agreements - (1)
- A person may undertake forestry operations in an RFA region in
a State or Territory without approval under Part 9 for the purposes of a
provision of Part 3 if there is not a regional forest agreement in force for
any of the region.
- Note 1: This section does not apply to some forestry operations. See
section 42.
Note 2: The process of making a regional forest agreement is subject to
assessment under the Environment Protection (Impact of Proposals) Act 1974 ,
as continued by the Environmental Reform (Consequential Provisions) Act 1999
.
- (2)
- In this Act:
"forestry operations" has the same meaning as in the Regional Forest
Agreements Act 1999 .
- (3)
- Subsection (1) does not operate in relation to an RFA region that is the
subject of a declaration in force under this section.
- (4)
- The Minister may declare in writing that subsection (1) does not apply to
an RFA region.
- (5)
- A declaration is a disallowable instrument for the purposes of section 46A
of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .
- (6)
- The Minister must not make a declaration that has the effect of giving
preference (within the meaning of section 99 of the Constitution) to one State
or part of a State over another State or part of a State, in relation to the
taking of the action:
- (a)
- by a person for the purposes of trade or commerce between Australia and
another country or between 2 States; or
- (b)
- by a constitutional corporation.
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