S. 3(1) def. of hardwood sawlog inserted by No. 82/1990 s. 3(b), amended by No. 76/1998 s. 10(1)(a)(iv), repealed by No. 48/2004 s. 109(a). * * * * * S. 3(1) def. of hardwood sawlog supply level inserted by No. 82/1990 s. 3(b), repealed by No. 48/2004 s. 109(a). * * * * * s. 3 S. 3(1) def. of incident management operating procedures inserted by No. 73/2010 s. 48. incident management operating procedures has the same meaning as in the Fire Services Commissioner Act 2010; inflammable material includes any sawdust offcuts bark stubble scrub or timber liable to be consumed by fire; S. 3(1) def. of joint management plan inserted by No. 62/2010 s. 115(1). joint management plan has the same meaning as in the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987;
S. 3(1) defs of lease licence permit or authority amended by Nos 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.7), 76/1998 s. 10(1)(a)(iv). lease licence permit or authority means any lease licence permit or authority respectively granted under any Act by the Governor in Council or any Minister or under this Act by the Governor in Council or the Secretary or any person authorized by the Governor in Council or the Secretary in that behalf; S. 3(1) def. of liquid fuel, gaseous fuel or chemical solid fuel inserted by No. 82/2009 s. 33. liquid fuel, gaseous fuel or chemical solid fuel includes any manufactured fuel which can be ignited; s. 3 S. 3(1) defs of Minister and Minister of Lands repealed by No. 10087 s. 3(1)(Sch. 1 item 73(b)). * * * * * S. 3(1) def. of national park amended by No. 6976 s. 2(1)(d), substituted by No. 7065 s. 2(Sch.), amended by No. 8210 s. 13, substituted by No. 8702 s. 55(4). national park means land that is or is part of a park within the meaning of the National Parks Act 1975; prescribed means prescribed by this Act or any regulation thereunder; S. 3(1) def. of prohibited period amended by Nos 6976 s. 2(1)(e), 8587 s. 2(1)(b). prohibited period means— (a) with respect to any State forest protected public land or national whole year; park—
Heading preceding s. 4 substituted by No. 10087 s. 3(1)(Sch. 1 item 75). Department of Conservation, Forests and Lands S. 4 amended by No. 10087 s. 3(1)(Sch. 1 item 76(a)–(c)), repealed by No. 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.9), new s. 4 inserted by No. 48/2004 s. 98. 4 produce is property of the Crown (1) All forest produce in State forest is the property of the Crown. (2) Property in forest produce only passes from the Crown to another person in accordance with this Act. S. 4(3) inserted by No. 54/2010 s. 79. (3) A right of any person (other than the Crown) to property in forest produce does not include a carbon sequestration right within the meaning of the Climate Change Act 2010. No. 6073 s. 5. 5 Business of the Secretary S. 5(1) amended by Nos 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.10), 76/1998 s. 10(1)(b). s. 4 (1) The Secretary shall subject to this Act have the exclusive control and management of— (a) all matters of forest policy; S. 5(1)(b) amended by No. 48/2004 s. 99(1). (b) subject to Part 4 of the Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004, the granting issuing and enforcing of all leases licences permits or authorities under this Act or any corresponding previous enactment; S. 5(1)(c) amended by No. 48/2004 s. 99(2). (c) subject to Part 4 of the Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004, the collection and recovery of all rents fees royalties charges and revenue under this Act whether in respect of leases licences permits or
S. 21(1) amended by Nos 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.23), 76/1998 s. 10(1)(e)(i). s. 21 (1) Subject to this Act the Secretary may— (a) permit the taking or converting of any timber or other forest produce in any State forest at not less than such minimum rates or amounts as are prescribed by or under this Act; (b) take and sell any timber or forest produce in any State forest; (c) convert any such timber into logs sawn timber or merchantable articles and sell the same; (d) convert any such forest produce into merchantable articles and sell the same; S. 21(1)(e) amended by No. 48/2004 s. 101(1). (e) construct and maintain roads tracks and tramways and other works for the transport of timber, including timber resources within the meaning of the Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004, forest produce and merchantable articles and purchase tramways and other works for such purposes and operate tramways or works so constructed or purchased and purchase rent or charter and use vehicles and vessels with the necessary motive power; S. 21(1)(e) Proviso repealed by No. 9765 s. 10. * * * * * S. 21(1)(ea) inserted by No. 8035 s. 3, amended by Nos 8587 s. 3(a), 9416 s. 2(1), 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.23), 76/1998 s. 10(1)(e)(i). (ea) close by the erection of barriers either temporarily or, with the approval of the Governor in Council, permanently the whole or any part of a road track tramway or other work constructed or maintained by the Secretary or under the control of the Secretary;
