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FOREST PRODUCTS ACT 2000


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title
            
   2.      Commencement
            
   3.      Terms used
            
   4.      Term used: forest products

   PART 2 -- Forest Products Commission  

   5.      Forest Products Commission established
            
   6.      Commissioners
            
   7.      Constitution, proceedings etc.
            
   8.      Remuneration of commissioners

   PART 3 -- Functions of Commission  

   9.      Compliance with written laws
            
   10.     Functions of Commission
            
   11.     Duty to act in accordance with policy instruments
            
   12.     Principles on which Commission is to act
            
   13.     Delegation
            
   13A.    Validation of certain acquisitions of freehold land

   PART 4 -- Accountability

           Division 1 -- Ministerial directions and provision of information  

   14.     Minister may give directions
            
   15.     Minister to have access to information
            
   16.     Consultation
            
   17.     Minister to be kept informed
            
   18.     Notice of financial difficulty
            
   19.     Half-yearly reports

           Division 2 -- Strategic development plans and statements of corporate intent

              Subdivision 1 -- Strategic development plans  

   20.     Draft strategic development plan to be submitted to Minister
            
   21.     Period to which strategic development plan relates
            
   22.     Matters to be included in strategic development plan
            
   23.     Strategic development plan to be agreed if possible
            
   24.     Minister’s powers in relation to draft strategic development plan
            
   25.     Strategic development plan pending agreement
            
   26.     Minister’s agreement to draft strategic development plan
            
   27.     Modifications of strategic development plan
            
   28.     Concurrence of Treasurer

              Subdivision 2 -- Statement of corporate intent  

   29.     Draft statement of corporate intent to be submitted to Minister
            
   30.     Period to which statement of corporate intent relates
            
   31.     Matters to be included in statement of corporate intent
            
   32.     Statement of corporate intent to be agreed if possible
            
   33.     Minister’s powers in relation to draft statement of corporate intent
            
   34.     Statement of corporate intent pending agreement
            
   35.     Minister’s agreement to draft statement of corporate intent
            
   36.     Modifications of statement of corporate intent
            
   37.     Concurrence of Treasurer

   PART 5 -- Staff  

   38.     General Manager
            
   39.     Other staff
            
   40.     Use of other government staff etc.

   PART 6 -- Financial provisions  

   41.     Funds of Commission
            
   42.     Forest Products Account
            
   43.     Liability of Commission for duties, taxes, rates etc.
            
   44.     Dividends
            
   45.     Borrowing from Treasurer
            
   46.     Other borrowing
            
   47.     Guarantee by Treasurer
            
   48.     Effect of guarantee
            
   49.     Charges for guarantees
            
   50.     Application of Financial Management Act 2006 and Auditor General Act 2006

   PART 7 -- Timber sharefarming agreements  

   51.     Term used: owner
            
   52.     Entry into timber sharefarming agreements
            
   53.     Consent of owner and occupier required
            
   54.     Nature of rights created

   PART 8 -- Contracts for the management, harvesting or sale of forest products  

   55.     Terms used
            
   56.     Contracts generally
            
   57.     Harvesting contracts and related arrangements
            
   58.     Production contracts subject to relevant management plan
            
   58A.    Plantation product contracts
            
   59.     Components of contract price
            
   60.     Contractors’ access to forest products on leases or other tenements
            
   61.     Contracts subject to this Act and the CALM Act

   PART 9 -- Enforcement powers  

   62.     Terms used
            
   63.     Entry and seizure powers in relation to contracts
            
   64.     Entry to sawmills
            
   65.     Seizure powers in relation to offences

   PART 10 -- Miscellaneous  

   66.     Advisory committees
            
   67.     Protection from liability for wrongdoing
            
   68.     Execution of documents by Commission
            
   69.     Supplementary provision about laying documents before Parliament
            
   70.     Regulations
            
   71.     Review of Act
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Commissioners
           SCHEDULE 2 -- General Manager  


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