New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

FORESTRY REGULATION 2012

- Made under the Forestry Act 2012
- As at 13 August 2021
- Reg 681 of 2012

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Regulation
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions

   PART 2 - CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OF FORESTRY AREAS

           Division 1 - Control of forestry areas generally

   4.      Persons to leave forestry area when requested by authorised officer
   5.      Removal of persons from forestry area
   6.      Control of persons, vehicles and machines in forestry area
   7.      Reservation of forestry area for separate or exclusive use
   8.      Dangerous activities and damaging forests and reserves

           Division 2 - Fire

   9.      Definitions
   10.     Lighting fire prohibited in forestry area
   11.     Authorised circumstances in which fire may be lit
   12.     Extinguishing fire in forestry area
   13.     Leaving lighted tobacco product or match in forestry area
   14.     Use of machine in forestry area
   15.     Storage of liquid fuel in forestry area
   16.     Refuelling machine near flammable matter
   17.     Stopping dangerous operations in forestry area
   18.     Fire prevention measures in forestry area
   19.     Stopping certain activities in forestry area
   20.     Duties of holder of licences etc in forestry area

           Division 3 - Camping

   21.     Camping in forestry area
   22.     Charges for camping in forestry area

   PART 3 - LICENCES, FOREST PERMITS AND FOREST LEASES

           Division 1 - Applications and machinery matters

   23.     Definition
   24.     Application for licence
   25.     Application for forest permit or forest lease
   26.     Requirement for additional information
   27.     Refusal to issue or grant licence, forest permit or forest lease
   28.     Form of licence, forest permit or forest lease
   28A.    Additional fees for forest permits issued by Corporation
   29.     Variation of licence, forest permit or forest lease
   30.     Transfer of licence, forest permit or forest lease
   31.     Refusal of consent to transfer of licence, forest permit or forest lease
   32.     Recording of consent to transfer
   33.     Application to obtain duplicate licence, forest permit or forest lease

           Division 2 - Contractor licences

   34.     Contractor licence required to harvest timber
   35.     Corporation may issue contractor licences
   36.     Suspension and cancellation of contractor licences

           Division 3 - Special provisions relating to clearing licences

   37.     Fee to meet costs of supervising clearing operations
   38.     Licence holder may conduct further clearing operations

   PART 4 - BRANDING OF TIMBER

   39.     Timber to be branded
   40.     Offence to misrepresent brands
   41.     Misuse of Corporation's brands
   42.     Unlawfully making, using or possessing branding instruments
   43.     Defacing brands

   PART 5 - MISCELLANEOUS OFFENCES

   44.     Payment of resource acquisition fee or purchase price
   45.     Removing certain timber without Corporation's permission
   46.     Failure to comply with directions of authorised officer
   47.     Approaching or interfering with certain operations
   48.     Failure to provide information
   49.     Failure to provide forestry statistics
   50.     Contravening conditions or limitations of authorities

   PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

   51.     Information or other matter to be included in management plans for State forests
   52.     State forests, special management zones and flora reserves to be named and numbered
   53.     Public access to plans
   54.     Delegation of certain functions of Corporation
   55.     Delegation of certain functions of Minister
   55A.    Publication and contravention of notices
   56.     Penalty notice offences
   57.     Period for dedicating land after objection to purchase
   58.     Prescribed form for releasing land from profit à prendre
   59.     Savings
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2