Forest Practices Act 1985

The Authority is responsible for – monitoring the degree of compliance with this Act and the Forest Practices Code; and where it finds instances of non-compliance, causing appropriate enforcement action to be taken.

To discharge its responsibility under subsection (1)(b), the Authority may do any of the following:through the chief forest practices officer and other persons who it authorizes for the purpose, cause complaints to be made in respect of offences under this Act; for the offences referred to in section 47B, exercise the Authority's powers under that section; have forest practices officers investigate instances of suspected non-compliance, with a view to having the officers exercise their powers under section 41; take, or cause to be taken, any other enforcement measures that may be authorized by this or any other Act.