Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00047:clause:3_3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00047
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 3 cl 3
Character Range: 124594–126216

3  Plantation forest requirements
 (1) The first plantation forest requirement is that:
 (a) there is plantation forest on the land; and
 (b) within 2 years, it will be older than the relevant default clearfell age.
 (2) The second plantation forest requirement is that:
 (a) there was plantation forest on the land within the previous 7 years that was harvested before 26 October 2021; or
 (b) there was plantation forest on the land within the previous 7 years that:
 (i) was harvested after 26 October 2021; and
 (ii) at the time of harvest was older than the relevant default clearfell age for that species and region less 2 years.
 (3) For this clause, the relevant default clearfell age is:
 (a) if the relevant species is listed for the region in whichever of Part 1 or Part 2 of Schedule 6 is appropriate in relation to the rotation under the current management regime—the clearfell age listed; and
 (b) otherwise—the clearfell age listed for that species and region in Part 3 of
Schedule 6.
 (4) For this clause, if the table in Part 3 of Schedule 6 lists both a "default clearfell age – short rotation" and "default clearfell age-long rotation" for a species, the applicable default clearfell age is:
 (a) if the rotation under the current management regime for the species is a short rotation within the meaning of clause 1 of Schedule 2—the "default clearfell age – short rotation" listed for that species; and
 (b) if the rotation under the current management regime for the species is a long rogation within the meaning of clause 1 of Schedule 2—the "default clearfell age – long rotation" for that species.