Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2018

A flora taking (sandalwood) licence authorises the holder of the licence to —

take sandalwood from private land or from Crown land; and

undertake preliminary processing in the field of sandalwood taken under the licence in order to prepare the sandalwood for measurement and transportation (including debarking, stripping or cutting the sandalwood into sections for transportation); and

move sandalwood for the purposes of undertaking preliminary processing; and

if specified in the licence — supply sandalwood taken under the licence to a person who holds —

a flora supplying (sandalwood) licence; or

a flora dealing (sandalwood) licence; or

a flora processing (sandalwood) licence.

A flora taking (sandalwood) licence does not authorise the taking of sandalwood on any land described in Schedule 3.

Without limiting any other provision of these regulations, a flora taking (sandalwood) licence may include terms or conditions that provide for 1 or more of the following —

the method by which the sandalwood is to be taken under the licence;

in relation to sandalwood on private land — a requirement that the whole tree is to be taken;

in relation to living sandalwood a requirement that —

a sandalwood tree taken under the licence must not be less than 400 mm in circumference when measured over the bark at a point approximately 150 mm above ground level; and

the trunk of a sandalwood tree taken under the licence must not have a circumference less than 380 mm when stripped of bark and measured at a point approximately 150 mm above ground level;

how the site at which the sandalwood is taken is to be managed after it is taken;

a requirement for the regeneration of sandalwood, in accordance with any specified method, including regeneration at the site at which the sandalwood is taken or at some other place (and including using seed taken from other sandalwood);

limits on the quantity of —

dead sandalwood that may be taken at a particular site; or

green sandalwood that may be taken at a particular site;

a requirement for the taking of dead sandalwood before the taking of green sandalwood, in accordance with any specified approach or method;

the site or sites where the sandalwood —

must be stored; or

may be supplied.

A measurement taken for the purposes of a requirement under subregulation (3)(c) must be made over tight bark and so, for that purpose, loose or flaky bark must be removed by hand from the site of measurement before the measurement is undertaken.

Taking sandalwood, other than specifically controlled sandalwood, on private land is authorised (and does not require a flora taking (sandalwood) licence).