{"id":"forest-property-act-2000","name":"Forest Property Act 2000","slug":"forest-property-act-2000","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"sa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":32122,"registerId":"sa-forest-property-act-2000-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Forest Property Act 2000","content":"South Australia\nForest Property Act 2000\nAn Act to encourage commercial investment in forest property; and for other purposes.\n\nContents\nPart 1—Preliminary\n1\tShort title\n3\tInterpretation\n3A\tCarbon absorption capacity of the forest vegetation to be a form of property\n4\tThis Act to be read subject to the law of native title\nPart 2—Forest property agreements\n5\tTypes of forest property agreements\n6\tForm and content of forest property agreement\n7\tRegistration of forest property agreement\n8\tDealing with interest of transferee\n9\tEnforceability of registered forest property agreement by and against successors in title to the original parties\n10\tVariation and revocation of forest property agreement\n11\tApplications for registration\n12\tApplication of relevant registration law\n13\tTransitional provision for forest property agreements made before the relevant date\nPart 3—Commercial forest plantation licences\n16\tCommercial forest plantation licences\nPart 4—Regulations\n17\tRegulations\nLegislative history\n\nThe Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:\nPart 1—Preliminary\n1—Short title\nThis Act may be cited as the Forest Property Act 2000.\n3—Interpretation\nIn this Act—\ncarbon right—see section 3A;\nCourt means the Supreme Court or the District Court;\nencumbrance means—\n\t(a)\ta life estate or a lease; or\n\t(b)\ta mortgage, charge or encumbrance securing a monetary obligation;\nforest vegetation means trees and other forms of forest vegetation including—\n\t(a)\troots or other parts of the trees or other forest vegetation that lie beneath the soil; and\n\t(b)\tleaves, branches or other parts or products of trees or other forest vegetation;\nforest property agreement—see section 5;\nowner of land means—\n\t(a)\tthe owner of an estate in fee simple in the land; or\n\t(b)\ta person who holds a leasehold estate in land from the Crown;\nregistered means—\n\t(a)\tin relation to a forest property agreement relating to land alienated in fee simple from the Crown—\n\t(i)\tif the land has been brought under the Real Property Act 1886—registered under that Act or noted on the certificate of title to the land; or\n\t(ii)\tif the land has not been brought under the Real Property Act 1886—registered under the Registration of Deeds Act 1935;\n\t(b)\tin relation to a forest property agreement relating to land subject to a Crown lease—registered or noted in the Register of Crown Leases;\nrelevant registration law means—\n\t(a)\tin relation to an agreement or transaction registered (or to be registered) under the Real Property Act 1886—the Real Property Act 1886;\n\t(b)\tin relation to an agreement or transaction registered (or to be registered) under the Registration of Deeds Act 1935—the Registration of Deeds Act 1935.\n3A—Carbon absorption capacity of the forest vegetation to be a form of property\n\t(1)\tThe capacity of forest vegetation to absorb carbon from the atmosphere is a form of property (a carbon right) in the nature of a chose in action.\n\t(2)\tA carbon right attaches to the forest vegetation to which it relates, and ownership of the right passes with ownership of the forest vegetation unless ownership of the right is separated from ownership of the forest vegetation under a forest property agreement.\n\t(3)\tA forest property agreement may relate to carbon rights in respect of the past absorption of carbon from the atmosphere as well as to those in respect of the absorption of carbon from the atmosphere during the currency of the agreement.\n4—This Act to be read subject to the law of native title\nThis Act is to be read subject to the law of the Commonwealth and the State relating to native title.\nPart 2—Forest property agreements\n5—Types of forest property agreements\n\t(1)\tForest property agreements are of 2 types—\n\t(a)\tforest property (vegetation) agreements; and\n\t(b)\tforest property (carbon rights) agreements.\n\t(2)\tA forest property (vegetation) agreement separates ownership of forest vegetation from ownership of the land on which the vegetation is growing, or is to be grown, by transferring ownership of the forest vegetation from the owner of the land (the transferor) to another (the transferee) without severance of the vegetation from the land.\n\t(3)\tA forest property (carbon rights) agreement separates ownership of carbon rights from ownership of the vegetation to which the carbon rights relate by transferring ownership of the carbon rights from the owner of the vegetation (the transferor) to another (the transferee).\n\t(4)\tA forest property (vegetation) agreement may reserve to the transferor the right to take edible fruits from the forest vegetation.\n\t(5)\tIf ownership of land has been, or is to be, separated from ownership of forest vegetation growing or to be grown on the land, a forest property (carbon rights) agreement may only be made if both the owner of the land and the owner, or prospective owner, of the forest vegetation are parties to the agreement.