Victorian Numbered Acts

SUSTAINABLE FORESTS (TIMBER) AMENDMENT ACT 2013 (NO. 42 OF 2013) - SECT 38

    (1)     For the heading to section 47 of the Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010 substitute —

" Requirements for publication of notice of proposed timber release plans ".

    (2)     For section 47(1) of the Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010 substitute —

    "(1)     If a provision of a land use activity agreement specifies that the publication of a notice under section 41 of the Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004 is a negotiation activity in the land use activity agreement, VicForests must reach agreement with the traditional owner group entity as to—

        (a)     the publication of the notice; and

        (b)     the conditions to which the agreement to publish the notice is subject, including the provision of community benefits, if any.".

    (3)     For section 47(3) of the Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010 substitute —

    "(3)     VicForests is not entitled to publish the notice until VicForests has complied with subsection (1) or VCAT or the Minister has determined under this Part that the notice should be published.".