Statutory obligations
61QE Statutory obligations
Without limiting any other obligations of a plantation licensee under this Act, the plantation licence or a related agreement, the plantation licensee has the following obligations—
to use the licence area for the purpose of plantation forestry;
to not interfere with the lawful use of the licence area by members of the public and others unless it is reasonably required for the plantation licensee’s use of the licence area for the purpose of plantation forestry or an incidental purpose.Examples of when interfering with use of the licence area might be reasonably required—
• to protect persons from injury when tree felling in the licence area
• to protect an area of young trees at risk of damage because of careless behaviour or general use of the area
• to protect unformed roads and tracks from traffic damage after heavy rain
The chief executive may require a plantation licensee to report to the chief executive at any time about the plantation licensee’s obligations, or a particular aspect of the plantation licensee’s obligations, under subsection (1).
Nothing in this section requires a plantation licensee to plant trees on an area shown in a plan mentioned in section 32B or on an unformed plantation forest road.
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