Forestry (Rebuilding the Forest Industry) Act 2014

The land – described in column 2 of the table set out in clause 2 of Schedule 1; or that is the subject of an order made under section 11A of the Forest Management Act 2013 in relation to which section 11A(6)(b) of that Act has effect; or that is the subject of an order made under section 8 – is to be known as "future potential production forest land" unless section 11A(6)(a) or section 11B(6) of the Forest Management Act 2013 has effect in relation to that land.

Subject to this section, the following provisions apply to future potential production forest land:any part of the land that is not Crown land, immediately before the commencement of this section, is vested in the Crown and becomes Crown land; any part of the land that is permanent timber production zone land, immediately before the commencement of this section, ceases to be permanent timber production zone land; any part of the land that, immediately before the commencement of this section, was future reserve land ceases to be future reserve land; no native forest harvesting can be undertaken on the land; the forestry right specified in dealing C606341 referred to as coupe RR112A and being a 14.5 hectare section of the area on title plan Folio of the Register Volume 132377 Folio 1 is suspended and a person must not do anything required, authorised or permitted by that right.

Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) does not apply to any land that is statutory land.

Paragraph (d) of subsection (2) does not apply to future potential production forest land that is contained in the forestry coupes specified in Schedule 2.

Except as provided in subsections (1) and (2), those subsections do not extinguish or otherwise affect the right to commence or carry on any activity on future potential production forest land authorised, approved or permitted before the commencement of this section.

Subject to subsection (2), the managing entity of future potential production forest land may continue to perform or exercise its functions or powers, or discharge its obligations, in relation to that land.

The Crown Lands Minister, in performing or exercising his or her functions or powers or discharging his or her obligations in relation to future potential production forest land in respect of which he or she is the managing entity, must have regard to the objectives for management of future potential production forest land specified in Schedule 3.

Notwithstanding subsection (6), the managing entity of future potential production forest land cannot sell, transfer or convey that land to any other person.

For the purposes of subsection (8), sell, transfer or convey does not include an exchange of land under section 6.

Subsection (8) does not apply to land used for any of the following:electricity infrastructure; highways; powerline corridors; rail infrastructure; rail planning corridors; subsidiary roads.

Subsection (8) ceases to apply to statutory land on and from 8 April 2020.