S. 27A(1) amended by Nos 9019 s. 2(1)(Sch. item 76), 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.32), substituted by No. 76/1998 s. 10(2), amended by No. 108/2004 s. 117(1) (Sch. 3 item 83). (1) The Secretary or any committee of management or other authority created by this Act may employ persons or classes of persons who are not employed under Part 3 of the Public Administration Act 2004. S. 27A(2) repealed by No. 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.33). * * * * * New s. 28 inserted by No. 82/2009 s. 34. 28 Power to enter into management agreements with Management Boards (1) The Secretary may enter into a management agreement with a Traditional Owner Land Management Board for or relating to— (a) the management of any land that is reserved forest and that is appointed land of that Board; or (b) for the carrying out of specified functions, powers or duties in relation to the management of any land that is reserved forest and that is appointed land of that Board. (2) In entering into a management agreement under subsection (1), the Secretary must have regard to any agreement entered into under Division 5 of Part 8A of the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987 in relation to the land. S. 28(3) repealed by No. 62/2010 s. 116. * * * * *
Naming &c., Victorian timber &c. No. 6073 s. 40. 40 Power to make regulations as to classification grading and naming of Victorian timbers etc. s. 40 (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations for or with respect to the classification grading and naming for the purposes of this Act of any timbers obtained from trees grown in Victoria whether indigenous or not (hereinafter called Victorian timber) and of any other forest produce. S. 40(2) amended by No. 10235 s. 3(b). (2) On any sale or in any contract for the sale of Victorian timber of any kind or of any forest produce of any kind every person who on or after a date to be proclaimed for the purpose by the Governor in Council by proclamation published in the Government Gazette knowingly describes any such kind of timber or forest produce— (a) by any other name than the name prescribed as the true name of such kind of timber or forest produce by the regulations; or (b) as being of any other class or grade of such kind of timber or forest produce than the class or grade prescribed by the regulations for timber or forest produce of that kind of the same average quality— shall be liable to a penalty of not more than 5 penalty units. State forests No. 6073 s. 41. S. 41 amended by No. 6976 s. 7(1)(a). 41 State forest reserves not to be dealt with under Land Act 1958 Notwithstanding anything contained in the Land Act 1958 it shall not be lawful for the Governor in Council by virtue of the said Act at any time to increase or diminish the area of any reserved forest or to grant a right to occupy as a residence
(ii) use of such land or any part thereof or any improvement thereon; S. 50(5)(e)(iii) amended by Nos 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.47), 76/1998 s. 10(1)(i)(i). (iii) the construction and maintenance on such land by the Secretary or the committee of management of roads or streets drainage works sewerage works water supply works and electricity supply works; S. 50(5)(e)(iv) amended by Nos 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.47), 76/1998 s. 10(1)(i)(i). s. 50 (iv) the supply of water and electricity and any other service whatever (whether of a similar or different kind) provided by the Secretary or the committee of management on such land or in connexion with the use of such land or any building or improvement thereon; and (v) the examination and approval of plans for any new building or any extension or alteration to any building to be erected or made under any lease licence or permit granted under section or section fifty-two of this Act— but so that no toll fee rent or charge imposed by any regulation made under subparagraphs (i), (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph shall be payable by any person who holds a lease licence or permit in respect of any such land which was granted under subparagraphs (ii), (iii) or (iv) of paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section fifty-two of this Act; S. 50(5)(f) amended by Nos 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.47), 76/1998 s. 10(1)(i)(i). (f) the expenditure of any moneys received by the Secretary or the committee of management in respect of any such land.