\n\t(6)\tIf the owner of land on which forest vegetation is growing or is to be grown has entered into, or is about to enter into, a forest property (carbon rights) agreement, a forest property (vegetation) agreement separating ownership of the land from ownership of the forest vegetation may only be made if both the owner of the land and the owner, or prospective owner, of the carbon rights are parties to the agreement.\n\t(7)\tA forest property agreement may take the form of a declaration of trust and, in that case, a reference to the transferor is a reference to the owner of the relevant land or forest vegetation as settlor and a reference to the transferee is a reference to the owner in his or her capacity as trustee under the trust.\n6—Form and content of forest property agreement\n\t(1)\tA forest property agreement—\n\t(a)\tmust be in writing; and\n\t(b)\tmust state that it is made under this Act; and\n\t(c)\tmust identify the land to which it applies; and\n\t(d)\tmust describe present and future forest vegetation to which it applies with sufficient particularity to enable it to be clearly identified; and\n\t(e)\tmust state—\n\t(i)\tif the agreement is made for a specific term—the term of the agreement; and\n\t(ii)\tthe circumstances in which the agreement comes to an end or can be brought to an end; and\n\t(f)\tmust comply with any requirements prescribed by regulation.\n\t(2)\tA forest property agreement may—\n\t(a)\trequire or permit any party to the agreement to take, or refrain from, specified action relating to the planting, cultivation, maintenance, care, harvesting, destruction or removal of forest vegetation; and\n\t(b)\tconfer on the transferee a right to enter the land to inspect the forest vegetation and to exercise rights, or carry out obligations, relating to the forest vegetation; and\n\t(c)\tdeal with the duty of care to be exercised by each party to the other; and\n\t(d)\tdeal with incidental matters.\n\t(3)\tThe following consents are required for the making of a forest property agreement—\n\t(a)\tin the case of a forest property agreement conferring ownership of vegetation—the holder of any registered encumbrance over the land must consent to the agreement; and\n\t(b)\tin the case of a forest property agreement conferring ownership of carbon rights—\n\t(i)\tthe holder of a registered encumbrance over the land; and\n\t(ii)\tthe holder of any registered mortgage or charge over the vegetation,\nmust consent to the agreement.\n\t(4)\tHowever, the Court may dispense with a consent under subsection (3) on the ground that—\n\t(a)\tthe consent has been unreasonably withheld; or\n\t(b)\tthere is some other good reason to dispense with it.\n\t(5)\tA forest property agreement is ineffective unless the consents required under this section have been obtained or dispensed with.\n7—Registration of forest property agreement\n\t(1)\tA forest property agreement may be registered.\n\t(2)\tIf a forest property agreement is unregistered, the interest of the transferee is an equitable interest and therefore liable to be defeated by a purchaser who acquires an interest in the subject matter of the agreement in good faith, for value and without notice of the agreement.\n\t(3)\tThe interest of the transferee under a registered forest property agreement has priority over—\n\t(a)\tthe interests of the holders of encumbrances over the land—\n\t(i)\twho consented to the registration of the agreement; or\n\t(ii)\twhose consent was dispensed with; and\n\t(b)\tin the case of a forest property (carbon rights) agreement—the interests of the holders of mortgages or charges over the vegetation—\n\t(i)\twho consented to the registration of the agreement; or\n\t(ii)\twhose consent was dispensed with; and\n\t(c)\tthe interests of the holders of encumbrances over the land registered after the registration of the forest property agreement and the interests of holders of mortgages or charges over the vegetation registered after the registration of the forest property agreement; and\n\t(d)\tthe interests of all persons with unregistered interests in the land (including interests under unregistered forest property agreements).\n\t(4)\tIn the case of a forest property agreement that has taken the form of an instrument of trust, the agreement, and any dealing or transaction in relation to the agreement under the provisions of this Act, may be registered under the Real Property Act 1886 despite section 162 of that Act and, if or when registration occurs in the manner contemplated by this Act, the agreement, and any relevant dealing or transaction, will have effect in accordance with the provisions of this Act and despite any other Act or law to the contrary.\n8—Dealing with interest of transferee\n\t(1)\tThe transferee under a forest property agreement may, subject to the terms of the agreement, assign, mortgage or charge the interest conferred by a forest property agreement.