PART XIII -- Conservation and Land Management Amendment Act 2015 saving and transitional provisions  

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