Forest Practices Act 1985 (TAS)

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Forest Practices Act 1985

An Act to ensure that all forest practices are conducted in accordance with the Forest Practices Code, to provide for the issue of that Code, to provide for the creation of private timber reserves, to provide for the issue of codes of conduct for forest practices officers, and to provide for incidental and consequential matters

[Royal Assent 23 May 1985]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

PART IPreliminary1Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Forest Practices Act 1985. 2Commencement (1)  Parts I and IV shall commence on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. (2)  Except as provided in subsection (1), this Act shall commence on such day as may be fixed by proclamation. 3Interpretation (1)  [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 5 of 1990, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ][Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 42 of 1991, s. 129 ][Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 29 of 1994, s. 4 ] In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 1999, s. 4, Applied:01 Jul 1999] [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 4, Applied:01 Jul 2005] [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 4, Applied:01 Jul 2005] Authority means the Forest Practices Authority; [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 4, Applied:01 Jul 2005] Board means the Board of Directors of the Authority; [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 1999, s. 4, Applied:01 Jul 1999] [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 4, Applied:01 Jul 2005] certified forest practices plan means a forest practices plan certified by the Authority and in force under this Act and includes a forest practices plan varied in accordance with Part III; [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 93, Applied:05 Nov 2021] [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 1999, s. 4, Applied:01 Jul 1999] [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 1999, s. 4, Applied:01 Jul 1999] chief forest practices officer means the chief forest practices officer appointed under section 4J; [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 110 of 2001, s. 4, Applied:01 Jan 2002] clearing of trees means the removal of trees by – (a) clearing, cutting, pushing or otherwise removing; or (b) destroying the trees in any way; [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 25 of 2019, s. 5, Applied:07 Oct 2019] code of conduct means a code of conduct issued under section 40A(3); Council means the Forest Practices Advisory Council established under section 37A; [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 4, Applied:01 Jul 2005] [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 18…

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