Forestry Act 1950 (SA)

South Australia Forestry Act 1950 An Act to provide for the creation and management of State forests and other related matters.

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 2 Interpretation Part 2—Declaration of forest reserves and native forest reserves 3 Forest reserves and native forest reserves Part 3—Administration 8 Minister may delegate 8A Forest wardens 8B Identity cards 8C Powers of forest warden 8D Seizure and forfeiture of things used in or furnishing evidence of offences 8E False representation Part 4—Management of forests and disposal of products 9 Control of forest reserves 9A Management of native forest reserves 10 Leases of forest reserves 11 Licences and other interests in forest reserves 12 Planting and milling of timber 13 Sale of timber 16 Forest reserves cannot be sold 17 Prevention of fire 18 Injury to forest reserves Part 5—Miscellaneous 19A Evidentiary 21 Regulations Legislative history

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows: Part 1—Preliminary 1—Short title This Act may be cited as the Forestry Act 1950. 2—Interpretation (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, or some other meaning is clearly intended— Corporation means South Australian Forestry Corporation established under the South Australian Forestry Corporation Act 2000; Crown lands means Crown lands as defined in the Crown Lands Act 1929; forest reserve means land declared by proclamation under this Act to be a forest reserve; forest warden means— (a) a person appointed to be a forest warden under this Act; or (b) a member of the police force; native forest reserve means a forest reserve, or part of a forest reserve, declared by proclamation under this Act to be a native forest reserve; property means real and personal property. (2) A reference to the Conservator of Forests in any Act, regulation, rule, by-law, document or writing of any kind is to be read, where the context admits, as a reference to the Corporation.