Forestry Act 1959

This section applies to the following permits and agreements in effect immediately before the commencement—

a permit under the former Act to conduct a commercial activity, other than getting forest products, in a State forest or timber reserve;

an agreement under the former Act to conduct a commercial activity, other than getting forest products, in a State forest or timber reserve;

a permit under the former Act to conduct an activity that was an organised event mentioned in former section 73C(1).

From the commencement—

a permit mentioned in subsection (1)(a) is taken to be a commercial activity permit under the new Act; and

an agreement mentioned in subsection (1)(b) is taken to be a commercial activity agreement under the new Act; and

a permit mentioned in subsection (1)(c) is taken to be an organised event permit under the new Act.

Each permit or agreement—

is subject to any conditions or terms that applied to the permit or agreement immediately before the commencement; and

may be amended, extended, transferred, suspended, cancelled or surrendered under the new Act.

If, immediately before the commencement, the permit or agreement was suspended under the former Act, the permit or agreement continues to be suspended under the new Act.

In this section—former, in relation to a provision of the Act, means the provision as in force from time to time before the commencement.new Act means the Act as in force from the commencement.