Private Forests Act 1994

In this Division, unless the contrary intention appears – certified, in respect of a forest practices plan, means certified under section 19 of the Forest Practices Act 1985; certified forest practices plan has the same meaning as in the Forest Practices Act 1985;Crown land has the same meaning as in the Crown Lands Act 1976; due date means – in relation to a levy payable in respect of a forest practices plan which was certified during the transitional period, the day on which the period of 6 months commencing on the Royal Assent date ends; and in relation to a levy payable in respect of a forest practices plan which was certified on or after the Royal Assent date, the day by which a levy must be paid under section 25F; forest practices plan has the same meaning as in the Forest Practices Act 1985; levy means the private forest service levy or further private forest service levy payable under section 25C; levy rate means the levy rate determined or specified under section 25I that has effect in the financial year in which liability to pay the levy arises; nett area of forest operation is the total of all areas of land that are shown on a prescribed certified forest practices plan as – native forest to be harvested as private commercial forest; or plantations to be harvested as private commercial forest – less any areas of land within the areas referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) that are owned by the Forestry corporation continued by section 6 of the Forest Management Act 2013, are Crown land or are prescribed areas of land; owner of any land has the same meaning as "owner of land" has in the Forest Practices Act 1985; prescribed certified forest practices plan means a certified forest practices plan that was not prepared and certified under the Forest Practices Act 1985 solely for one or more of the following purposes:the construction of a road; the operation of a quarry; the thinning of plantation forests; a purpose prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition; responsible person, in relation to land, has the same meaning as in section 17 of the Forest Practices Act 1985;Royal Assent date means the day on which the Private Forests Amendment Act 2001 receives the Royal Assent; transitional period means the period commencing on 24 August 2001 and ending on the commencement of the Royal Assent date.

A forest practices plan that is certified during the transitional period is taken to have been certified on the Royal Assent date for the purposes of this Division.