\n\t(2)\tThe following consents are required for a transaction under this section—\n\t(a)\tif the transaction relates to the interest conferred by a forest property (vegetation) agreement—\n\t(i)\tthe owner of the land must consent to the transaction; and\n\t(ii)\tif the ownership of carbon rights is separated from ownership of the vegetation under a forest property (carbon rights) agreement—the owner of the carbon rights must also consent; and\n\t(iii)\tin the case of an assignment—the holder of any registered encumbrance over the land, and the holder of any registered mortgage or charge over the vegetation, must consent to the transaction; and\n\t(b)\tif the transaction relates to the interest conferred by a forest property (carbon rights) agreement—\n\t(i)\tthe owner of the relevant vegetation must consent to the transaction and, if that person is not the owner of the land, the owner of the land must also consent; and\n\t(ii)\tin the case of an assignment—the holder of any registered encumbrance over the land, and the holder of any registered mortgage or charge over the vegetation or the carbon rights, must also consent to the transaction.\n\t(3)\tHowever, the Court may dispense with a consent under subsection (2) on the ground that—\n\t(a)\tthe consent has been unreasonably withheld; or\n\t(b)\tthere is some other good reason to dispense with it.\n\t(4)\tA transaction under this section is ineffective unless the consents required under this section have been obtained or dispensed with.\n\t(5)\tA transaction under this section affecting the interest conferred by a registered forest property agreement may also be registered under this Act and, unless or until registered, any interest conferred by the transaction is equitable only and therefore liable to be defeated by a purchaser who acquires an interest in the subject matter of the transaction in good faith, for value and without notice of the transaction.\n\t(6)\tIf the transferee under a forest property agreement assigns its interest under the agreement, and the assignment is registered, the assignee succeeds at law to all the rights and obligations of the transferee under the agreement (and references in this Act to the transferee are to be read as references to the assignee).\n9—Enforceability of registered forest property agreement by and against successors in title to the original parties\n\t(1)\tA registered forest property agreement is binding on, and enforceable by and against, the persons for the time being registered as—\n\t(a)\tthe owner of the land to which the agreement relates; and\n\t(b)\tif the agreement transfers ownership of forest vegetation—the owner of the forest vegetation; and\n\t(c)\tif the agreement transfers ownership of carbon rights—the owner of the carbon rights.\n\t(2)\tA person ceases to be bound by a registered forest property agreement if the person ceases to be registered as—\n\t(a)\tthe owner of the land to which the agreement relates; or\n\t(b)\tthe owner of forest vegetation; or\n\t(c)\tthe owner of carbon rights,\n(but this subsection does not relieve a person from liabilities that had accrued under the agreement before the person ceased to be so registered).\n10—Variation and revocation of forest property agreement\n\t(1)\tA registered forest property agreement may be varied or revoked—\n\t(a)\tby agreement between—\n\t(i)\tthe owner of the land on which the relevant forest vegetation is situated; and\n\t(ii)\tif the owner of the land is not the owner of the relevant forest vegetation—the owner of the forest vegetation; and\n\t(iii)\tif the owner of the forest vegetation is not the owner of the carbon rights—the owner of the carbon rights; or\n\t(b)\tif the forest property agreement provides for unilateral variation or revocation, or variation of revocation in some other way—in accordance with the agreement; or\n\t(c)\tif the transferee under the forest property agreement cannot be found, or has abandoned the exercise of rights under the agreement—by order of the Court.\n\t(2)\tIf, however, a forest property agreement takes the form of a declaration of trust, the agreement may only be varied or revoked—\n\t(a)\twith the agreement of all beneficiaries of the trust; or\n\t(b)\tas otherwise provided in the instrument of trust.\n\t(3)\tIf the transferee's interest under a registered forest property agreement is subject to a registered encumbrance, the agreement cannot be varied or revoked unless—\n\t(a)\tthe holder of the encumbrance consents; or\n\t(b)\tthe Court dispenses with the consent on the ground that—\n\t(i)\tthe consent has been unreasonably withheld; or\n\t(ii)\tthere is some other good reason to dispense with it.\n\t(4)\tThe variation or revocation of a registered forest property agreement does not take effect under this section unless or until the agreement, order or other instrument of variation or revocation is registered (and until registration the variation or revocation will only have an effect in equity and cannot affect the interests of a purchaser who acts in good faith, for value and without notice).\n\t(5)\tIf a forest property (vegetation) agreement is revoked or terminates for some other reason, the property in vegetation to which the agreement related reverts to the owner of the land on which the vegetation is growing.\n\t(6)\tIf a forest property (carbon rights) agreement is revoked or terminates for some other reason, the property in the carbon rights reverts to the owner of the relevant vegetation and ownership of the rights will then pass with ownership of the vegetation unless a further forest property (carbon rights) agreement separates ownership of the carbon rights from ownership of the vegetation.