S. 50(10)(b) substituted by No. 93/1997 s. 28(Sch. item 14), amended by No. 53/1999 s. 26(Sch. item 12(a)). (b) in respect of any particular committee of management, direct that the accounts of the committee of management be audited by the Auditor-General and, if so— S. 50(10)(b)(i) amended by No. 53/1999 s. 26(Sch. item 12(b)). (i) the Auditor-General and any person assisting the Auditor-General has in respect of the audit all the powers conferred on the Auditor-General by any law relating to the audit of the Public Account; and (ii) the committee of management must pay to the Consolidated Fund an amount determined by the Auditor-General to defray the costs and expenses of the audit. S. 50(11) inserted by No. 48/2004 s. 104(4). (11) A registered company auditor appointed under subsection (10)(a) is entitled to be paid by the committee of management such remuneration as the Governor in Council determines. S. 50AA inserted by No. 62/2010 s. 117. 50AA Revocation and further setting aside and declaration of land s.50AA (1) If a land agreement provides that land that is the subject of the agreement is to be set aside and declared for the purpose specified in the agreement, the Minister may recommend to the Governor in Council that any determination under section 50 in respect of the land be revoked and that the land be set aside and declared for the purposes set out in the recommendation. (2) On receiving a recommendation of the Minister under subsection (1), the Governor in Council may, by Order in Council, revoke any determination under section 50 in respect of the
land and set aside and declare the land for the purposes set out in the Order in Council. (3) The Minister must take all reasonable steps to make a recommendation under subsection (1), to give effect to the land agreement. (4) This section has effect despite anything to the contrary in any other provision of this Act. (5) In this section land agreement has the same meaning as in the Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010. S. 50A inserted by No. 9417 s. 6. 50A Secretary may accept gift of certain lands subject to conditions s. 50A S. 50A(1) amended by Nos 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.50), 76/1998 s. 10(1)(j). (1) Where it appears to the Secretary that any land offered as a gift or devise under this section would be suitable for setting aside under section 50 if the land were reserved forest the Secretary may accept a gift or devise of the land subject to a condition entitling the donor or testator or a nominee of the donor or testator to occupy the land during the lifetime of the donor or nominee or for any other specified period where in the opinion of the Secretary it is expedient to do so for or in connexion with giving effect to the objects of this Act. S. 50A(2) amended by Nos 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.50), 76/1998 s. 10(1)(j). (2) Where the Secretary accepts land under subsection (1) the Governor in Council may set aside and declare the land to be a park or reserve under section 50(1) in all respects as if the land were reserved forest and may by the like Order revoke or vary any Order so made. (3) Upon a declaration being made under subsection (2) the provisions of section 50, subsections (3), (4) and (5) shall extend and apply to the land declared but any regulations made under that section shall be subject to and have regard to the
S. 52(1C) inserted by No. 40/2009 s. 20, amended by No. 80/2009 s. 105(4). (1C) A licence or permit granted under this section to enter land set aside in section 50(1), may be for any one or more of the following purposes that is specified in the licence or permit— (a) to provide accommodation; (b) to store goods and liquid fuels; (c) to sell goods and liquid fuels; (d) to erect ski lifts; (e) to operate ski lifts; (f) to provide any other facility or service which the Secretary considers appropriate. S. 52(1D) inserted by No. 40/2009 s. 20. (1D) A licence or permit to which subsection (1C) applies must not be for an area of more than 125 hectares unless the Minister has approved the granting of the licence or permit for a greater area. S. 52(2) amended by Nos 9416 s. 5, 10087 s. 3(1)(Sch. 1 item 86), 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.52), repealed by No. 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.54), new s. 52(2) inserted by No. 48/2004 s. 106, amended by No. 80/2009 s. 105(5). (2) The Minister must not grant a licence or permit under this section in respect of vested timber resources within the meaning of the Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004. s. 52 S. 52(3) amended by Nos 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.55), 76/1998 s. 10(1)(k)(i), 80/2009 s. 105(6). (3) No permit or licence granted under this Act shall be transferable except with the authority in writing of the Minister.
