Schedule 1

Copy of Prescribed Specifications in Force Immediately before Commencement of Forest Management Act 2013

In force

Regulation 4

Part 1 Specifications for timbers for the manufacture of veneers Eucalypt – veneer quality 1

Requirement	Logs	Flitches
Species	E.regnans preferred but other light colour species acceptable	As for logs
Colour	Pale, at least "oak" colour	As for logs
Diameter	Minimum end-diameter under bark (u.b.) of 45cm	Minimum diameter of 15cm by 15cm
Length	Minimum length of 260cm	As for logs
Split sections	260cm length for 45cm log radius	Not applicable
Condition	Bark off and end greased	Covered and end greased
Shape	Flared or fluted butts acceptable	Accurately dimensioned
	Occluded bark not acceptable
	Log shape not critical
Heart	Can be off-centre	Not acceptable
Radial split	Acceptable if flitches of 15cm by 15cm can be sawn from the log	Not acceptable
Spiral grain	1:35 or 7.5cm in a minimum 260cm length	Not acceptable
Sweeps or bends	Not acceptable in any veneer billet	Not acceptable
Knots	One knot per 260cm length acceptable, the diameter of the knot to be no greater than 20% of the log diameter	Not acceptable
Pin holes	Not acceptable	Not acceptable
Gum	Acceptable only near heart and sap	Not acceptable
Hob nail	Not acceptable	Not acceptable
Shatter	Not acceptable	Not acceptable

Eucalypt – veneer quality 2

Any complete log which does not meet the specifications for logs set out in Division 1 but which contains at least one 25cm by 25cm flitch meeting the specifications for flitches set out in that Division.

Eucalypt – veneer quality 1

Requirement	Logs	Flitches
Species	E.regnans preferred but other light colour species acceptable	As for logs
Colour	Pale, at least "oak" colour	As for logs
Diameter	Minimum end-diameter under bark (u.b.) of 45cm	Minimum diameter of 15cm by 15cm
Length	Minimum length of 260cm	As for logs
Split sections	260cm length for 45cm log radius	Not applicable
Condition	Bark off and end greased	Covered and end greased
Shape	Flared or fluted butts acceptable	Accurately dimensioned
	Occluded bark not acceptable
	Log shape not critical
Heart	Can be off-centre	Not acceptable
Radial split	Acceptable if flitches of 15cm by 15cm can be sawn from the log	Not acceptable
Spiral grain	1:35 or 7.5cm in a minimum 260cm length	Not acceptable
Sweeps or bends	Not acceptable in any veneer billet	Not acceptable
Knots	One knot per 260cm length acceptable, the diameter of the knot to be no greater than 20% of the log diameter	Not acceptable
Pin holes	Not acceptable	Not acceptable
Gum	Acceptable only near heart and sap	Not acceptable
Hob nail	Not acceptable	Not acceptable
Shatter	Not acceptable	Not acceptable

Eucalypt – veneer quality 2

Any complete log which does not meet the specifications for logs set out in Division 1 but which contains at least one 25cm by 25cm flitch meeting the specifications for flitches set out in that Division.

Part 2 Sawlog specifications

1. Eucalypt – Category 1 (First-grade mature-timber sawlog):

(a)

minimum dimensions –

length – 360cm;

diameter – 40cm;

length – 360cm;

diameter – 40cm;

(b)

permissible defects –

end-defect limit – as specified in Part 3 of this Schedule;

limbs and bumps (not including epicormic growth) – one significant limb or bump per 300cm of length;

spiral grain – not exceeding 25cm circumferential displacement per 200cm of length (one in eight);

scars (open or overgrown) – a total length of scar or scars not exceeding 200cm per 360cm of log length, provided that the wood adjoining the scar is sound or has surface rot only and is not badly affected by borers;

sweep – not exceeding 1/7 of mid-diameter under bark (u.b.) in any 240cm length;

end-defect limit – as specified in Part 3 of this Schedule;

limbs and bumps (not including epicormic growth) – one significant limb or bump per 300cm of length;

spiral grain – not exceeding 25cm circumferential displacement per 200cm of length (one in eight);

sweep – not exceeding 1/7 of mid-diameter under bark (u.b.) in any 240cm length;

(c)

specification (split logs) – log sections 360cm long or greater, split from a log with a small-end diameter exceeding 60cm (minimum cross-sectional area of flitch 40cm by 30cm) and which yield a minimum sawn flitch 15cm by 15cm free of heart, sap and defect;

(d)

specification (sawn flitches) –

half and quarter logs sawn from a log meeting the minimum dimension and having permissible defects meeting paragraph (b)(i), (ii), (iii) and (v) above;

sawn flitches with a minimum length of 240cm and minimum section of 15cm by 15cm and meeting paragraph (b)(iii) above.

half and quarter logs sawn from a log meeting the minimum dimension and having permissible defects meeting paragraph (b)(i), (ii), (iii) and (v) above;

sawn flitches with a minimum length of 240cm and minimum section of 15cm by 15cm and meeting paragraph (b)(iii) above.