\n11—Applications for registration\n\t(1)\tAn application for registration of—\n\t(a)\ta forest property agreement; or\n\t(b)\tthe variation, revocation or termination of a forest property agreement; or\n\t(c)\ta transaction affecting an interest conferred by a forest property agreement,\nmay be made by a party to the agreement or transaction in a form approved by the Registrar-General.\n\t(2)\tAn application under subsection (1)—\n\t(a)\tmust be endorsed with a certificate signed by the party applying for registration of the agreement or transaction—\n\t(i)\tstating the name and address of every person whose consent is required under this Act for the agreement or transaction to which the application relates; and\n\t(ii)\tcertifying in relation to each of those persons that the required consent has been given in writing or that consent has been dispensed with; and\n\t(b)\tmust be endorsed with a certificate signed by a legal practitioner or registered conveyancer—\n\t(i)\tcertifying that every consent required under this Act for the agreement or transaction to which the application relates has been given or dispensed with; and\n\t(ii)\tcertifying that the application is otherwise correct for the purposes of the relevant registration law; and\n\t(c)\tmust be accompanied by—\n\t(i)\tany survey, judgment, or other document the Registrar-General may require; and\n\t(ii)\tthe fee required by the regulations.\n\t(3)\tIn proceedings relating to a registered forest property agreement, a court may direct the Registrar-General to make a specified variation to, or to cancel the registration of, an instrument or other document registered under this Act and the Registrar-General must, on application by a party to the proceedings, in a form approved by the Registrar-General, comply with the direction.\n\t(4)\tThe Registrar-General is entitled to rely on a certificate endorsed on an application and may act on the certificate without further inquiry.\n12—Application of relevant registration law\nSubject to this Part, the provisions of a relevant registration law apply to, and in relation to, the registration of a forest property agreement or a transaction affecting a forest property agreement as if a forest property agreement were a profit à prendre.\n13—Transitional provision for forest property agreements made before the relevant date\n\t(1)\tA forest property agreement in force under this Act immediately before the relevant date continues in force, subject to its terms and the provisions of this Act, as a forest property (vegetation) agreement with a reservation of edible fruits to the owner of the land.\n\t(2)\tThe relevant date means the date on which Forest Property (Carbon Rights) Amendment Act 2006 comes into operation.\nPart 3—Commercial forest plantation licences\n16—Commercial forest plantation licences\n\t(1)\tThe Minister may, on application, grant a licence in respect of a commercial forest plantation (that has been, or is to be, lawfully established) authorising forestry operations, including harvesting, in respect of the plantation.\n\t(2)\tA licence will be granted for a term, and subject to conditions (which may include conditions requiring the payment of fees), determined by the Minister.\n\t(3)\tOperations authorised by a licence under this section may be undertaken (subject to the conditions of the licence)—\n\t(a)\tdespite the provisions of any other law to the contrary; and\n\t(b)\twithout any further authorisation, consent or approval under any other law.\n\t(4)\tHowever, a licence cannot operate to the exclusion of a law that regulates the way in which, or the conditions under which, work is to be carried out.\nPart 4—Regulations\n17—Regulations\nThe Governor may make regulations for the purposes of this Act.\nLegislative history\nNotes\n\t•\tPlease note—References in the legislation to other legislation or instruments or to titles of bodies or offices are not automatically updated as part of the program for the revision and publication of legislation and therefore may be obsolete.\n\t•\tEarlier versions of this Act (historical versions) are listed at the end of the legislative history.\n\t•\tFor further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.\nLegislation amended by principal Act\nThe Forest Property Act 2000 amended the following:\nReal Property Act 1886\nPrincipal Act and amendments\nNew entries appear in bold.\nYear\nNo\nTitle\nAssent\nCommencement\n2000\n50\nForest Property Act 2000\n20.7.2000\n1.11.2001 (Gazette 27.9.2001 p4295)\n2006\n36\nForest Property (Carbon Rights) Amendment Act 2006\n14.12.2006\n1.7.2007 (Gazette 17.5.2007 p2019)\n2016\n29\nReal Property (Electronic Conveyancing) Amendment Act 2016\n16.6.2016\nSch 2—4.7.2016 (Gazette 30.6.2016 p2761)\nProvisions amended\nNew entries appear in bold.\nEntries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics.