{"id":"forest-products-regulations-2020","name":"Forest Products Regulations 2020","slug":"forest-products-regulations-2020","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":176679,"registerId":"wa-forest-products-regulations-2020-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Forest Products Regulations 2020","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nForest Products Act 2000\n\nForest Products Regulations 2020\n\nWestern Australia\n\nForest Products Regulations 2020\n\nContents\n\nPart 1 — Preliminary\n\n1. Citation 1\n\n2. Commencement 1\n\n3. Terms used 1\n\n4. Limited application of regulations to persons exercising powers under *Bush Fires Act 1954* 2\n\nPart 2 — Delivery notes\n\n5. Form of delivery note 3\n\n6. Information required in delivery note 3\n\n7. Use of delivery notes for Commission produce 4\n\n8. Copies to be made of hard copy delivery note 4\n\n9. Issue and form of hard copy delivery notes 4\n\n10. Return of unused hard copy delivery note 5\n\n11. Destruction of delivery notes prohibited 5\n\n12. Accounting for hard copy delivery notes 6\n\n13. Offence to alter delivery note 6\n\n14. Delivery notes to be carried in vehicle 7\n\n15. Driver of loaded vehicle to produce delivery note 7\n\n16. Commission produce to be delivered to person and place specified in delivery note 8\n\n17. Delivery note to be delivered with Commission produce 8\n\n18. Delivery notes to be checked 8\n\nPart 3 — Specific requirements relating to sawmills\n\n19. Log timber from Commission land not to be received at sawmill without delivery note 10\n\n20. Delivery note to be signed at sawmill 10\n\n21. Delivery of delivery note to General Manager 10\n\nPart 4 — Determination of quantity of Commission produce\n\n22. Quantity to be immediately entered in delivery note 11\n\n23. Incorrect quantity not to be entered in delivery note 11\n\n24. Unquantified Commission produce not to be stored or processed at sawmill 11\n\nPart 5 — Log timber receival records\n\n25. Record of log timber receivals to be made 12\n\n26. Copy of receival records to be kept for 2 years 13\n\n27. Offence to alter receival record 13\n\n28. Receival records to be given to General Manager 14\n\n29. Authorised person to record sawmill inspection or inquiry (Act s. 64) 14\n\nPart 6 — Miscellaneous\n\n30. Provision of contractual information 15\n\n31. Mark used by authorised person seizing forest product (Act s. 65) 16\n\n32. Trees not to be marked without authority 16\n\n33. Misrepresentation 16\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 18\n\nDefined terms\n\n  \n\nForest Products Act 2000\n\nForest Products Regulations 2020\n\n## Part 1 — Preliminary\n\n##### 1. Citation\n\n\t\tThese regulations are the *Forest Products Regulations 2020*.\n\n##### 2. Commencement\n\nThese regulations come into operation as follows —\n\n(a) regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these regulations are published in the *Gazette*;\n\n(b) the rest of the regulations — on the day after that day.\n\n##### 3. Terms used\n\nIn these regulations —\n\nCommission land means any of the following —\n\n(a) public land;\n\n(b) sharefarmed land;\n\n(c) land that the Commission has an interest in;\n\nCommission produce includes —\n\n(a) forest products, as defined in section 4 of the Act; and\n\n(b) log timber;\n\ndelivery note means a note relating to the removal of Commission produce produced under Part 2;\n\nfell includes fell by machine;\n\nlog timber means timber that has been lawfully felled on and removed from Commission land;\n\nmanager, of a sawmill, means a person having the immediate charge and direction of operations at the sawmill;\n\nnominated officer means an employee of or a contractor to the Commission who is nominated by the General Manager to exercise powers under these regulations;\n\nreceival record means a record referred to in regulation 25(1);\n\nresponsible person, for a sawmill, means the sawmill owner or the manager of the sawmill;\n\nsawmill has the meaning given in section 62 of the Act;\n\nsawmill owner, in relation to a sawmill, means any person who is the proprietor, lessee or occupier of the sawmill and includes a person in occupation under contract with the owner or under a subcontract;\n\nsign, in relation to a delivery note or receipt, means —\n\n(a) in the case of a hard copy note or a receipt referred to in regulation 9(2)(b), to sign the note or receipt physically; or\n\n(b) in the case of an electronic note, to enter the electronic identifying information provided by the Commission;\n\nworking day means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday.\n\n##### 4. Limited application of regulations to persons exercising powers under *Bush Fires Act 1954*\n\nThese regulations do not apply to, or in relation to, a person exercising a power or performing a function or duty under the *Bush Fires Act 1954*.