S. 63(2)(aa) inserted by No. 6976 s. 12(1)(b), amended by No. 8945 s. 2(b). (aa) at any time in or in relation to the lighting kindling maintaining or extinguishing of any fire in the open air fails to comply with any relevant regulations; s. 63 S. 63(2)(b) amended by No. 74/2000 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 52.5). (b) at any time does not observe all reasonable precautions to prevent the spread of and damage by any fire lit kindled or maintained by him or to his knowledge by his agent or employee; or S. 63(2)(c) amended by No. 74/2000 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 52.5). (c) at any time leaves any fire lit kindled or maintained by him or to his knowledge by his agent or employee or otherwise without previously taking all reasonable precautions to prevent it spreading or causing injury— shall be liable to a penalty of not more than 50 penalty units or to imprisonment for a term of not more than one year or to both such penalty and imprisonment. S. 63(3) amended by S.R. No. 258/1974 reg. 9, Nos 8587 s. 8, 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.64). (3) Where any authorised officer or any member of the police force directs the owner or occupier of or person residing on and having charge and control of any private land (including any Crown land leased with an inchoate right of purchase) within 3 kilometres of the boundary of any State forest protected public land or national park— (a) to extinguish any fire on such land; or S. 63(3)(b) amended by No. 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.65). (b) to take such steps as the authorised officer or member of the police force directs to extinguish such fire or prevent the same from spreading or causing injury— such owner occupier or person (whether or not he has been authorized or directed by an authorised officer to light kindle or maintain such fire and whether or not such fire was lit kindled or maintained in accordance with this Act or the
S. 66B inserted by No. 82/2009 s. 36. 66B Offences as to having clear areas around certain campfires or barbeques s. 66B (1) A person must not light, kindle or maintain a campfire or barbeque, that uses solid fuel and that is in the open air in a regulated fire area, unless the ground and airspace within a distance of 3 metres from the outer perimeter and uppermost point of the fire are clear of flammable material. 100 penalty units. S. 66B(2) amended by No. 29/2011 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 41). (2) A person must not light, kindle or maintain a campfire or barbeque, that uses liquid fuel, gaseous fuel or chemical solid fuel and that is in the open air in a regulated fire area, unless the ground and airspace within a distance of 1∙5 metres from the outer perimeter and uppermost point of the fire are clear of flammable material. 100 penalty units. S. 66C inserted by No. 82/2009 s. 36. 66C Offence as to campfires or barbeques above a certain size (1) A person must not light, kindle or maintain a campfire or barbeque, that uses solid fuel and that is in the open air in a regulated fire area, if— (a) the area of the campfire or barbeque is more than one square metre in any direction; or (b) a dimension of any piece of the solid fuel that is being used in the campfire or barbeque is more than one metre— unless the person is authorised to do so in writing by an authorised officer. 100 penalty units. (2) An authorised officer may give an authorisation in writing for the purpose of subsection (1).
