Forestry Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2007 (NSW)

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New South Wales

Forestry Amendment (Fees)

Regulation 2007

under the

Forestry Act 1916

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

IAN MACDONALD, M.L.C., Minister for Primary Industries

Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to amend the Forestry Regulation 2004 so as to increase certain fees payable under the Forestry Act 1916. The fee increases are generally in line with movements in the Consumer Price Index and Average Weekly Earnings since the last increases on 1 January 2005, with a rounding factor applied.
Where on-site inspections are required, the fees in respect of applications for occupation permits, forest leases and variations of forest lease conditions are being increased (from $257, $257 and $194, respectively, to $400) to reflect the cost of carrying out the relevant inspections.
The current fee structure for contractors’ licences and operators’ licences reflects the payment of fees for periods of 3, 6, 9 or 12 months or 3 or 5 years. The short-term periods of 3, 6 and 9 months are removed from the fee structure by this Regulation.

This Regulation is made under the Forestry Act 1916, including section 41 (the general regulation-making power) and, in particular, section 41 (1) (b), (f) and (n).

Published in Gazette No 185 of 21 December 2007, page 9852	Page 1
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Clause 1	Forestry Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2007

Forestry Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2007

under the

Forestry Act 1916

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Forestry Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2007.

2      Commencement

This Regulation commences on 1 January 2008.

3 Amendment of Forestry Regulation 2004

The Forestry Regulation 2004 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

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Amendment	Schedule 1
Schedule 1	Amendment

(Clause 3)

Schedule 1

Omit the Schedule. Insert instead:

Schedule 1 Fees

(Clause 3)

Column 1	Column 2
Description	Fee
Application for a sawmill licence	$175
Application for an occupation permit where, in the opinion of	$120
the appropriate Regional Manager, no on-site inspection is required
Application for an occupation permit where an on-site	$400
inspection is, in the opinion of the appropriate Regional Manager, required
Application for a forest lease where, in the opinion of the	$120
appropriate Regional Manager, no on-site inspection is required
Application for a forest lease where an on-site inspection is,	$400
in the opinion of the appropriate Regional Manager, required
Timber licence	$110 for a licence the duration of which is not more than 3
months
$160 for a licence the duration of which is more than 3 months but not more than 6 months
$200 for a licence the duration of which is more than 6 months but not more than 9 months

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Schedule 1 Amendment

Column 1	Column 2
Description	Fee
$230 for a licence the duration of which is more than 9 months but not more than 12 months
For a licence the duration of which is more than 12 months—$230 for each year, or part of a year, of the duration of the licence
Products licence	$100 for a licence the duration of which is not more than 3
months
$130 for a licence the duration of which is more than 3 months but not more than 6 months
$150 for a licence the duration of which is more than 6 months but not more than 9 months
$175 for a licence the duration of which is more than 9 months but not more than 12 months
For a licence the duration of which is more than 12 months—$175 for each year, or part of a year, of the duration of the licence
Forest materials licence	$100 for a licence the duration of which is not more than 3
months

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Amendment Schedule 1

Column 1	Column 2
Description	Fee
$130 for a licence the duration of which is more than 3 months but not more than 6 months
$150 for a licence the duration of which is more than 6 months but not more than 9 months
$175 for a licence the duration of which is more than 9 months but not more than 12 months
For a licence the duration of which is more than 12 months—$175 for each year, or part of a year, of the duration of the licence
Sawmill licence or any renewal of a sawmill licence	$220 for each year ending 31 December, or any part of a year, of the duration of the licence
Grazing permit	$10 per month, or part of a month, of the duration of the permit
Transfer of forest lease or occupation permit	$150
Transfer of sawmill licence, timber licence, products licence	$150
or forest materials licence
Contractor’s licence (where the contractor is a corporation)	$25 for a licence the duration of which is not more than 12
months

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Schedule 1 Amendment

Column 1	Column 2
Description	Fee
$50 for a licence the duration of which is more than 12 months but not more than 3
years
$60 for a licence the duration of which is more than 3 years but not more than 5 years
Contractor’s licence (where the contractor is not a	$75 for a licence the
corporation)	duration of which is not more than 12 months
$150 for a licence the duration of which is more than 12 months but not more than 3
years
$200 for a licence the duration of which is more than 3 years but not more than 5 years
Operator’s licence	$75 for a licence the duration of which is not more than 12
months
$150 for a licence the duration of which is more than 12 months but not more than 3
years
$200 for a licence the duration of which is more than 3 years but not more than 5 years
Permission under section 29 (1) (b) of the Act to work a	$110 for each year
sawmill	ending 31 December, or any part of a year, of the duration of the licence

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Amendment Schedule 1

Column 1	Column 2
Description	Fee
Application to vary a condition of a forest lease where, in the	$75
opinion of the appropriate Regional Manager, no on-site inspection is required
Application to vary a condition of a forest lease where, in the	$400
opinion of the appropriate Regional Manager, an on-site inspection is required

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