Forest Products Act 2000 (WA)

Western Australia Forest Products Act 2000 Western Australia Forest Products Act 2000 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Short title 2 2. Commencement 2 3. Terms used 2 4. Term used: forest products 4 Part 2 — Forest Products Commission 5. Forest Products Commission established 6 6. Commissioners 6 7. Constitution, proceedings etc. 7 8. Remuneration of commissioners 7 Part 3 — Functions of Commission 9. Compliance with written laws 8 10. Functions of Commission 8 11. Duty to act in accordance with policy instruments 13 12. Principles on which Commission is to act 13 13. Delegation 15 13A. Validation of certain acquisitions of freehold land 15 Part 4 — Accountability Division 1 — Ministerial directions and provision of information 14. Minister may give directions 16 15. Minister to have access to information 17 16. Consultation 18 17. Minister to be kept informed 18 18. Notice of financial difficulty 19 19. Half‑yearly reports 19 Division 2 — Strategic development plans and statements of corporate intent Subdivision 1 — Strategic development plans 20. Draft strategic development plan to be submitted to Minister 20 21. Period to which strategic development plan relates 21 22. Matters to be included in strategic development plan 21 23. Strategic development plan to be agreed if possible 22 24. Minister's powers in relation to draft strategic development plan 22 25. Strategic development plan pending agreement 22 26. Minister's agreement to draft strategic development plan 23 27. Modifications of strategic development plan 23 28. Concurrence of Treasurer 23 Subdivision 2 — Statement of corporate intent 29. Draft statement of corporate intent to be submitted to Minister 24 30. Period to which statement of corporate intent relates 24 31. Matters to be included in statement of corporate intent 25 32. Statement of corporate intent to be agreed if possible 26 33. Minister's powers in relation to draft statement of corporate intent 26 34. Statement of corporate intent pending agreement 27 35. Minister's agreement to draft statement of corporate intent 27 36. Modifications of statement of corporate intent 28 37. Concurrence of Treasurer 28 Part 5 — Staff 38. General Manager 29 39. Other staff 29 40. Use of other government staff etc. 30 Part 6 — Financial provisions 41. Funds of Commission 31 42. Forest Products Account 31 43. Liability of Commission for duties, taxes, rates etc. 32 44. Dividends 33 45. Borrowing from Treasurer 34 46. Other borrowing 34 47. Guarantee by Treasurer 35 48. Effect of guarantee 35 49. Charges for guarantees 36 50. Application of Financial Management Act 2006 and Auditor General Act 2006 36 Part 7 — Timber sharefarming agreements 51. Term used: owner 37 52. Entry into timber sharefarming agreements 37 53. Consent of owner and occupier required 38 54. Nature of rights created 38 Part 8 — Contracts for the management, harvesting or sale of forest products 55. Terms used 40 56. Contracts generally 41 57. Harvesting contracts and related arrangements 41 58. Production contracts subject to relevant management plan 42 58A. Plantation product contracts 42 59. Components of contract price 44 60. Contractors' access to forest products on leases or other tenements 45 61. Contracts subject to this Act and the CALM Act 46 Part 9 — Enforcement powers 62. Terms used 48 63. Entry and seizure powers in relation to contracts 48 64. Entry to sawmills 49 65. Seizure powers in relation to offences 49 Part 10 — Miscellaneous 66. Advisory committees 50 67. Protection from liability for wrongdoing 51 68. Execution of documents by Commission 51 69. Supplementary provision about laying documents before Parliament 52 70. Regulations 53 71. Review of Act 54 Schedule 1 — Commissioners Division 1 — Tenure, conditions and proceedings of the commissioners 1. Term used: meeting 56 2. Presiding member 56 3. Term of office 56 4. Resignation, removal etc. 56 5. Leave of absence 57 6. Commissioner unable to act 57 7. Saving 58 8. Commissioner not a public service officer by virtue of appointment as commissioner 58 9. Co‑opted commissioners and participation of General Manager 58 10. General procedure 58 11. Quorum 58 12. Voting 59 13. Minutes 59 14. Decisions may be made without meeting 59 15. Telephone or video meetings 59 16. Committees 59 Division 2 — Disclosure of interests, etc. 17. Disclosure of interests 60 18. Voting by interested commissioners 60 19. Quorum where clause 18 applies 60 20. Minister may declare clauses 18 and 19 inapplicable 60 21. Ineligibility provisions not affected 61 Schedule 2 — General Manager 1. Appointment 62 2. Tenure of office 62 3. Salary, conditions of appointment 62 4. Removal from office 62 5. Superannuation 63 6. Portability of entitlements of General Manager 63 Notes Compilation table 64 Other notes 65 Defined terms Western Australia Forest Products Act 2000 An Act to establish the Forest Products Commission and for related matters.