No. 6073 s. 67. 67 Duty to prevent spread of fire etc. S. 67(1) amended by Nos 6976 s. 13, 8587 s. 8, 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.73). s. 67 (1) Every person who finds any fire burning in any State forest protected public land or national park or in any fire protected area during any period when there is danger of the spread of fire shall do everything that is reasonably within his power to prevent such fire from spreading and shall as soon as practicable report the existence of such fire to the nearest authorised officer or member of the police force. S. 67(2) amended by No. 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.73). (2) When any fire is unlawfully burning on any land in any fire protected area during the prohibited period the occupier of such land shall take all reasonable measures at his own expense to extinguish such fire and shall as soon as practicable report the existence of such fire to the nearest authorised officer or member of the police force. S. 67(3) amended by Nos 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.73), 48/2004 s. 115(1). (3) Every person who holds a lease licence permit or authority under this Act or is employed by any person holding any such lease licence permit or authority or is employed by the State of Victoria or who is a timber harvester shall furnish as soon as practicable to the nearest authorised officer or member of the police force any information he may possess regarding any outbreak of fire during the prohibited period in any fire protected area. S. 67(4) inserted by No. 48/2004 s. 115(2). (4) In subsection (3) timber harvester means a person— (a) who has entered into an agreement with VicForests under the Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004 for the harvesting and sale of timber resources or the harvesting or sale of timber resources within the meaning of that Act; or
(b) undertaking timber harvesting operations within the meaning of that Act. S. 68 substituted by No. 8945 s. 3. 68 Secretary may carry out clearing and preventive burning s. 68 Where a person fails to carry out any clearing or preventive burning as and within the period (if any) required by the regulations— (a) he shall be guilty of an offence against this Act; and S. 68(b) amended by Nos 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.74), 76/1998 s. 10(1)(q). (b) the Secretary may carry out any of the required clearing and preventive burning and recover from him in any court of competent jurisdiction the cost thereof. No. 6073 s. 69. S. 69 amended by Nos 6976 s. 14(b), 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.75), 76/1998 s. 10(1)(q), repealed by No. 48/2004 s. 116(1). * * * * * No. 6073 s. 70. 70 Provisions relating to offences against fire prevention provisions (1) None of the fire prevention provisions of this Act shall derogate from any other of the fire prevention provisions of this Act or from any penal provisions of any other Act or enactment relating to fires or the careless negligent or criminal use of fire. (2) Without affecting the generality of the provisions of this Act as to prosecutions for any offence, any prosecution for an offence against the fire
S. 78(4) amended by No. 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 items 24.86, 24.89). (4) Every authorised officer shall so far as is necessary for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act have all the like power and authority as is for the time being by law exercisable by persons appointed as authorised officers under the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987 for the purposes of the Land Act 1958 in respect of any Crown lands (other than reserved forests). S. 78(5) amended by No. 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.86), substituted by No. 84/2001 s. 5. (5) Every authorised officer may in the performance of his or her duties— (a) sell by auction any forest produce; and (b) for the purposes of section 53 of this Act submit licences or permits referred to in that section to public auction. No. 6073 s. 79. 79 Power to direct route for removal etc. of forest produce s. 79 S. 79(1) amended by Nos 6976 s. 15(b)(i), 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.90), 48/2004 s. 118(1). (1) Any authorised officer may give directions regarding the route road or track in or by which any forest produce or timber resources may be removed or taken through any part of a forest whether by land or water. S. 79(2) amended by Nos 6976 s. 15(b)(ii), 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.90), 48/2004 s. 118(1). (2) Any authorised officer or member of the police force may stop or detain any forest produce or timber resources within the boundaries of any forest or upon any Crown land or public highway.
