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FORESTS AND NATIONAL PARKS ACTS (AMENDMENT) BILL 2003

                                                                     PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA

                                                     Forests and National Parks Acts (Amendment) Act
                                                                           2003
Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents




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                                                                            TABLE OF PROVISIONS
                                                    Clause                                                              Page

                                                    PART 1--PRELIMINARY                                                    2
                                                      1.     Purposes                                                      2
                                                      2.     Commencement                                                  2

                                                    PART 2--AMENDMENTS TO THE FORESTS ACT 1958 AND
                                                    THE CONSERVATION, FORESTS AND LANDS ACT 1987                           3
                                                      3.     Business of the Secretary                                     3
                                                      4.     Long-term hardwood sawlog supply levels                       3
                                                      5.     Incorporation of documents                                    3
                                                      6.     Delegation of powers to VicForests                            4

                                                    PART 3--AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL PARKS
                                                    ACT 1975 AND THE FISHERIES ACT 1995                                    5
                                                      7.     Amendment of definition of Central Plan Office                5
                                                      8.     Amendment of native title provision                           5
                                                      9.     Amendment of description of Port Campbell National Park       5
                                                      10.    Amendment of descriptions of parks in Schedule Seven          6
                                                      11.    Amendment of compensation provision--Fisheries Act 1995       6
                                                                              

                                                    ENDNOTES                                                               7




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                                                    551090B.I1-31/10/2003                      BILL LA CIRCULATION 31/10/2003

 


 

PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA Initiated in Assembly 28 October 2003 Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents A BILL to amend the Forests Act 1958 to provide for supply of hardwood sawlog levels not to exceed total sustainable yield rates and to make amendments to that Act relating to the administration of the Act and regulation-making powers, to amend the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987 to provide for the delegation of certain powers to VicForests, to amend the National Parks Act 1975 to make further provision in relation to the boundaries of certain parks and to make other minor amendments to that Act and the Fisheries Act 1995 and for other purposes. Forests and National Parks Acts (Amendment) Act 2003 The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows: 551090B.I1-31/10/2003 BILL LA CIRCULATION 31/10/2003 1

 


 

Forests and National Parks Acts (Amendment) Act 2003 Act No. Part 1--Preliminary s. 1 PART 1--PRELIMINARY 1. Purposes Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents The main purposes of this Act are-- (a) to amend the Forests Act 1958 to provide 5 for supply of hardwood sawlog levels not to exceed total sustainable yield rates; and (b) to make amendments to the Forests Act 1958 relating to the administration of the Act and regulation-making powers; and 10 (c) to amend the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987 to provide for delegation of certain powers to VicForests; and (d) to amend the National Parks Act 1975 to make further provision in relation to the 15 boundaries of certain parks; and (e) to make other minor amendments to the National Parks Act 1975 and the Fisheries Act 1995. 2. Commencement 20 This Act comes into operation on the day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent. __________________ 2 551090B.I1-31/10/2003 BILL LA CIRCULATION 31/10/2003

 


 

Forests and National Parks Acts (Amendment) Act 2003 Act No. Part 2--Amendments to the Forests Act 1958 and the Conservation, Forests s. 3 and Lands Act 1987 PART 2--AMENDMENTS TO THE FORESTS ACT 1958 AND THE CONSERVATION, FORESTS AND LANDS ACT 1987 Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents 3. Business of the Secretary See: Section 5(2) of the Forests Act 1958 is repealed. Act No. 6254. Reprint No. 8 as at 1 January 2003. LawToday: www.dms. dpc.vic. gov.au 5 4. Long-term hardwood sawlog supply levels (1) In section 52A(1) of the Forests Act 1958, for "equals or is within the permitted margin of" substitute "does not exceed". (2) Section 52A(2) of the Forests Act 1958 is 10 repealed. 5. Incorporation of documents At the end of section 99A of the Forests Act 1958 insert-- "(2) Regulations made under this Act may apply, 15 adopt or incorporate any matter contained in any document, code, standard, rule, specification or method, formulated, issued, prescribed or published by any other person, whether-- 20 (a) wholly or partially or as amended by the regulations; or (b) as formulated, issued, prescribed or published at the time the regulations are made or at any time before then; or 25 (c) as formulated, issued, prescribed or published from time to time.". 3 551090B.I1-31/10/2003 BILL LA CIRCULATION 31/10/2003

 


 