\n\n## Part 2 — Delivery notes\n\n##### 5. Form of delivery note\n\n(1) A delivery note must be produced —\n\n(a) in hard copy form; or\n\n(b) in electronic form; or\n\n(c) in any other form approved by the General Manager.\n\n(2) A delivery note under subregulation (1) must be produced —\n\n(a) in a form approved by the General Manager; and\n\n(b) in a manner approved by the General Manager.\n\n(3) Approval of procedures to produce a delivery note may be given for —\n\n(a) a class of notes specified in the approval; or\n\n(b) notes created or used by a person or class of persons specified in the approval.\n\n##### 6. Information required in delivery note\n\n(1) A delivery note for Commission produce must contain the following information —\n\n(a) the date of removal of the Commission produce;\n\n(b) the name of the person to whom the Commission produce is to be delivered;\n\n(c) the address to which the Commission produce is to be delivered;\n\n(d) the species, description, classification and grade of the Commission produce;\n\n(e) details of the location from which the Commission produce was removed;\n\n(f) if the Commission produce is being removed under a production contract — the name of the person contracting with the Commission under the contract and details of the contract;\n\n(g) the registration number of the vehicle on which the Commission produce is to be transported;\n\n(h) the signature of the driver of the vehicle on which the Commission produce is to be transported.\n\n(2) The General Manager may in writing exempt a person or a class of persons from complying with some or all of the requirements in subregulation (1).\n\n##### 7. Use of delivery notes for Commission produce\n\n(1) Except as provided in subregulation (2), a separate delivery note must be created for each type of Commission produce.\n\n(2) One delivery note may be created for 2 or more types of Commission produce in a load if all the produce —\n\n(a) is of the same description, classification and grade as specified on the note; and\n\n(b) has the same destination; and\n\n(c) in the case of produce that is to be quantified by weighing — is to be weighed simultaneously.\n\n##### 8. Copies to be made of hard copy delivery note\n\nA person who produces a hard copy delivery note must keep a copy of the note.\n\nPenalty: a fine of $1 000.\n\n##### 9. Issue and form of hard copy delivery notes\n\n(1) A person who produces a hard copy delivery note must use a form of note issued by the General Manager.\n\nPenalty for this subregulation: a fine of $50.\n\n(2) The General Manager may —\n\n(a) issue books of hard copy delivery notes; and\n\n(b) require a person to sign a receipt for a book of hard copy delivery notes issued to the person.\n\n##### 10. Return of unused hard copy delivery note\n\nIf the General Manager issues a book of hard copy delivery notes to a person, the person must return the book to the General Manager, together with any unused notes, as soon as practicable after the first of the following occurs —\n\n(a) the person has completed all the entries for the book;\n\n(b) the General Manager requests the person to return the book.\n\nPenalty: a fine of $1 000.\n\n##### 11. Destruction of delivery notes prohibited\n\n(1) In this regulation —\n\ndestroy, in relation to a delivery note, means to deal with it so that —\n\n(a) all or any of the information recorded or stored on it is obliterated or rendered illegible or irrecoverable; or\n\n(b) it cannot convey a meaning in a visible, audible or recoverable form.\n\n(2) Unless authorised in writing to do so by the General Manager, a person must not destroy —\n\n(a) a delivery note; or\n\n(b) an unused hard copy delivery note.\n\nPenalty for this subregulation: a fine of $1 000.\n\n##### 12. Accounting for hard copy delivery notes\n\n(1) The General Manager may, by written notice given to a person who has been issued a book of hard copy delivery notes, require the person to —\n\n(a) return the book or any note in the book to the General Manager within a period specified in the notice; or\n\n(b) account for the location of the book or any note in the book within a period specified in the notice.\n\n(2) A person who is given a notice under subregulation (1) must comply with the notice within the period specified in the notice.\n\nPenalty for this subregulation: a fine of $1 000.\n\n(3) A person must not knowingly give a false account of the location of a hard copy delivery note or a book of hard copy delivery notes.\n\nPenalty for this subregulation: a fine of $1 000.\n\n##### 13. Offence to alter delivery note\n\n(1) A person must not alter a statement or information entered in a hard copy delivery note unless —\n\n(a) the alteration is made for the purpose of correcting a mistake as soon as practicable after the mistake is discovered; and\n\n(b) the alteration is made in a manner that leaves the entry that is altered legible or recoverable; and\n\n(c) the identity of the person making the alteration is recorded on the note.