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These regulations may be cited as the Forest Management Regulations 1993.
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In these regulations —
authorised officer has the meaning given in section 102(1) of the Act;
fell includes fell by machine;
State forest includes land to which section 131 of the Act applies;
tree includes a tree that is dead provided the tree is still standing.
[Regulation 2 amended: Gazette 29 Mar 1996 p. 1505; 21 Apr 1998 p. 2113; 3 May 2002 p. 2294; 3 Sep 2010 p. 4273 and 4276; SL 2020/224 r. 4; SL 2024/259 r. 4.]
These regulations, other than Part 16, do not apply to, or in relation to, a person exercising any power or performing any function or duty under the Bush Fires Act 1954.
[Part 2 (r. 4‑18) deleted: SL 2020/224 r. 5.]
[Part 3 (r. 19‑23) deleted: SL 2024/259 r. 5.]
[Parts 4‑9 (r. 24‑67) deleted: SL 2020/224 r. 6.]
[Part 10: s. 69 deleted: SL 2022/170 r. 8;
s. 68, 70 and 71 deleted: SL 2024/259 r. 5.]
[Part 11 (r. 72‑85) deleted: Gazette 3 Sep 2010 p. 4274.]
[Part 12 (r. 86-88) deleted: Gazette 3 May 2002 p. 2294.]
In a State forest or timber reserve a person must not do any of the following, unless authorised by the CEO or an authorised officer —
enter the fenced off area surrounding a fire lookout tower;
climb a fire lookout tower;
destroy, cut into, deface or in any way damage a fire lookout tower or equipment contained in, or attached to, a fire lookout tower.
Penalty: a fine of $2 000.
[Regulation 91 inserted: SL 2024/259 r. 7.]
[92. Deleted: SL 2024/259 r. 8.]
In this Part —
marking out has the same meaning as in the Mining Act 1978;
South‑west Division means the South‑west Division of the State as described in the Land Administration Act 1997 Schedule 1.
[Regulation 93 amended: Gazette 3 Sep 2010 p. 4274.]
For the purposes of section 26(2)(b) of the Mining Act 1978 the conditions and restrictions in regulations 95 and 96 are prescribed as being applicable to the marking out of mining tenements in State forests and timber reserves.
A person who is within any State forest or timber reserve in the South‑west Division for the purpose of, or in connection with, marking out, must ensure that —
all reasonable precautions are taken to avoid unnecessary damage to any trees in the State forest or timber reserve;
no trees in the State forest or timber reserve are felled, cut or removed except with the approval of an authorised officer and in accordance with the terms of that approval;
no excavation or other movement of earth, soil, or rock in the State forest or timber reserve is carried out, whether by hand tools or machinery except with the approval of an authorised officer and in accordance with the terms of that approval;
any vehicle used in connection with the marking out does not take a route through the State forest or timber reserve other than a route approved by an authorised officer.
[Regulation 95 amended: Gazette 3 Sep 2010 p. 4274; SL 2024/259 r. 9.]
A person must not, for the purpose of, or in connection with, marking out, establish any camp, fuel depot or parking area within any State forest or timber reserve in the South‑west Division.
[Regulation 96 amended: Gazette 3 Sep 2010 p. 4274; SL 2024/259 r. 26.]
The requirements in this Part are in addition to and do not derogate from the requirements in Part 16.
The CEO may by order published in the Gazette, set aside any area of State forest or timber reserve (in this Part referred to as a public firewood area) for the purposes of the collection of firewood by members of the public.
The CEO may, by further order published in the Gazette, amend or revoke an order referred to in subregulation (1).
[Regulation 98 amended: Gazette 3 Sep 2010 p. 4276‑7.]
Subject to this Part, any person may enter a public firewood area and remove any firewood from that area.
Nothing in subregulation (1) is taken to authorise a person —
to fell, cut, injure or destroy any tree in a public firewood area; or
to enter contrary to the provisions of Part 16 of these regulations any area that is declared to be a risk area or disease area under Part VII of the Act.
[Regulation 99 amended: SL 2024/259 r. 10.]
The following amounts, per tonne or part thereof, are payable in respect of the removal of firewood from a public firewood area that is designated in the order made under regulation 98 as being an area to which this regulation applies —
between 1 November and 30 April in each year — $7.70;
between 1 May and 31 October in each year — $15.40.
[Regulation 100 amended: Gazette 28 Apr 1995 p. 1460; 30 June 2000 p. 3401-2.]
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