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Sustainable Forests (Timber) (Amendment) Bill
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Clause Notes
Clause 1 sets out the purpose of the Bill which is to amend the
Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004 so that timber
harvesting licences in the west of the State do not transfer to
VicForests for management.
Clause 2 provides for the commencement of the Bill on the day after the
Bill receives Royal Assent.
Clause 3 repeals section 2(3) of the Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act
2004 which provides for the commencement of those provisions
of the Act providing for the transfer of timber harvesting licences
in the west of the State to VicForests. With the repeal of these
provisions under clause 5 of the Bill, this commencement
provision no longer serves a purpose. This clause also
consequentially amends section 2(5) of the Sustainable Forests
(Timber) Act 2004 to remove the reference to section 2(3).
Clause 4 amends the definition of "managed licence" to omit the reference
to timber harvesting licences in the west of the State. This clause
also repeals the definition of "transferred licence (west)" which is
redundant.
Clause 5 repeals the substantive provisions of the Sustainable Forests
(Timber) Act 2004 that provide for the transfer of timber
harvesting licences in the west of the State to VicForests,
including Division 2 of Part 4, section 35(3), section 95(2)
and Schedule 2. With the repeal of these provisions, timber
harvesting licences in the west of the State will continue to be
managed by the Secretary of the Department of Sustainability
and Environment until their expiry.
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Clause 6 repeals the Forests (Dunstan Agreement) Act 1987, which is
redundant. This clause also repeals section 38 of the National
Parks (Otways and Other Amendments) Act 2005.
That section provides for the removal of five timber harvesting
licences from Schedule 2 to the Sustainable Forests (Timber)
Act 2004 by 31 December 2008. With the repeal of Schedule 2
to the Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004 by clause 5 of the
Bill, that section is now redundant.
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