\n\nPenalty for this subregulation: a fine of $2 000.\n\n(2) A person must not alter a statement or information entered in an electronic delivery note.\n\nPenalty for this subregulation: a fine of $2 000.\n\n(3) If the General Manager becomes aware of a mistake in an electronic delivery note, the General Manager —\n\n(a) must endeavour to ensure that the mistake is corrected as soon as practicable after it is discovered; and\n\n(b) may direct the person who created the note to produce a correct replacement note.\n\n##### 14. Delivery notes to be carried in vehicle\n\nThe driver of a vehicle carrying Commission produce must ensure that at all times during the transportation of the produce —\n\n(a) in the case of a hard copy delivery note — the original and all copies of the note are carried in the vehicle; or\n\n(b) in the case of an electronic delivery note — the note is accessible by electronic means by the driver from the vehicle.\n\nPenalty: a fine of $2 000.\n\n##### 15. Driver of loaded vehicle to produce delivery note\n\n(1) In this regulation —\n\napplicable vehicle means a vehicle carrying Commission produce, unless the General Manager has exempted the vehicle or the class of vehicle in writing from complying with this regulation;\n\nconservation and land management officer has the meaning given in the CALM Act section 3.\n\n(2) A nominated officer or a conservation and land management officer may require the driver of an applicable vehicle to produce for inspection any delivery notes created for the Commission produce carried by the vehicle that are in the possession of the driver.\n\n(3) The driver of a vehicle must comply with a requirement under subregulation (2).\n\nPenalty for this subregulation: a fine of $2 000.\n\n(4) If a delivery note is produced for inspection, the officer who inspected the note must sign the note and endorse on the note the date and place of inspection.\n\n##### 16. Commission produce to be delivered to person and place specified in delivery note\n\nA person must not deliver Commission produce unless it is delivered to —\n\n(a) the person specified on the delivery note as the person to whom the produce is to be delivered; and\n\n(b) the place specified on the delivery note as the place to which the produce is to be delivered.\n\nPenalty: a fine of $2 000.\n\n##### 17. Delivery note to be delivered with Commission produce\n\nThe driver of a vehicle carrying Commission produce must ensure that —\n\n(a) in the case of a hard copy delivery note — a copy of the note is delivered with the produce; or\n\n(b) in the case of an electronic delivery note — a copy of the note is delivered electronically when the produce is delivered.\n\nPenalty: a fine of $2 000.\n\n##### 18. Delivery notes to be checked\n\n(1) In this regulation —\n\nbuyer, in relation to Commission produce, means the buyer of the timber under a production contract.\n\n(2) The General Manager must endeavour to ensure that, in any month, not less than 5% of delivery notes completed in respect of Commission produce removed from Commission land during that month are checked for accuracy by nominated officers.\n\n(3) The nominated officers are to check the delivery notes against the Commission produce —\n\n(a) before the produce is removed from Commission land; or\n\n(b) while the produce is being delivered to a buyer; or\n\n(c) at the sawmill where the produce is to be processed; or\n\n(d) in a manner approved by the General Manager.\n\n## Part 3 — Specific requirements relating to sawmills\n\n##### 19. Log timber from Commission land not to be received at sawmill without delivery note\n\nEach responsible person for a sawmill must ensure that when log timber that has been felled on Commission land is received at the sawmill, the delivery note created for the timber is received with the timber.\n\nPenalty: a fine of $2 000.\n\n##### 20. Delivery note to be signed at sawmill\n\nEach responsible person for a sawmill must ensure that when log timber that has been felled on Commission land is received at the sawmill, the delivery note created for the timber is immediately signed by a person employed at the sawmill.\n\nPenalty: a fine of $2 000.\n\n##### 21. Delivery of delivery note to General Manager\n\nEach responsible person for a sawmill must ensure that a delivery note received at the sawmill is sent to the General Manager —\n\n(a) in the case of a hard copy delivery note — within 3 working days from the day the note is received; or\n\n(b) in the case of an electronic delivery note — in accordance with the manner of production approved by the General Manager under regulation 5(2)(b).\n\nPenalty: a fine of $2 000.\n\n## Part 4 — Determination of quantity of Commission produce\n\n##### 22. Quantity to be immediately entered in delivery note\n\n(1) A person who determines the quantity of Commission produce that has been removed from Commission land must immediately record the quantity on the delivery note created for the produce.