New South Wales Consolidated Acts

LOCAL LAND SERVICES ACT 2013 - SECT 60ZQ

60ZQ Definitions: Part 5B

(1) In this Part--

"forestry operations" means--

(a) logging operations--namely the cutting and removal of timber from land for the purpose of timber production, or

(b) the harvesting of forest products--namely the harvesting of the products of trees and other vegetation (other than timber) that are of economic value, or

(c) ongoing forest management operations--namely activities relating to the management of land for timber production such as thinning, burning and other silvicultural activities, or

(d) ancillary activities to enable or assist in the above operations such as the provision of roads, snig tracks, waterway crossings and temporary timber storage facilities.

"principles of ecologically sustainable forest management" means the following--

(a) maintaining forest values for future and present generations, including--

(i) forest biological diversity, and

(ii) the productive capacity and sustainability of forest ecosystems, and

(iii) the health and vitality of native forest ecosystems, and

(iv) soil and water quality, and

(v) the contribution of native forests to global geochemical cycles, and

(vi) the long term social and economic benefits of native forests, and

(vii) natural heritage values,

(b) ensuring public participation, provision of information, accountability and transparency in relation to the carrying out of forestry operations,

(c) providing incentives for voluntary compliance, capacity building and adoption of best-practice standards,

(d) applying best-available knowledge and adaptive management processes to deliver best-practice forest management,

(e) applying the precautionary principle (as referred to in section 6 (2) (a) of the Protection of the Environment Administration Act 1991 ) in preventing environmental harm.

"private native forestry code of practice" , in relation to forestry operations, means a code made under Division 2 in relation to those operations and in force.

"private native forestry plan" means a private native forestry plan approved (or taken to be approved) under this Part and in force.

Note--: See clause 27 of Schedule 6 for provisions that deem continuing property vegetation plans under the former Native Vegetation Act 2003 , and continuing private native forestry plans approved under former Part 5C of the Forestry Act 2012 , to be private native forestry plans approved under this Part.

(2) Words and expressions used in this Part have (subject to this Part) the same meanings as in Part 5A.