South Australian Forestry Corporation Act 2000 (SA)

South Australia South Australian Forestry Corporation Act 2000 An Act to provide for the management of public plantation forests; to establish the South Australian Forestry Corporation; and for other purposes.

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 3 Object 4 Interpretation Part 2—Corporation 5 Establishment of South Australian Forestry Corporation 6 Application of Public Corporations Act 1993 7 Functions of Corporation 8 Powers of Corporation 9 Common seal and execution of documents Part 3—Board 10 Establishment of board 11 Conditions of membership 12 Vacancies or defects in appointment of directors 13 Remuneration 14 Board proceedings Part 4—Staff 15 Staff of Corporation Part 5—Miscellaneous 16 Delegation to Corporation 17 Payment of rates 18 Regulations Schedule 1—Transitional provisions 1 Interpretative provision 2 Vesting of property, rights etc in Corporation 3 Application of Real Property Act 4 Transfer of staff 5 Appointment of first chief executive 6 Annual report Legislative history

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows: Part 1—Preliminary 1—Short title This Act may be cited as the South Australian Forestry Corporation Act 2000. 3—Object The object of this Act is to establish a statutory corporation as a business enterprise with the principal responsibility of managing plantation forests for the benefit of the people and economy of the State. 4—Interpretation In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears— board means the board of directors established as the governing body of the Corporation under Part 3; Corporation means South Australian Forestry Corporation established under Part 2; director means a member of the board under Part 3 and includes a person appointed as an acting director under that Part.

Part 2—Corporation 5—Establishment of South Australian Forestry Corporation (1) South Australian Forestry Corporation is established. (2) The Corporation— (a) has perpetual succession and a common seal; and (b) is capable of suing and being sued in its corporate name; and (c) has the functions and powers assigned or conferred by or under this or any other Act. 6—Application of Public Corporations Act 1993 The Corporation is a statutory corporation to which the provisions of the Public Corporations Act 1993 apply. 7—Functions of Corporation The Corporation has the following functions: (a) to manage plantation forests for commercial production; and (b) to encourage and facilitate regionally based economic activities based on forestry and other industries; and (c) to conduct research related to the growing of wood for commercial purposes; and (d) any other function conferred on the Corporation by this Act, any other Act or the Minister or delegated to the Corporation by the Minister. 8—Powers of Corporation (1) The Corporation has all the powers of a natural person together with the powers specifically conferred on it by this or any other Act. (2) The Corporation may exercise its powers within or outside the State. 9—Common seal and execution of documents (1) The common seal of the Corporation must not be affixed to a document except in pursuance of a decision of the board, and the affixing of the seal must be attested by the signatures of 1 or more directors. (2) The Corporation may, by instrument under its common seal, authorise a director, an employee of the Corporation (whether nominated by name or by office or title) or any other person to execute documents on behalf of the Corporation subject to conditions and limitations (if any) specified in the instrument of authority. (3) Without limiting subsection (2), an authority may be given so as to authorise two or more persons to execute documents jointly on behalf of the Corporation. (4) A document is duly executed by the Corporation if— (a) the common seal of the Corporation is affixed to the document in accordance with this section; or (b) the document is signed on behalf of the Corporation by a person or persons in accordance with an authority conferred under this section.