\n\nPenalty for this subregulation: a fine of $2 000.\n\n(2) If the determination of the quantity of Commission produce is printed on a weighbridge ticket or some other form, the person making the determination must attach the ticket or form to the delivery note completed for the produce.\n\nPenalty for this subregulation: a fine of $2 000.\n\n##### 23. Incorrect quantity not to be entered in delivery note\n\nA person must not knowingly record in a delivery note for Commission produce an incorrect statement of the quantity determined for the produce.\n\nPenalty: a fine of $2 000.\n\n##### 24. Unquantified Commission produce not to be stored or processed at sawmill\n\nA responsible person for a sawmill must not, without the authorisation of the General Manager, permit Commission produce to be stored or processed at the sawmill unless the quantity of the produce has been determined.\n\nPenalty: a fine of $2 000.\n\n## Part 5 — Log timber receival records\n\n##### 25. Record of log timber receivals to be made\n\n(1) Each responsible person for a sawmill must, subject to any exemption under subregulation (5), ensure that a record is made in accordance with subregulations (2) to (4) of any log timber felled on Commission land that is received at the sawmill.\n\nPenalty for this subregulation: a fine of $2 000.\n\n(2) A receival record must be produced —\n\n(a) in hard copy form; or\n\n(b) in electronic form; or\n\n(c) in any other form approved by the General Manager.\n\n(3) A receival record produced under subregulation (2) must be produced —\n\n(a) in a form approved by the General Manager; and\n\n(b) in a manner approved by the General Manager.\n\n(4) A receival record must be made on the day the log timber is received and include the following information —\n\n(a) the date of receival of the log timber;\n\n(b) the species of the log timber and the description, classification and grade assigned to the log timber on the delivery note for the log timber;\n\n(c) the quantity of log timber received;\n\n(d) in the case of an electronic delivery note — the delivery reference number created for the log timber.\n\n(5) The General Manager may exempt a person or a class of persons from complying with some or all of the requirements in subregulations (2) to (4).\n\n##### 26. Copy of receival records to be kept for 2 years\n\nA sawmill owner must cause a copy of the receival record for log timber received at the sawmill to be kept at the sawmill or at another place approved by the General Manager for a period of 2 years after the day the timber is received.\n\nPenalty: a fine of $2 000.\n\n##### 27. Offence to alter receival record\n\n(1) A person must not alter a statement or information entered in a hard copy receival record unless the alteration is —\n\n(a) made for the purpose of correcting a mistake as soon as practicable after the mistake is discovered; and\n\n(b) made in a manner that leaves the statement or information that is altered legible; and\n\n(c) initialled by the person making the alteration at the time the alteration is made.\n\nPenalty for this subregulation: a fine of $2 000.\n\n(2) A person must not alter a statement or information entered in an electronic receival record.\n\nPenalty for this subregulation: a fine of $2 000.\n\n(3) If the General Manager becomes aware of a mistake in an electronic receival record, the General Manager —\n\n(a) must endeavour to ensure that the mistake is corrected as soon as practicable after it is discovered; and\n\n(b) may direct the person who created the record to produce a correct replacement record.\n\n##### 28. Receival records to be given to General Manager\n\nThe manager of a sawmill must, within the first 3 working days of each month, provide to the General Manager the receival records that relate to log timber received at the sawmill during the previous month.\n\nPenalty: a fine of $2 000.\n\n##### 29. Authorised person to record sawmill inspection or inquiry (Act s. 64)\n\nIf an authorised person enters a sawmill to make an inspection or inquiry under section 64 of the Act, the authorised person must make an entry in the receival record kept for the sawmill of the following —\n\n(a) the date of the inspection or inquiry;\n\n(b) the nature of the inspection or inquiry conducted;\n\n(c) the results of the inspection or inquiry.\n\n## Part 6 — Miscellaneous\n\n##### 30. Provision of contractual information\n\n(1) In this regulation —\n\ncontractual information —\n\n(a) means information relating to a production contract or a road contract as defined in section 55 of the Act; and\n\n(b) includes information about the type and quantity of Commission produce taken from Commission land and the destination of the produce.