Forestry Act 1916 Forestry Amendment (Penalties) Regulation 1998 (1998-564) [GG No 139 of 25.9.1998, p 7674] (NSW)

1998 No 564

New South Wales

Forestry Amendment (Penalties)

Regulation 1998

under the

Forestry Act 1916

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Forestry Act 1916.

KIM YEADON, MP Minister for Forestry

Explanatory note

The object of this Regulation is to increase the prescribed amount of penalty for the offence of contravening a condition or limitation of a licence, permit. forest lease or other authority issued under the Forestry Act 1916 or the Forestry Regulation 1994 when dealt with by way of penalty notice.

This Regulation is made under the Forestry Act 1916, including sections 41

(the general regulation-making power) and 46A.

Published in Gazette No 139 of 25 September 1998, page 7674 Page 1

1998 No 564

Clause 1 Forestry Amendment (Penalties) Regulation 1998

Forestry Amendment (Penalties) Regulation 1998

1 Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Forestry Amendment (Penalties)

Regulation 1998.

2 Amendment of Forestry Regulation 1994

The Forestry Regulation 1994 is amended as set out in Schedule

1.

3 Notes

The explanatory note does not form part of this Regulation.

1998 No 564

Forestry Amendment (Penalties) Regulation 1998

Amendments	Schedule 1
Schedule 1	Amendments

(Clause 2)

Omit the clause. Insert instead:

75 Prescribed amount of penalty under section 46A of the

Act

For the purposes of section 46A (2) (c) of the Act, the prescribed amount of penalty for an offence dealt with under section 46A of the Act is:

(a) in the case of an offence against clause 73— $1,000, and

(b) in any other case—$100.

[2]        Schedule 2A Short descriptions

Omit the matter relating to clause 73 in Columns 1 and 2 of the
Schedule.
Insert instead:

Clause 73—contravene condition or  contravene condition of authority

limitation of licence. permit, forest
lease or other authority