Forest Practices Amendment (Tree Ferns) Regulations 2001 (TAS)

Forest Practices Amendment (Tree Ferns) Regulations 2001

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Forest Practices Act 1985 .20 December 2001

G. S. M. GREEN

Governor

By His Excellency’s Command,

P. A. LENNON

Minister for Infrastructure, Energy and Resources

1Short titleThese regulations may be cited as the Forest Practices Amendment (Tree Ferns) Regulations 2001 . 2CommencementThese regulations take effect on 1 January 2002. 3Principal RegulationsIn these regulations, the Forest Practices Regulations 1997 are referred to as the Principal Regulations. 4Regulation 5 amended (Forest practices plan not required) Regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations is amended by inserting after paragraph (d) the following paragraph: (e) the harvesting of tree ferns – (i) with the consent of the owner of the applicable land; and (ii) if no more than 6 tree ferns are harvested on each area of applicable land during one year. 5Regulation 5A insertedAfter regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations , the following regulation is inserted: 5APrescribed fee for tags to be attached to tree ferns For the purpose of section 18A(b) of the Act, the prescribed fee for the issue of a tag is 2 fee units.

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 26 December 2001

These regulations are administered by the Forest Practices Board.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the regulation) These regulations amend the

(a) prescribing the circumstances under which a forest practices plan is not required for the harvesting of tree ferns; and (b) prescribing the fee for the issue of a tag to be attached to a tree fern.