\n\n(2) The General Manager may, by written notice, direct any of the following persons to provide contractual information for the period specified in the notice —\n\n(a) a person who manages Commission produce or engages in harvesting (as that term is defined in section 3 of the Act);\n\n(b) the owner of a sawmill;\n\n(c) the owner of a sharefarming agreement.\n\n(3) A person must comply with a notice given to the person under subregulation (2) —\n\n(a) within 14 days of receipt of the notice; and\n\n(b) in the form directed by the General Manager.\n\nPenalty for this subregulation: a fine of $2 000.\n\n##### 31. Mark used by authorised person seizing forest product (Act s. 65)\n\nFor the purposes of section 65 of the Act, the following is prescribed as a mark used by an authorised person to indicate that commission produce has been seized by the person —\n\n![forest3]()\n\n##### 32. Trees not to be marked without authority\n\n(1) In this regulation —\n\nforest officer has the meaning given in the CALM Act section 3.\n\n(2) A person must not do any of the following on sharefarmed land or land that the Commission has an interest in unless the person is a nominated officer or a forest officer —\n\n(a) mark a tree or other Commission produce with chalk, paint, crayon or any other material;\n\n(b) attach tape or ribbon to a tree or other Commission produce;\n\n(c) attach a brand to a tree or other Commission produce.\n\nPenalty for this subregulation: a fine of $2 000.\n\n##### 33. Misrepresentation\n\nA person must not, in relation to any of the following, knowingly make a statement or provide information that is false or misleading in a material particular —\n\n(a) a delivery note;\n\n(b) a receival record;\n\n(c) the provision of contractual information under regulation 30.\n\nPenalty: a fine of $2 000.\n\nNotes\n\nThis is a compilation of the *Forest Products Regulations 2020*. For provisions that have come into operation see the compilation table.\n\nCompilation table\n\n| **Citation** | **Published** | **Commencement** |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| *Forest Products Regulations 2020* | SL 2020/225 20 Nov 2020 | r. 1 and 2: 20 Nov 2020 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 21 Nov 2020 (see r. 2(b)) |\n\n\nDefined terms\n\n*[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]*\n\n**Defined term Provision(s)**\n\napplicable vehicle 15(1)\n\nbuyer 18(1)\n\nCommission land 3\n\nCommission produce 3\n\nconservation and land management officer 15(1)\n\ncontractual information 30(1)\n\ndelivery note 3\n\ndestroy 11(1)\n\nfell 3\n\nforest officer 32(1)\n\nlog timber 3\n\nmanager 3\n\nnominated officer 3\n\nreceival record 3\n\nresponsible person 3\n\nsawmill 3\n\nsawmill owner 3\n\nsign 3\n\nworking day 3\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope cannot be assessed as the legislative text was not available for analysis. The page returned a system error indicating the URL has changed due to a website upgrade."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative text was retrievable — the source URL returned an error page rather than the regulation content","Complexity cannot be meaningfully assessed without access to the actual provisions","Score of 1 reflects absence of content, not simplicity of the underlying law"],"plain_english_summary":"## Forest Products Regulations 2020 (WA)\n\n**⚠️ Content Unavailable**\n\nThe actual text of the Forest Products Regulations 2020 (Western Australia) could not be retrieved — the source page is no longer accessible due to a website system upgrade.\n\n**What we can infer from the title:**\n- This is a Western Australian regulation (subordinate legislation made under a parent Act, likely the *Forest Products Act 2000* (WA))\n- It likely governs how forest products (such as timber) are harvested, sold, licensed, or managed in WA\n- It would typically affect **timber industry operators, licensed harvesters, the Forest Products Commission, and potentially landowners or contractors** dealing in WA forest products\n\n**To find the actual content**, visit the Western Australian Legislation website (legislation.wa.gov.au) and search for \"Forest Products Regulations 2020\" directly."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations implement procedural controls under the Forest Products Act 2000 for Commission produce: they require delivery notes, quantification, receival records, reporting and permit inspections. The text limits application to Commission produce and excludes persons exercising powers under the Bush Fires Act 1954 (reg 4). The instrument itself does not indicate any departure from that statutory scope."