Land Use Planning and Approvals Amendment (Private Timber Reserves) Act 1998 (TAS)

Land Use Planning and Approvals Amendment (Private Timber Reserves) Act 1998

An Act to amend the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993

[Royal Assent 18 December 1998]

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 Land Use Planning and Approvals Amendment (Private Timber Reserves) Act 1998 . 2CommencementThis Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. 3Principal ActIn this Act, the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 is referred to as the Principal Act. 4Section 20 amended (What can a planning scheme provide for?) Section 20 of the Principal Act is amended as follows: (a) by omitting from subsection (7)(a) "the management of" and substituting "forestry operations conducted on"; (b) by inserting the following subsection after subsection (7) : (7A)  In subsection (7)(a) , "forestry operations" includes the processes and works connected with – (a) the establishment of forests; and (b) the growing of timber; and (c) the harvesting of timber; and (d) land clearing, land preparation, burning off, road construction and associated quarry works conducted in relation to an activity specified in paragraph (a) , (b) or (c) .

[Second reading presentation speech made in:

House of Assembly on 2 DECEMBER 1998

Legislative Council on 3 DECEMBER 1998]