Forestry Amendment Act 2002 (TAS)

Forestry Amendment Act 2002

An Act to amend the Forestry Act 1920

[Royal Assent 27 November 2002]

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:

1Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Forestry Amendment Act 2002 . 2CommencementThis Act commences on the day on which the Government Business Enterprises Amendment Act 2002 commences. 3Principal ActIn this Act, the Forestry Act 1920 is referred to as the Principal Act. 4Section 12M amended (Chief executive officer) Section 12M of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsections (2) and (3) and substituting the following subsection: (2)  The Board must not appoint the chairperson as chief executive officer. 5Schedule 2 amended (Directors) Schedule 2 to the Principal Act is amended as follows: (a) by omitting from clause 1(1) "5 years" and substituting "3 years"; (b) by omitting subclauses (2) and (3) from clause 1 and substituting the following subclauses: (2)A director who is also the chief executive officer holds the office of director while he or she is the chief executive officer. (3)A person is not eligible to be appointed as a director if the person has attained the age of 72 years. (4)If a director held office as director immediately before the commencement of the Forestry Amendment Act 2002 and his or her instrument of appointment provided for a term of office exceeding 3 years – (a) subclause (1) does not apply in respect of that term of office; and (b) the director is entitled to complete that term of office as if that subclause had not been amended by that Act. (c) by omitting paragraph (b) from clause 7(1) and substituting the following paragraph: (b) the director fails to disclose a material personal interest as required under the Government Business Enterprises Act 1995 ; or

[Second reading presentation speech made in:

House of Assembly on 30 OCTOBER 2002

Legislative Council on 13 NOVEMBER 2002]