Forest Practices Act 1985

A person must not, without the written approval of the Authority, trade in tree ferns unless a tag issued by the Authority is affixed to the stem of each tree fern. Fine not exceeding 150 penalty units.

A forest practices officer may, on production of his or her warrant of authorization, require a person who appears to the forest practices officer to be trading in tree ferns contrary to subsection (1) to state all or any of the following:the person's name and address; when, where and how the person obtained the untagged tree ferns; whether the untagged tree ferns were obtained from another person and, if so, the name and address of that other person; whether the tree ferns were tagged or untagged when the person obtained them.

A person must comply with a requirement under subsection (2). Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.

In this section – sell means sell by wholesale or retail; trade in tree ferns means to do one or more of the following:collect, acquire or buy tree ferns; barter or exchange tree ferns; sell or agree to sell tree ferns; offer, display or expose tree ferns for sale; supply, send, forward, transport or deliver tree ferns for sale; store or hold tree ferns; authorise, direct, cause or permit a person to do a thing referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f).