S. 88(2) amended by No. 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.101). (2) On the conviction of any person for an offence against this section any authorised officer may when so authorized by the Minister take all such steps as are necessary to dispossess the offender from and recover possession of the land of which he has been in unauthorized occupation. S. 88(3) amended by No. 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.101). (3) Whether such person is or is not prosecuted under this section all or any buildings fences or improvements erected or made or occupied or used by him without lawful authority or permission may forthwith be taken possession of for the Crown or removed by any authorised officer. No. 6073 s. 89. 89 Unbranded wild cattle to belong to Crown s. 89 S. 89(1) amended by Nos 6976 s. 17(b), 9615 s. 8(a)(b), 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.102), 76/1998 s. 10(1)(u). (1) All unbranded wild cattle at any time depasturing on any reserved forest and having no reputed or apparent owner shall be and be deemed and taken to be the property of the Crown; and it shall be lawful for the Secretary to cause the same to be sold or disposed of in such a manner as the Governor in Council directs. S. 89(2) amended by Nos 6976 s. 17(b), 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.102), 76/1998 s. 10(1)(u). (2) The purchaser of any such cattle on obtaining the written authority of the Secretary for that purpose shall be at liberty, within such time and in such a manner as is mentioned in such authority with necessary and proper assistance to shoot or take possession of such cattle, and for that purpose may enter upon any reserved forest where the same may be depasturing. S. 90 repealed by No. 7835 s. 8. * * * * *
(except into fire-wood) and sawmill means machine sawmill factory or premises by which or in which any such timber is so fashioned or converted. S. 94A inserted by No. 7205 s. 4, amended by Nos 7332 s. 2(Sch. 1 item 23), 7340 s. 3, S.R. No. 258/1974 reg. 11(a)(b), Nos 8587 s. 9(1)–(7), 8892 s. 2(a)–(c), 9549 s. 2(1)(Sch. item 63), 9861 s. 3(1), repealed by No. 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.107). * * * * * S. 94B inserted by No. 9416 s. 7, repealed by No. 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.107). * * * * * No. 6073 s. 94. 95 Powers of entry by authorized officers etc. s. 95 S. 95(1) amended by Nos 6976 s. 20, 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.108), 76/1998 s. 10(1)(u). (1) The Secretary shall for the purposes of this Act and the regulations thereunder have power by itself or any of its officers or any person (authorized by the Secretary in writing either generally or in any particular case) together with such workmen vehicles and equipment as the Secretary or any such officer or person deems necessary to enter at any time into and upon any building or land for the purposes of—
place person or circumstance is determined or ascertainable before at or after the making of the regulation; S. 99A(1)(b) amended by Nos 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 items 24.119, 24.120), 76/1998 s. 10(1)(v)(i)(ii). (b) authorize the Secretary, an employee in the Department or an authorised officer by notice in writing given to a person— S. 99A(1)(b)(i) amended by Nos 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.121), 76/1998 s. 10(1)(v)(i) (iii). (i) to grant a full or partial exemption from any regulation subject to such reasonable conditions (if any) the Secretary, employee or authorised officer considers appropriate and to revoke any such exemption; (ii) to require that specified measures facilities equipment apparatus or other things be taken carried out or provided; S. 99A(1)(b)(iii) amended by Nos 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.121), 76/1998 s. 10(1)(v)(i) (iii). s. 99A (iii) to grant permits or authorities subject to such reasonable conditions (if any) the Secretary, employee or authorised officer considers appropriate and to revoke any such permit or authority; S. 99A(1)(c) amended by No. 9427 s. 6(1)(Sch. 5 item 68). (c) require that— S. 99A(1)(c)(i) amended by Nos 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 items 24.119, 24.120), 76/1998 s. 10(1)(v)(i)(ii). (i) any act matter or thing be done carried out or provided within a time or in a manner specified by or to the satisfaction of the Secretary, an employee in the Department or an authorised officer;
