Forestry Act 1959

This section applies to a person who, before the commencement, is an employee of FPQO and appointed by FPQO as a forest officer if—

the person is transferred or seconded to a declared entity under the Infrastructure Act, section 9(1)(k); and

the declared entity—

enters into an agreement with the Minister under section 61QA(1); orNote—An agreement under section 61QA(1) is a plantation licence.

becomes a plantation sublicensee; or

is appointed, with the Minister’s approval, under section 61QG or 61QQ as a plantation manager for a licence area or part of a licence area.

The person’s appointment as a forest officer ends and the person is taken to have been appointed as a plantation officer for the licence area or part by the chief executive under section 17—

if subsection (1)(b)(i) applies—on the entry into the agreement mentioned in the provision; or

if subsection (1)(b)(ii) applies—on the day on which the declared entity becomes a plantation sublicensee; or

if subsection (1)(b)(iii) applies—on the appointment of the declared entity as a plantation manager for a licence area or part of a licence area.