Regional Forest Agreement (Land Classification) Act 1998

After Schedule 2 to the Principal Act, the following Schedule is inserted:

Objectives for management of forest reserves Sections 20(2D) and 22C The objectives for the management of forest reserves are as follows:to conserve natural biological diversity; to conserve geological diversity; to preserve the quality of water and protect catchments; to conserve sites or areas of cultural significance; to encourage education based on the reserve's purpose and significance; to encourage research, particularly that which furthers the purpose of reservation; to protect the reserve against, and rehabilitate the reserve following, adverse impacts of fire, introduced species, diseases and soil erosion on the reserve's natural and cultural values and on assets within and adjacent to the reserve; to encourage appropriate tourism, recreational use and enjoyment; to encourage cooperative management programs with Aboriginal people in areas of significance to them in a manner consistent with the reserve's purpose and other reserve management objectives; to provide for the controlled use of natural resources; to provide for exploration activities and utilisation of mineral resources; to provide for the taking on an ecologically sustainable basis of designated game species for commercial and private purposes.

The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Forestry Act 1920.