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Sustainable Forests (Timber) (Amendment) Act 2006

Act No. 21/2006

table of provisions

Section  Page

1.Purpose

2.Commencement

3.Amendment of commencement section

4.Amendment of definitions

5.Repeal of provisions dealing with transferred licences (west)

6.Repeal of redundant Act and redundant provision

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EndnoteS

Sustainable Forests (Timber) (Amendment) Act 2006

[Assented to 9 May 2006]

The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:

1.Purpose

The main purpose of this Act is to amend the Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004 to provide that transfer of certain licences to management by VicForests does not occur.

2.Commencement

This Act comes into operation on the day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3.Amendment of commencement section

In section 2 of the Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004—

(a)sub-section (3) is repealed; and

(b)in sub-section (5), omit ", (3)".

4.Amendment of definitions

In section 3 of the Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004—

(a)in the definition of "managed licence"—

(i)for "agreement," substitute "agreement or";

(ii)omit "or transferred licence (west)";

(b)the definition of "transferred licence (west)" is repealed.

5.Repeal of provisions dealing with transferred licences (west)

(1)Division 2 of Part 4 of the Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004 is repealed.

(2)Section 35(3) of the Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004 is repealed.

(3)Section 95(2) of the Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004 is repealed.

(4)Schedule 2 to the Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004 is repealed.

6.Repeal of redundant Act and redundant provision

(1)The Forests (Dunstan Agreement) Act 1987 is repealed.

(2)Section 38 of the National Parks (Otways and Other Amendments) Act 2005 is repealed.

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EndnoteS

Minister's second reading speech—

Legislative Assembly: 1 March 2006

Legislative Council: 6 April 2006

The long title for the Bill for this Act was "to amend the Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004 to provide that transfer of certain licences to management by VicForests does not occur, to consequentially amend the National Parks (Otways and Other Amendments) Act 2005 and for other purposes."