(1) A person must not hinder or obstruct—
(a) another person in the lawful carrying out of forest operations; or
(b) the lawful carrying out of forest operations.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) In this section "forest operations" means—
(a) the taking of forest produce from Crown land; or
S. 95A(2)(b) amended by Nos 48/2004 s. 130(1)(a), 24/2024 s. 38(1)(a).
(b) activities taking place on Crown land and associated with that taking.
S. 95A(2)(c)(d) inserted by No. 48/2004 s. 130(1)(b), repealed by No. 24/2024 s. 38(1)(b).
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S. 95A(3) inserted by No. 61/1993 s. 36(h), substituted by No. 48/2004 s. 130(2).
(3) In this section—
"Crown land" includes freehold land, managed land and vested land within the meaning of the Victorian Plantations Corporation Act 1993 ;
S. 95A(3) def. of forest produce amended by No. 24/2024 s. 38(2)(a).
"forest produce" has the same meaning as it has in the Forests Act 1958 .
S. 95A(3) def. of State forest repealed by No. 24/2024 s. 38(2)(b).
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S. 95A(3) def. of timber resources repealed by No. 24/2024 s. 38(2)(c).
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