Forestry (Rebuilding the Forest Industry) Act 2014

In this Act –

Abt Railway Ministerial Corporation has the same meaning as Ministerial Corporation in the Abt Railway Development Act 1999;

annual supply of veneer and sawlog has the same meaning as in the Forest Management Act 2013;

Crown land has the same meaning as in the Crown Lands Act 1976;

Crown Lands Minister means the Minister administering the Crown Lands Act 1976;

electricity infrastructure has the same meaning as in the Electricity Supply Industry Act 1995;

forest has the same meaning as in the Forest Practices Act 1985;

forest management certification means an internationally recognised forest management certification of forest management practices of an entity based on an independent assessment by an accredited forest management certification body;

forest practices plan has the same meaning as in the Forest Practices Act 1985;

forest product has the same meaning as in the Forest Management Act 2013;

Forestry corporation has the same meaning as in the Forest Management Act 2013;

forestry coupe has the same meaning as coupe in the Forest Practices Code as defined in the Forest Practices Act 1985;

future potential production forest land means the land referred to in section 4(1);

future reserve land has the same meaning as in the Tasmanian Forests Agreement Act 2013, as in force immediately before the commencement of this section;

Government Business Enterprise means a statutory authority specified in Schedule 1 to the Government Business Enterprises Act 1995;

harvesting, used in relation to timber, means cutting and removing that timber from a forest;

highway means – a highway created in accordance with section 3 of the Highways Act 1951; or a State highway proclaimed in accordance with section 7 of the Roads and Jetties Act 1935; or a local highway within the meaning of the Local Government (Highways) Act 1982; or a highway from time to time created in accordance with section 3 of the Highways Act 1951, proclaimed in accordance with section 7 of the Roads and Jetties Act 1935 or created within the meaning of the Local Government (Highways) Act 1982 after the commencement of this section;

managing entity, in relation to future potential production forest land, means the person in whom is vested the management or ownership of that land and includes the Crown;

native forest harvesting means any harvesting of native forest that requires a certified forest practices plan under the Forest Practices Act 1985, but does not include native forest harvesting that is associated with – providing access roading – to forestry coupes that are permanent timber production zone land; or to future potential production forest land that is contained in the forestry coupes specified in Schedule 2; or installing cable harvesting infrastructure – for harvesting forestry coupes that are permanent timber production zone land; or for future potential production forest land that is contained in the forestry coupes specified in Schedule 2; or special species timber harvesting undertaken with the approval of the Crown Lands Minister under Part 3;

partial harvesting means the harvesting of single trees or groups of trees whilst retaining other trees including advanced growth trees, seed trees and shelterwood trees;

permanent timber production zone land has the same meaning as in the Forest Management Act 2013;

powerline corridor has the same meaning as in the Electricity Wayleaves and Easements Act 2000;

rail infrastructure has the same meaning as in the Rail Infrastructure Act 2007;

rail planning corridor has the same meaning as in section 13 of the Rail Infrastructure Act 2007;

special species management plan means a plan that has taken effect as a special species management plan under section 12(8) or as an amended special species management plan under section 13(7);

special species timber includes – timber of the following species:blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon); myrtle (Nothofagus cunninghamii); celery-top pine (Phyllocladus aspleniifolius); sassafras (Atherosperma moschatum); huon pine (Lagarostrobos franklinii); silver wattle (Acacia dealbata); and timber of any other species that is prescribed by the regulations; and timber with particular properties that is prescribed by the regulations;

special species timber harvesting means the harvesting of special species timber by partial harvesting;

State-owned company means a company incorporated under the Corporations Act that is controlled by – the Crown; or a Government Business Enterprise; or a statutory authority; or another company that is so controlled;

statutory authority means a body or authority, whether incorporated or not, that is established or constituted by or under an Act or under the royal prerogative, being a body or authority which, or of which the governing authority, wholly or partly comprises a person or persons appointed by the Governor, a Minister or another statutory authority;

statutory land means land that is owned by or vested in a State-owned company or a Government Business Enterprise other than the Forestry corporation;

subsidiary road means a subsidiary road proclaimed in accordance with section 7 of the Roads and Jetties Act 1935, or which may from time to time be proclaimed under that Act after the commencement of this section;

timber has the same meaning as in the Forest Management Act 2013;

World Heritage List means the list kept under that title under Article 11 of the World Heritage Convention.