Trees Act 1997 (NI)

NORFOLK ISLAND

Trees Act 1997

No. 16, 1997

Compilation No. 4

Compilation date: 13 August 2019

Includes amendments up to: Norfolk Island Continued Laws Ordinance 2015 (No. 2, 2015) as amended up to Norfolk Island Legislation Amendment (Fees and Other Matters) Ordinance 2019 (F2019L01048)

NORFOLK ISLAND

TREES ACT 1997

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

PART 1 — PRELIMINARY

1. Short title 2. Commencement 3. Objects 4. Application 5. Interpretation 5A. Development applications under Planning Act 2002

PART 2 — PERMITS

6. Application for permit to take protected trees 7. Inspection 8. Consideration of application for permit 9. Grant of permit

PART 3 — PLANTATIONS

10. Application for registration of plantation 11. Guidelines for registration of plantation 12. Determination of application 13. Registration of plantation . . . .

PART 4 — TIMBER LICENCES

16. Application for timber licence 17. Grant of timber licence 18. Conditions attached to timber licence 19. Imposition of royalty 20. Logs upon which royalty due 21. Production of timber licence 22. Seizure of timber 23. Authority in respect of pine cones, pine knots and pine seeds

PART 4A — ENFORCEMENT

Division 1 — Sanctions 23A. Stop order about protected trees 23B. Compliance with stop orders 23C. Copies of stop orders to be available for inspection 23D. Documentary evidence 23E. False information

Division 2 — Powers of entry and search 23F. Powers of entry 23G. Entry orders 23H. Search warrants 23I. Inspection of places 23J. Failure to comply with requirement

PART 5 — miscellaneous

24. review of decisions 25. Authorised officers 26A. Delegation by Chief Executive Officer 27. Statement as evidence 28. Offences 29. Protection from suit 30. Regulations 30A. Effect of documents being "available for public inspection" 31. Repeal 32. Saving of existing licences, permits and registration 33. Savings and transitional regulations