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FORESTRY (UNLOCKING PRODUCTION FORESTS) BILL 2017 BILL 6 OF 2017

                                        FACT SHEET

                     Forestry (Unlocking Production Forests) Bill 2017

The Forestry (Unlocking Production Forests) Bill 2017 amends the Forestry (Rebuilding the Forest
Industry) Act 2014, Crown Lands Act 1976, Forest Management Act 2014, Nature Conservation Act
2002 and the Forest Practices Regulations 2007 and implements a new management framework
for the area of land currently identified as future potential production forest land.
The Bill:
       converts 356 000 hectares of future potential production forest land, located outside of
        the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, to Production Forest Land;
       permits native forest harvesting on Production Forest Land from 1 July 2018;
       makes the Minister for Resources responsible for approval of forest harvesting on
        Production Forest Land, that is Crown land;
       allows the Minister to make Production Forest Land available, to the private sector, for
        forest harvesting, for periods of up to 10 years;
       allows for access to special species timber, by partial harvesting, from October 2017,
        consistent with existing statutory provisions;
       permits Forestry Tasmania to complete operations in transition coupes specified in the
        Forestry (Rebuilding the Forest Industry) Act 2014 but otherwise prohibits Forestry
        Tasmania from harvesting Production Forest Land; and
       permits Forestry Tasmania to meet its statutory obligations to make available to industry
        a minimum of 137 000 cubic metres of high quality sawlogs, with logs sourced from
        within, and outside of, the permanent timber production zone land.
 
 

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