Forestry (Fair Contract Codes) Act 2001

The Minister may, in writing, approve – Forestry Contract Codes that are developed and submitted to the Minister by interested parties or their representatives; and variations of such Codes.

Separate Codes may be approved for different kinds of forestry contracts.

Without limiting the generality of subsection (2), a Code may be developed and approved for forestry contracts that relate, or principally relate, to – a particular kind of forestry operation; or a particular sector of the forestry industry; or a particular place.

The purpose of a Code is to prescribe a set of standard conditions that will be taken, under section 13, to be contained in every forestry contract of the kind to which the Code applies, being conditions designed to ensure that such contracts are fair to all of the contracting parties.