Local Land Services Act 2013

In this Part—

logging operations—namely the cutting and removal of timber from land for the purpose of timber production, or

the harvesting of forest products—namely the harvesting of the products of trees and other vegetation (other than timber) that are of economic value, or

ongoing forest management operations—namely activities relating to the management of land for timber production such as thinning, burning and other silvicultural activities, or

ancillary activities to enable or assist in the above operations such as the provision of roads, snig tracks, waterway crossings and temporary timber storage facilities.

maintaining forest values for future and present generations, including—

forest biological diversity, and

the productive capacity and sustainability of forest ecosystems, and

the health and vitality of native forest ecosystems, and

soil and water quality, and

the contribution of native forests to global geochemical cycles, and

the long term social and economic benefits of native forests, and

natural heritage values,

ensuring public participation, provision of information, accountability and transparency in relation to the carrying out of forestry operations,

providing incentives for voluntary compliance, capacity building and adoption of best-practice standards,

applying best-available knowledge and adaptive management processes to deliver best-practice forest management,

applying the precautionary principle (as referred to in section 6 (2) (a) of the Protection of the Environment Administration Act 1991) in preventing environmental harm.

Words and expressions used in this Part have (subject to this Part) the same meanings as in Part 5A.