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SUSTAINABLE FORESTS (TIMBER) REPEAL ACT 2024
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
1. Purposes
2. Commencement
3. Definitions
PART 2--REPEAL OF SUSTAINABLE FORESTS (TIMBER) ACT 2004
Division 1--Repeal
4. Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004
Division 2--Abolition of VicForests and transfer of property, rights and liabilities to the Crown
5. Abolition of VicForests
6. Transfer of property, rights and liabilities of VicForests to the Crown
7. Transfer subject to encumbrances
8. Registrar of Titles to make recordings or amendments necessary for this Part
9. References to VicForests
Division 3--Property in timber resources vested in VicForests transferred to the Crown
10. Allocation order
11. Timber release plan
Division 4--Savings and transitional provisions
12. Minister may arrange audits
13. Enforceable undertakings
14. Production of documents
15. Regulations dealing with transitional matters
PART 3--AMENDMENT OF CONSERVATION, FORESTS AND LANDS ACT 1987
16. New Part 5A inserted
17. New section 125 inserted
18. Repeal of Part
PART 4--AMENDMENT OF FORESTS ACT 1958
19. Definitions
20. Licences and permits with respect to forests
21. New sections 57NA to 57NH inserted
22. New sections 75A to 75N inserted
23. Requirement to give name and address
24. Power to seize items
25. Offence to cut etc. timber in a State forest
26. Offence to hinder or obstruct authorised officer
27. Offence to threaten or abuse authorised officer
28. Regulations
29. New section 109 inserted
30. Repeal of Part
PART 5--CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
Division 1--Amendment of Climate Change Act 2017
31. Definitions
32. Division does not derogate from certain Acts
Division 2--Amendment of Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987
33. Definitions
34. Delegation of powers and functions
35. Compliance with Codes of Practice and comments
36. Requirements of specific Acts as to management to apply
37. Appointment of authorised officers
38. Hindering or obstructing forest operations
39. Schedule 1
Division 3--Amendment of Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978
40. Protected forest—Kurth Kiln Regional Park
Division 4--Amendment of Forests Act 1958
41. Definitions
42. Business of the Secretary
43. Secretary and Parks Victoria to manage reserve land
44. Special powers of Secretary and Parks Victoria
45. Reserved forests
46. Licences and permits with respect to forests
47. No application to timber resources
48. Proclamation of protected forests
49. Protected trees in protected forests
50. Absolute prohibition of use of fire when acute fire danger exists
51. Placing inflammable material for the purpose of causing fire etc.
52. Duty to prevent spread of fire etc.
53. Definitions
54. Prohibition of cutting etc. timber etc. on certain roads without authority of the Secretary
55. Power to direct route for removal etc. of forest produce
56. Payment of dues and charges
57. Presumption as to ownership of forest produce
58. Search warrant for secreted forest produce
59. Offences
60. Offence to cut etc. timber in a State forest
61. Regulations
Division 5--Amendment of Owner Drivers and Forestry Contractors Act 2005
62. Membership
Division 6--Amendment of Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010
63. Definitions
64. Definition of land use activity
65. Definition of decision maker
66. Requirements for publication of notice of proposed timber release plans
67. Obligations of decision maker to ascertain compliance
68. Definitions
Division 7--Repeal of Part
69. Repeal of Part
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