Forest Practices Act 1985

The Governor, on the recommendation of the Authority, may make regulations for the purposes of this Act.

The Authority shall not make a recommendation to the Governor with respect to the making of regulations for the purposes of this Act until it has consulted with Private Forests Tasmania as to the subject-matter of the proposed regulations.

The regulations may be made subject to such conditions, or be made to apply differently according to such factors, as may be specified in the regulations or according to such limitations or restrictions, whether as to time or circumstance or otherwise, as may be so specified.

The regulations may provide that it is an offence, punishable on summary conviction, for a person to contravene or fail to comply with any of the regulations and may provide in respect of any such offence for the imposition of a fine not exceeding 5 penalty units and where the offence is a continuing one, a further fine not exceeding 0·5 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues.

The regulations may authorize any matter or thing to be from time to time determined, applied, or regulated by any person specified in the regulations.