Climate Action Act 2017

A Forestry and Carbon Management Agreement must specify—

in relation to the harvesting of vegetation—

who is entitled to control decisions about the timing and extent of harvesting of vegetation; or

the process for determining how those decisions will be made; and

any obligations agreed to by the parties in relation to the preservation, enhancement or management of vegetation or soil.

A Forestry and Carbon Management Agreement may include any other provisions the parties consider desirable including—

requirements for compliance with the requirements under any enactment in relation to vegetation; and

requirements for biodiversity conservation; and

prohibitions and restrictions on the use and development of land; and

other provisions relating to the management and use of land; and

provisions for the ending or conversion of an old agreement.

An obligation specified in a Forestry and Carbon Management Agreement may be placed on any of the following—

any owner of land;

any other party to the agreement.