Regional Forest Agreement (Land Classification) Act 1998

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears – conservation area has the same meaning as in the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970; forest reserve has the same meaning as in the Forestry Act 1920; former Act means – in Division 1 of Part 2, the Forestry Act 1920 as in force immediately before the commencement of section 30; and in Division 2 of Part 2 and Schedule 5, the Crown Lands Act 1976 as in force immediately before the commencement of Part 5; and in Division 3 of Part 2, the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 as in force immediately before the commencement of section 73; game reserve has the same meaning as in the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970; historic site has the same meaning as in the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970; national park has the same meaning as in the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970; nature recreation area has the same meaning as in the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970; nature reserve has the same meaning as in the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970; private land has the same meaning as in the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970; private sanctuary has the same meaning as in the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970; public reserve has the same meaning as in the Crown Lands Act 1976;Regional Forest Agreement means the agreement made on 8 November 1997 between the State of Tasmania and the Commonwealth of Australia relating to the management and use of Tasmanian forests; Register of Permanent Timber Production Zone Land has the same meaning as in the Forestry Act 1920; reserved land has the same meaning as in the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970;State forest has the same meaning as in the Forestry Act 1920;State reserve has the same meaning as in the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970.

Except as otherwise provided in this Act, a reference to the Forestry Act 1920, the Crown Lands Act 1976 or the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 is a reference to that Act as amended by Part 4, 5 or 6.

In Division 3 of Part 2 – where the words a conservation area are used, those words refer to a conservation area within the meaning of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 as in force immediately before the commencement of section 73; and where the words a State reserve are used, those words refer to a State reserve within the meaning of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 as in force immediately before the commencement of section 73; and where the words a game reserve are used, those words refer to a game reserve within the meaning of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 as in force immediately before the commencement of section 73; and where the words a local reserve are used, those words refer to a local reserve within the meaning of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 as in force immediately before the commencement of section 73; and where the words a private reserve are used, those words refer to a private reserve within the meaning of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 as in force immediately before the commencement of section 73.

In this Act, a reference to a plan by a number is a reference to the plan so numbered in the Central Plan Register.