Export Control (Hardwood Wood Chips) Regulations (Amendment) 1995 No. 388
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1995 No. 388
Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Resources
Export Control Act 1982
Export Control (Hardwood Woad Chips) Regulations (Amendment)
The Export Control Act 1992 (the Act) provides for the control over the export of certain prescribed goods. The Export Control (Hardwood Wood Chips) Regulations provide necessary support to the Act.
The definition of the "Tasmania Region", in the Schedule to the Export Control (Hardwood Wood Chips) Regulations, presently provides for the sourcing of wood chips for export from certain areas in Tasmania. The amendments prohibit the sourcing of wood chips for export from areas in that State already reserved from timber harvesting.
Details of the Regulations are set out below:
Regulation 1 provides for the Export Control (Hardwood Wood Chips) Regulations to be amended by the Export Control (Hardwood Wood Chips) Regulations (Amendment).
Regulation 2 replaces in the definition of "Tasmania Region" in the Schedule to the Export Control (Hardwood wood Chips) Regulations the words "are not" in the second line with the word "are".
The Regulations commence upon gazettal.