s. 1(2); s. 1 on 14.12.65 : All of Act in operation Extractive Industries Act 1966, No. 7499/1966 Assent Date: 20.12.66 Commencement Date: 15.5.68: Government Gazette 10.4.68 p. 1129 : All of Act in operation Instruments (Corporate Bodies Contracts) Act 1967, No. 7547/1967 Assent Date: 17.3.67 Commencement Date: 1.7.67: Government Gazette 21.6.67 p. 2027 : All of Act in operation Judges and Public Officers Salaries Act 1967, No. 7581/1967 Assent Date: 21.11.67 Commencement Date: 1.7.67: s. 1 : All of Act in operation Forests (Amendment) Act 1968, No. 7674/1968 Assent Date: 18.4.68 Commencement Date: 18.4.68 : All of Act in operation Forests (Amendment) Act 1968, No. 7740/1968 Assent Date: 2.12.68 Commencement Date: 23.1.69: Government Gazette 22.1.69 p. 125 : All of Act in operation Local Government Act 1969, No. 7835/1969 Assent Date: 20.5.69 Commencement Date: S. 9 on l.6.69; rest of Act on 21.5.69: Government Gazette 21.5.69 p. 1504 : All of Act in operation Justices (Amendment) Act 1969, No. 7876/1969 Assent Date: 25.11.69 Commencement Date: 1.4.70 (except ss 3, 5, 6, 7(k)(m)–(o)); ss 3, 5, 6, 7(k)(m)–(o) on 1.7.70: Government Gazette 25.2.70 p. 463 : All of Act in operation Public Officers Salaries and Allowances Act 1970, No. 7954/1970 Assent Date: 7.4.70 Commencement Date: 1.1.70: s. 2 : All of Act in operation Forests (Amendment) Act 1970, No. 8035/1970 Endnotes Assent Date: 8.12.70 Commencement Date: 8.12.70 : All of Act in operation Statutory Salaries Act 1970, No. 8082/1970 Assent Date: 22.12.70 Commencement Date: 22.12.70 : All of Act in operation
National Parks (Amendment) Act 1971, No. 8210/1971 Assent Date: 14.12.71 Commencement Date: 14.12.71 : All of Act in operation Crimes (Powers of Arrest) Act l972, No. 8247/1972 Assent Date: 6.4.72 Commencement Date: 1.7.72: Government Gazette 28.6.72 p. 2360 : All of Act in operation Forests (Amendment) Act 1974, No. 8587/1974 Assent Date: 30.10.74 Commencement Date: 20.11.74: Government Gazette 20.11.74 p. 4032 : All of Act in operation National Parks Act 1975, No. 8702/1975 Assent Date: 16.5.75 Commencement Date: 1.12.75: Government Gazette 26.11.75 p. 3888 : All of Act in operation Forests (Advances) Act 1976, No. 8892/1976 Assent Date: 16.11.76 Commencement Date: 16.11.76 : All of Act in operation Forests (Fire Prevention and Protection) (Amendment) Act 1976, No. 8945/1976 Assent Date: 14.12.76 Commencement Date: 14.12.76 : All of Act in operation Statute Law Revision Act 1977, No. 9019/1977 Assent Date: 17.5.77 Commencement Date: 17.5.77: subject to s. 2(2) : All of Act in operation National Parks (Amendment) Act 1978, No. 9114/1978 Assent Date: 16.5.78 Commencement Date: 16.5.78 : All of Act in operation (Reserves) Act 1978, No. 9212/1978 Assent Date: 19.12.78 Commencement Date: 1.3.79: Government Gazette 21.2.79 p. 441 : All of Act in operation National Parks Act 1978, No. 9247/1978 Endnotes Assent Date: 19.12.78 Commencement Date: S. 17 on 26.4.79: s. 1(3) : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Forests Act 1958 Forests (Reserved Land) Act 1979, No. 9280/1979 Assent Date: 10.7.79
Assent Date: 23.6.83 Commencement Date: S. 255(Sch. 12) on 1.7.83: s. 1(2)(c) : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Forests Act 1958 Mines (Amendment) Act 1983, No. 9936/1983 Assent Date: 5.7.83 Commencement Date: 30.10.83: Government Gazette 5.10.83 p. 3293 : All of Act in operation Alpine Resorts Act 1983, No. 9974/1983 Assent Date: 29.11.83 Commencement Date: Ss 1–43, 44(2) on 28.3.84: Government Gazette 28.3.84 p. 977; rest of Act on 17.4.85: Government Gazette 17.4.85 p. 1101 : All of Act in operation Education (Amendment) Act 1983, No. 9993/1983 (as amended by No. 10087/1984) Assent Date: 13.12.83 Commencement Date: S. 20 on 8.2.84: Government Gazette 8.2.84 p. 402 : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Forests Act 1958 National Parks (Amendment) Act 1984, No. 10073/1984 Assent Date: 15.5.84 Commencement Date: S. 15 on 15.5.84: s. 3(1) : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Forests Act 1958 Water (Central Management Restructuring) Act 1984, No. 10081/1984 Assent Date: 15.5.84 Commencement Date: 1.7.84: Government Gazette 20.6.84 p. 1937 : All of Act in operation Statute Law Revision Act 1984, No. 10087/1984 Assent Date: 22.5.84 Commencement Date: 22.5.84: subject to s. 3(2) : All of Act in operation National Parks (Further Amendment) Act 1984, No. 10166/1984 Endnotes Assent Date: 20.11.84 Commencement Date: S. 22 on 18.12.84: s. 2(1) : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Forests Act 1958 Forests and Country Fire Authority (Penalties) Act 1985, No. 10235/1985 Assent Date: 10.12.85 Commencement Date: 10.12.85 : All of Act in operation
