Regional Forest Agreement (Land Classification) Act 1998 (Tas)

Regional Forest Agreement (Land Classification) Act 1998

An Act to classify certain land pursuant to the Regional Forest Agreement and to amend the Forestry Act 1920 , National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 and the Crown Lands Act 1976 [Royal Assent 18 December 1998]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

PART 1 - Preliminary

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Regional Forest Agreement (Land Classification) Act 1998 .

2. Commencement (1) Division 3 of Part 2 and Schedules 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 and 13 commence on a day to be proclaimed. (2) Section 6 and Schedule 2 commence on a day to be proclaimed, being a day subsequent to the day proclaimed under subsection (1). (3) Division 2 of Part 2 and Schedule 5 commence on a day to be proclaimed, being a day subsequent to the day proclaimed under subsection (2). (4) Part 5 commences on the day proclaimed under subsection (3). (5) Sections 73 , 75 , 76 , 77 , 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 , 86 , 87 , 88 , 89 , 90 , 91 , 92 , 93 , 94 , 95 , 96 , 97 , 98 , 99 , 100 and 101 commence on the day proclaimed under subsection (1). (6) Sections 31 , 32 , 36 , 40 , 45 , 48 , 49 , 51 and 52 commence on the day proclaimed under subsection (1). (7) Sections 33 , 37 , 41 , 74 , 78 and 79 commence on the day proclaimed under subsection (3). (8) The remaining provisions of this Act commence on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

3. Interpretation (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears – conservation area has the same meaning as in the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 ; forest reserve has the same meaning as in the Forestry Act 1920 ; former Act means – (a) in Division 1 of Part 2 , the Forestry Act 1920 as in force immediately before the commencement of section 30; and (b) in Division 2 of Part 2 and Schedule 5 , the Crown Lands Act 1976 as in force immediately before the commencement of Part 5; and (c) in Division 3 of Part 2 , the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 as in force immediately before the commencement of section 73; game reserve has the same meaning as in the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 ; historic site has the same meaning as in the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 ; national park has the same meaning as in the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 ; nature recreation area has the same meaning as in the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 ; nature reserve has the same meaning as in the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 ; private land has the same meaning as in the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 ; private sanctuary has the same meaning as in the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 ; public reserve has the same meaning as in the Crown Lands Act 1976 ; Regional Forest Agreement means the agreement made on 8 November 1997 between the State of Tasmania and the Commonwealth of Australia relating to the management and use of Tasmanian forests; Register of Permanent Timber Production Zone Land has the same meaning as in the Forestry Act 1920 ; reserved land has the same meaning as in the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 ; State forest has the same meaning as in the Forestry Act 1920 ; State reserve has the same meaning as in the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 . (2) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, a reference to the Forestry Act 1920 , the Crown Lands Act 1976 or the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 is a reference to that Act as amended by Part 4, 5 or 6. (3) In Division 3 of Part 2 – (a) where the words a conservation area are used, those words refer to a conservation area within the meaning of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 as in force immediately before the commencement of section 73; and (b) where the words a State reserve are used, those words refer to a State reserve within the meaning of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 as in force immediately before the commencement of section 73; and (c) where the words a game reserve are used, those words refer to a game reserve within the meaning of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 as in force immediately before the commencement of section 73; and (d) where the words a local reserve are used, those words refer to a local reserve within the meaning of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 as in force immediately before the commencement of section 73; and (e) where the words a private reserve are used, those words refer to a private reserve within the meaning of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 as in force immediately before the commencement of section 73. (4) In this Act, a reference to a plan by a number is a reference to the plan so numbered in the Central Plan Register.