Contents (2009 - 396)
Forestry Regulation 2009
Status information

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Regulation
2 Commencement
3 Definitions

Part 2 Establishment and organisation of State forests, special management zones and flora reserves

4 State forests to be named and numbered
5 Management plans for State forests
6 Management plans to be consistent with integrated forestry operations approvals
7 Special management zones
8 Flora reserves to be named
9 Public access to plans

Part 3 Control and management of State forests, timber reserves and flora reserves

Division 1 Control of forestry areas generally

10 Definition of “authorised officer”
11 Persons to leave forestry area when requested
12 Removal of persons from forestry area
13 Control of persons, vehicles and machines in forestry area
14 Reservation of forestry area for separate or exclusive use
15 Dangerous activities and damaging forests and reserves

Division 2 Fire

16 Definitions
17 Lighting fire prohibited in forestry area
18 Authorised circumstances in which a fire may be lit
19 Extinguishing fire in forestry area
20 Leaving lighted tobacco product or match in forestry area
21 Use of machine in forestry area
22 Storage of liquid fuel in forestry area
23 Refuelling machine near flammable matter
24 Stopping dangerous operations in forestry area
25 Fire prevention measures in forestry area
26 Stopping certain activity in forestry area
27 Duties of holder of written authority in forestry area

Division 3 Camping

28 Camping in forestry area
29 Imposition of charges for camping in forestry areas

Part 4 Licences, permits and forest leases

Division 1 Provisions applicable to all written authorities

30 Definition
31 Application for written authority
32 Form of application for written authority
33 Payment of fees
34 Refusal by commission to issue written authority
35 Form of written authority
36 Variation of written authority
37 Transfer of written authority
38 Refusal of consent to transfer of written authority
39 Commission to record consent to transfer
40 Application to obtain duplicate written authority

Division 2 Timber, products and forest materials licences

41 Licences to specify royalty

Division 3 Contractors’ and operators’ licences

42 Licence holders only to be engaged or employed
43 Commission may issue licences
44 Suspension and cancellation of licences

Division 4 Sawmill licences

45 Scope of licence
46 Renewal of licence
47 Conditions of written permission to work mill

Division 5 Clearing licences

48 Fee for licence
49 Holder may conduct further clearing operations

Division 6 Forest leases

50 Application to vary conditions
51 Surrender of lease

Division 7 Special purposes permits

52 Activities prescribed for permit
53 Fee for permit
54 Revocation of permit

Part 5 Dealings with timber, products and forest materials

55 Timber to be branded
56 Offence to misrepresent brands
57 Prescription of commission brands
58 Unlawfully making, using or possessing branding instruments
59 Defacing brands
60 Payment of royalty or purchase price
61 Removing certain timber without commission’s permission

Part 6 Miscellaneous offences

62 Failure to comply with directions of authorised officer
63 Approaching or interfering with certain operations
64 Failure to provide information
65 Failure to provide forestry statistics
66 Officer trading in timber, products or forest materials
67 Contravening conditions or limitations of authorities

Part 7 Miscellaneous provisions

68 Delegation
69 Period for dedicating land after objection to purchase
70 Prescribed form for releasing land from profit à prendre
71 Small quantity of timber
72 Unauthorised structures
73 Control signs
74 Penalty notice offences
75 Savings

 Schedule 1 Fees

 Schedule 2 Form

 Schedule 3 Penalty notice offences

Historical notes