Assent Date: 16.12.97 Commencement Date: S. 28(Sch. item 14) on 1.7.98: s. 2(2) : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Forests Act 1958 Victorian Plantations Corporation (Amendment) Act 1998, No. 35/1998 Assent Date: 19.5.98 Commencement Date: S. 15 on 26.6.98: Government Gazette 25.6.98 p. 1561 : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Forests Act 1958 Public Sector Reform (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998, No. 46/1998 Assent Date: 26.5.98 Commencement Date: S. 7(Sch. 1) on 1.7.98: s. 2(2) : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Forests Act 1958 Conservation, Forests and Lands (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998, No. 76/1998 Assent Date: 10.11.98 Commencement Date: S. 10 on 15.12.98: s. 2(5) : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Forests Act 1958 Transfer of Land (Single Register) Act 1998, No. 85/1998 (as amended by No. 76/1998) Assent Date: 17.11.98 Commencement Date: S. 24(Sch. item 25) on 1.1.99: s. 2(3) : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Forests Act 1958 Audit (Amendment) Act 1999, No. 53/1999 Assent Date: 14.12.99 Commencement Date: S. 26(Sch. item 12) on 1.1.00: Government Gazette 23.12.99 p. 2764 : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Forests Act 1958 Water Industry (Amendment) Act 2000, No. 66/2000 Assent Date: 8.11.00 Commencement Date: S. 55 on 15.4.99: s. 2(2) : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Forests Act 1958 Electricity Industry Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2000, No. 69/2000 Endnotes
Assent Date: 29.8.06 Commencement Date: S. 61(Sch. item 16) on 30.8.06: s. 2(1) : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Forests Act 1958 Education and Training Reform Miscellaneous Amendments Act 2007, No. 58/2007 Endnotes Assent Date: 27.11.07 Commencement Date: S. 53 on 28.11.07: s. 2(1) : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Forests Act 1958 National Parks and (Reserves) Acts Amendment Act 2008, No. 54/2008 Assent Date: 23.9.08 Commencement Date: S. 24 on 24.9.08: s. 2(1) : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Forests Act 1958 Resources Industry Legislation Amendment Act 2009, No. 6/2009 Assent Date: 3.3.09 Commencement Date: S. 52 on 1.1.10: s. 2(2) : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Forests Act 1958 Acts Amendment (Lease and Licence Terms) Act 2009, No. 40/2009 Assent Date: 5.8.09 Commencement Date: Ss 19, 20 on 6.8.09: s. 2(1); ss 18, 21–24 on 1.7.11: s. 2(3) : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Forests Act 1958 Statute Law Amendment (Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities) Act 2009, No. 45/2009 Assent Date: 5.8.09 Commencement Date: Ss 10–12 on 6.8.09: s. 2 : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Forests Act 1958 Criminal Procedure Amendment (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2009, No. 68/2009 Assent Date: 24.11.09 Commencement Date: S. 97(Sch. item 60) on 1.1.10: Government Gazette 10.12.09 p. 3215 : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Forests Act 1958 Land Legislation Amendment Act 2009, No. 80/2009
Assent Date: 21.6.11 Commencement Date: S. 3(Sch. 1 item 41) on 22.6.11: s. 2(1) : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Forests Act 1958 Emergency Services Legislation Amendment Act 2012, No. 5/2012 Assent Date: 6.3.12 Commencement Date: S. 116 on 1.5.12: Special Gazette (No. 140) 1.5.12 p. 1 : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Forests Act 1958 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Metric Conversion (Forests Act) Regulations 1974, S.R. No. 258/1974 Date of Making: 19.6.74 Date of Commencement: 30.6.74: reg. 1 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Government Gazette 16 January 1997 page 128 Endnotes ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Explanatory Details Endnotes