Forestry Act 1959 (Qld)

Forestry Act 1959

An Act to provide for forest reservations, the management, silvicultural treatment and protection of State forests, and the sale and disposal of forest products and quarry material, the property of the Crown on State forests, timber reserves and on other lands; and for other purposes

Part 1    Preliminary

1   Short title

This Act may be cited as the Forestry Act 1959.

5   Definitions

The dictionary in schedule 3 defines particular words used in this Act.

Part 2    Administration and functions

17   Appointment and qualifications

(1)The chief executive may appoint a person as a forest officer if satisfied the person has the necessary expertise or experience to be a forest officer.

(2)The chief executive may appoint an employee of a plantation operator as a plantation officer, for a specified licence area, if satisfied the employee has the necessary expertise or experience to be a plantation officer.

(3)An appointment under this section must be made by instrument in writing.

17A   Appointment conditions

A forest officer or plantation officer holds office on any conditions stated in—

(a)the officer’s instrument of appointment; or

(b)a signed notice given to the officer; or

(c)a regulation.

17B   When officer stops holding office

(1)A forest officer or plantation officer stops holding office if—

(a)the term of office that is stated in a condition of office ends; or

(b)the office ends under another condition of office; or

(c)the officer resigns by giving the chief executive a notice signed by the officer.

(2)Also, a plantation officer stops holding office if—

(a)the person stops being an employee of a plantation operator; or

(b)the delegation of power under section 96B to the plantation operator is revoked.

(3)This section does not limit the ways in which a forest officer or plantation officer stops holding office.

(4)In this section—

condition of office means a condition on which the officer holds office.

17C   Issue of identity card

(1)The chief executive must issue an identity card to each forest officer and plantation officer.

(2)The identity card must—

(a)contain a recent photo of the person; and

(b)contain a copy of the person’s signature; and

(c)identify the person as a forest officer or plantation officer under this Act; and

(d)state an expiry date for the card.

(3)This section does not prevent the issue of a single identity card to a person for this Act and other purposes.

(4)Without limiting subsection (3), if the person holds an office under another Act administered by the department, the identity card may identify the other office.

(5)Despite subsection (1), the chief executive is not required to issue an identity card to—

(a)a…