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple, prescriptive record types and fields to be kept (delivery notes: reg 6; receival records: reg 25)","Two formats allowed (hard copy and electronic) with different handling rules and prohibitions on alteration (regs 5, 11, 13, 27)","Significant General Manager discretion to approve forms, methods, exemptions and inspections (regs 5(2), 6(2), 9(2), 18(2), 25(5), 30)","Operational sequencing and timing obligations (immediate entry of quantities: reg 22; sawmill submission within 3 working days: reg 21; monthly reporting: reg 28)","Criminal/penalty regime for a wide range of breaches with uniform fixed fines (many regs carry $1,000–$2,000 penalties)","Reconciliation and accountability provisions for issued hard‑copy books and tickets (regs 9–12)","Cross‑references to the Act and definitions that affect scope and who is regulated (defined terms in reg 3; interaction with Act s.64, s.65)"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set mandatory paperwork, verification and record‑keeping rules for timber (\"Commission produce\") removed from public or Commission‑related land. They require delivery notes (hard or electronic), sawmill receival records, quantity verification and attach fines and inspection powers; the General Manager prescribes forms, approvals and exemptions.\n\nSawmill owners, drivers and timber managers pay the compliance and reporting costs and face penalties; the General Manager decides formats, inspections and exemptions (regs 5, 6, 9, 18, 21, 30), so businesses must change transport, on‑site handling and monthly reporting practices."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations appear tightly focused on their original purpose of creating a documentation and tracking system for forest products. The scope aligns with the enabling Forest Products Act 2000, covering delivery notes, sawmill receival records, and enforcement mechanisms. No significant scope creep is evident – the regulations stick to administrative procedures for timber tracking without expanding into unrelated areas."},"complexity_factors":["18 defined terms in the interpretation section (regulation 3), including nested definitions (e.g., 'responsible person' refers to 'manager' which refers to 'sawmill')","Multiple parallel structures for hard copy vs. electronic records (delivery notes and receival records each have separate rules for paper and digital versions)","Cross-references to the parent Forest Products Act 2000 (sections 3, 4, 55, 62, 64, 65) and the Bush Fires Act 1954","Conditional exemptions throughout (General Manager may exempt persons or classes of persons in regulations 6(2), 15(1), 25(5), and 30)","Specific time limits (3 working days for sending notes, 14 days for contractual information, 2 years for record retention)","Nested offence provisions with varying penalty levels ($50, $1,000, $2,000 depending on the violation)"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations create a detailed paper trail (or electronic trail) for tracking timber harvested from Western Australian state forests and lands managed by the Forest Products Commission.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Log truck drivers** – must carry delivery notes and show them when asked\n- **Sawmill owners and managers** – must record what timber arrives, check delivery notes, and send records to the Commission\n- **Harvesting contractors** – must fill out delivery notes with details about the timber being removed\n- **The Forest Products Commission** – oversees the system through its General Manager and nominated officers\n\n**What it does:**\nThe regulations require **delivery notes** (essentially official receipts) for every load of timber taken from Commission land. These notes must specify what the timber is, where it came from, where it's going, and who's transporting it. Drivers must carry these notes; sawmills must sign for the timber and send the notes back to the Commission.\n\nSawmills must also keep **receival records** – logs of all timber that arrives – and hold onto these for two years. Officers can inspect sawmills and must record these visits.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis creates an audit trail to prevent timber theft, ensure the state gets paid for its forest products, and verify that harvesting follows contracts and environmental rules. It essentially treats valuable timber like a controlled substance – you need paperwork to move it, store it, or process it.\n\n**Key offences include:**\n- Destroying or altering delivery notes (fines up to $2,000)\n- Moving timber without proper documentation ($2,000)\n- Falsifying records or quantities ($2,000)\n- Marking trees without authority ($2,000)"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/forest-products-regulations-2020","history":"/api/acts/forest-products-regulations-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/forest-products-regulations-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/forest-products-regulations-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/forest-products-regulations-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/forest-products-regulations-2020/documents"}}