2. Eucalypt – Category 2 (Logs):

(a)

minimum dimensions –

length – 2.4 metres (plus allowable overcut);

small-end diameter – 30cm –

provided that logs do not contain Category 1 and 3 logs;

length – 2.4 metres (plus allowable overcut);

small-end diameter – 30cm –

(b)

permissible defects –

end-defect limit – as specified in Part 3 of this Schedule;

limbs and bumps (not including epicormic growth) – no more than two significant limbs or bumps per 2.4 metres of length;

spiral grain – not exceeding 25cm circumferential displacement per 200cm of length;

scars (open or overgrown) – a total length of scar or scars not exceeding 240cm per 240cm of log length, provided that the wood adjoining the scar is sound or has surface rot only and is not badly affected by borers;

sweep – not exceeding 1/7 of the mid-diameter under bark (u.b.) in any 240cm length;

end-defect limit – as specified in Part 3 of this Schedule;

limbs and bumps (not including epicormic growth) – no more than two significant limbs or bumps per 2.4 metres of length;

spiral grain – not exceeding 25cm circumferential displacement per 200cm of length;

sweep – not exceeding 1/7 of the mid-diameter under bark (u.b.) in any 240cm length;

(c)

specification (split logs) – log sections 240cm long or greater (plus allowable overcut), which yield a minimum sawn flitch 15cm by 15cm end section free of heart, sap and defect;

(d)

specification (allowable overcut) –

for logs not exceeding 5.4 metres in length – the allowable overcut is 10cm;

for logs exceeding 5.4 metres in length – the allowable overcut is 20cm.

for logs not exceeding 5.4 metres in length – the allowable overcut is 10cm;

for logs exceeding 5.4 metres in length – the allowable overcut is 20cm.

3. Eucalypt – Category 3 (First-grade regrowth sawlog):

(a)

minimum dimensions –

length – 360cm;

diameter – 30cm under bark (u.b.);

length – 360cm;

diameter – 30cm under bark (u.b.);

(b)

permissible defects for log sections not exceeding 40cm under bark (u.b.) – nil;

(c)

permissible defects for log sections exceeding 40cm under bark (u.b.) –

end-defect limit – as specified in Part 3 of this Schedule;

limbs and bumps (not including epicormic growth) – one significant limb or bump per 300cm of length;

spiral grain – not exceeding 25cm circumferential displacement per 200cm of length (one in eight);

scars (open or overgrown) – a total length of scar or scars not exceeding 200cm per 360cm of log length, provided that the wood adjoining the scar is sound, or has surface rot only, and is not badly affected by borers;

sweep – not exceeding 1/7 of mid-diameter under bark (u.b.) in any 240cm length;

end-defect limit – as specified in Part 3 of this Schedule;

limbs and bumps (not including epicormic growth) – one significant limb or bump per 300cm of length;

spiral grain – not exceeding 25cm circumferential displacement per 200cm of length (one in eight);

sweep – not exceeding 1/7 of mid-diameter under bark (u.b.) in any 240cm length;

(d)

specification (split logs) – log sections 360cm long or greater, split from a log with small-enddiameter exceeding 60cm (minimum cross-sectional area of flitch 40cm by 30cm) and which yield a minimum sawn flitch 15cm by 15cm free of heart, sap and defect;

(e)

specification (sawn flitches) –

half and quarter logs sawn from a log meeting the minimum dimension and having permissible defects meeting paragraph (c)(i), (ii), (iii) and (v) above;

sawn flitches with a minimum length of 240cm and minimum section of 15cm by 15cm and meeting paragraph (c)(iii) above;

half and quarter logs sawn from a log meeting the minimum dimension and having permissible defects meeting paragraph (c)(i), (ii), (iii) and (v) above;

sawn flitches with a minimum length of 240cm and minimum section of 15cm by 15cm and meeting paragraph (c)(iii) above;

(f)

unacceptable defect – severe end-splitting (flying).

4. Eucalypt – Category 8 (Logs):

(a)

minimum dimensions –

length – 2.4 metres (plus allowable overcut);

small-end diameter – 30cm –

provided that logs do not contain Category 1, 2 or 3 logs;

length – 2.4 metres (plus allowable overcut);

small-end diameter – 30cm –

(b)

permissible defects –

end-defect limit – as specified in Part 3 of this Schedule;

limbs, bumps and scars – no restrictions on defects provided defects are green and solid with 120cm of solid wood between any limb or bump;

gum – no restriction;

spiral grain – not exceeding 25cm circumferential displacement per 150cm of length;

sweep – no restriction;

end-defect limit – as specified in Part 3 of this Schedule;

limbs, bumps and scars – no restrictions on defects provided defects are green and solid with 120cm of solid wood between any limb or bump;

gum – no restriction;

spiral grain – not exceeding 25cm circumferential displacement per 150cm of length;

sweep – no restriction;

(c)

specifications (allowable overcut) –

for logs not exceeding 5.4 metres in length – the allowable overcut is 10cm;

for logs exceeding 5.4 metres in length – the allowable overcut is 20cm.

for logs not exceeding 5.4 metres in length – the allowable overcut is 10cm;

for logs exceeding 5.4 metres in length – the allowable overcut is 20cm.

Part 3 End-defect limits in logs referred to in Part 2

Item	End-diameter centimetres (cm) under bark (u.b.)	Eucalypt defect limit in end-diameter, centimetres (cm) under bark (u.b.)
	Exceeding 40cm but not exceeding 50cm	10cm
	Exceeding 50cm but not exceeding 60cm	15cm
	Exceeding 60cm but not exceeding 70cm	20cm
	Exceeding 70cm but not exceeding 80cm	25cm
	Exceeding 80cm but not exceeding 90cm	30cm
	Exceeding 90cm but not exceeding 100cm	35cm
	Exceeding 100cm but not exceeding 120cm	40cm
	Exceeding 120cm but not exceeding 140cm	50cm
	Exceeding 140cm but not exceeding 170cm	60cm
	Exceeding 170cm but not exceeding 200cm	75cm
	Exceeding 200cm but not exceeding 230cm	90cm
	Exceeding 230cm	120cm

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