Forests and National Parks Acts (Amendment) Act 2003 Act No. Part 2--Amendments to the Forests Act 1958 and the Conservation, Forests s. 6 and Lands Act 1987 6. Delegation of powers to VicForests See: (1) In section 3 of the Conservation, Forests and Act No. Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents Lands Act 1987 insert the following definition-- 41/1987. Reprint No. 5 ' "VicForests" means the State body known as as at 5 17 June 2003. "VicForests" established under section 14 of LawToday: the State Owned Enterprises Act 1992 by www.dms. dpc.vic. Order in Council dated 28 October 2003 gov.au published in the Government Gazette on 28 October 2003;'. 10 (2) In section 11(1) of the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987-- (a) in paragraph (d), for "Corporation." substitute "Corporation; or"; (b) after paragraph (d) insert-- 15 "(e) VicForests or an employee of VicForests.". (3) In section 11(2) of the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987-- (a) in paragraph (e) for "Corporation." 20 substitute "Corporation; or"; (b) after paragraph (e) insert-- "(f) VicForests or an employee of VicForests.". __________________ 4 551090B.I1-31/10/2003 BILL LA CIRCULATION 31/10/2003

 


 

Forests and National Parks Acts (Amendment) Act 2003 Act No. Part 3--Amendments to the National Parks Act 1975 and the Fisheries Act s. 7 1995 PART 3--AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL PARKS ACT 1975 AND THE FISHERIES ACT 1995 Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents 7. Amendment of definition of Central Plan Office See: In the definition of "Central Plan Office" in Act No. 5 section 3(1) of the National Parks Act 1975, for 8702. Reprint No. 9 "Department of Natural Resources and as at Environment" substitute "Department of 16 November 2002 Sustainability and Environment". and amending 8. Amendment of native title provision Act No. 38/1989. 10 For section 48A(2) of the National Parks Act LawToday: 1975 substitute-- www.dms. dpc.vic. gov.au "(2) The amendments made to this Act by the Forests and National Parks Acts (Amendment) Act 2003 are not intended to 15 affect native title rights and interests. (2A) Sub-sections (1) and (2) do not apply in any case where native title rights and interests are-- (a) affected; or 20 (b) authorised to be affected-- by or under the Native Title Act 1993 of the Commonwealth.". 9. Amendment of description of Port Campbell National Park 25 In Part 21 of Schedule Two to the National Parks Act 1975-- (a) for "N.P. 16/3" substitute "N.P. 16/4"; and (b) omit "between high water mark and low water mark". 5 551090B.I1-31/10/2003 BILL LA CIRCULATION 31/10/2003

 


 

Forests and National Parks Acts (Amendment) Act 2003 Act No. Part 3--Amendments to the National Parks Act 1975 and the Fisheries Act s. 10 1995 10. Amendment of descriptions of parks in Schedule Seven Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents (1) In Part 2 of Schedule Seven to the National Parks Act 1975, for "M.N.P. 13" substitute "M.N.P. 5 13/1". (2) In Part 4 of Schedule Seven to the National Parks Act 1975, for "M.N.P. 3/1" substitute "M.N.P. 3/2". (3) In Part 8 of Schedule Seven to the National Parks 10 Act 1975, for "M.N.P. 7" substitute "M.N.P. 7/1". (4) In Part 11 of Schedule Seven to the National Parks Act 1975, for "M.N.P. 10/1" substitute "M.N.P. 10/2". 15 See: 11. Amendment of compensation provision--Fisheries Act No. Act 1995 92/1995. Reprint No. 3 In section 165(1) of the Fisheries Act 1995-- as at 16 November (a) in paragraph (c), after "2002" insert "or the 2002 and Forests and National Parks Acts amending 20 (Amendment) Act 2003"; Act Nos 80/2000, 17/2002, (b) in paragraph (d)-- 24/2003 and 56/2003. (i) for "created" substitute "as effected"; LawToday: www.dms. (ii) after "2002" insert "or the Forests dpc.vic. and National Parks Acts gov.au 25 (Amendment) Act 2003". 6 551090B.I1-31/10/2003 BILL LA CIRCULATION 31/10/2003

 


 

Forests and National Parks Acts (Amendment) Act 2003 Act No. Endnotes ENDNOTES Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents By Authority. Government Printer for the State of Victoria. 7 551090B.I1-31/10/2003 BILL LA CIRCULATION 31/10/2003

 


 

 


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