Victorian Numbered Acts

SUSTAINABLE FORESTS (TIMBER) REPEAL ACT 2024 (NO. 24 OF 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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