\nProvision\nHow varied\nCommencement\nLong title\namended under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002\n\nPt 1\n\n\ns 2\nomitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002\n\ns 3\n\n\ncarbon right\ninserted by 36/2006 s 4(1)\n1.7.2007\nforest vegetation\namended by 36/2006 s 4(2)\n1.7.2007\nforest property owner\ndeleted by 36/2006 s 4(3)\n1.7.2007\ns 3A\ninserted by 36/2006 s 5\n1.7.2007\nPt 2\nsubstituted by 36/2006 s 6\n1.7.2007\ns 11\n\n\ns 11(2)\namended by 29/2016 Sch 2\n4.7.2016\nSch\nomitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002\n\nHistorical versions\n1.7.2007\n\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The original 2000 Act focused on separating forest vegetation ownership from land ownership to encourage commercial forestry investment. The 2006 amendment significantly expanded scope by adding 'carbon rights' as a distinct, tradeable form of property. This transformed the Act from a forestry investment tool into a carbon trading mechanism, creating a dual-purpose regime where carbon sequestration could be traded independently of both the land and the physical trees. The amendment inserted new defined terms, added section 3A establishing carbon rights as 'chose in action' property, and restructured Part 2 to accommodate the new agreement type."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple overlapping property interests: land, vegetation, and carbon rights can each be owned by different parties, creating a three-layered property structure","Extensive cross-referencing to external registration systems (Real Property Act 1886, Registration of Deeds Act 1935, Register of Crown Leases)","Conditional consent requirements with court dispensation powers (sections 6, 8, 10) — nested exceptions where consent can be overridden","Interaction between equitable and legal interests: unregistered agreements create only equitable interests vulnerable to good faith purchasers (sections 7(2), 8(5))","Complex successor-in-title provisions (section 9) determining who remains bound by agreements when property changes hands","Transitional provision (section 13) converting pre-2006 agreements to the new carbon-rights framework","Trust structures permitted (sections 5(7), 10(2)) adding another layer of complexity with beneficiary consent requirements","Priority rules in section 7(3) with four distinct categories of interests ranked in hierarchical order"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this law does:**\n\nThis Act creates a legal framework for treating trees and their carbon-absorbing capacity as **separate, tradeable property** in South Australia. It allows landowners to sell or lease their forest vegetation — or just the \"carbon rights\" (the legal right to claim the environmental benefit of carbon absorbed by trees) — to investors without selling the land itself.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n* **Landowners** who want to generate income from forests on their property without selling the land\n* **Commercial foresters and carbon traders** who want to invest in trees or carbon credits\n* **Banks and mortgage holders**, who must consent to these arrangements and are protected by registration rules\n* **Native title holders**, as the Act explicitly preserves Commonwealth native title laws\n\n**Key features:**\n\n* **Two types of agreements:**\n  * *Forest property (vegetation) agreements* — separates ownership of the actual trees from ownership of the land\n  * *Forest property (carbon rights) agreements* — separates the carbon-absorbing capacity from the trees themselves\n\n* **Registration system:** Agreements can be registered on land titles (like a mortgage), giving buyers legal priority over later buyers or creditors\n\n* **Commercial licences:** The Minister can grant licences for commercial forest plantations that override most other laws (except workplace safety laws)\n\n* **Consent requirements:** Banks and other secured creditors must consent to these deals, though courts can override unreasonable refusals\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThis was pioneering legislation when introduced in 2000, and became even more significant after 2006 when carbon rights were added. It enables **carbon farming** — allowing landowners to sell carbon sequestration to companies wanting to offset emissions — while protecting the rights of existing mortgage holders through a clear registration system."},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope cannot be assessed — the legislative text was not accessible. No comparison between original intent and current provisions is possible from the retrieved content."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative text was retrievable — the source URL returned a 404 Page Not Found error","A website restructure on or around 24 March 2026 has broken existing hyperlinks to SA legislation","Complexity cannot be meaningfully assessed without access to the actual provisions of the Act","Score of 1 reflects absence of analysable content, not simplicity of the underlying law"],"plain_english_summary":"The Forest Property Act 2000 (SA) appears to govern forest property matters—likely ownership, interests, and commercial plantation dealings—but the full text could not be retrieved due to a broken government link. That makes it impossible to say precisely how landowners, forestry businesses, investors or the public are affected.\n\nCheck the SA legislation site or contact the Office of Parliamentary Counsel (OPCWeb@sa.gov.au) to obtain the definitive text."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The original Act was expanded by the 2006 amendments to define and treat carbon absorption capacity as a distinct property right (s 3A) and to substitute Part 2 to regulate both vegetation and carbon‑rights agreements (s 5 et seq.). The amendments added new consent, registration and priority rules specific to carbon rights (ss 6(3), 7(3)) and a transitional provision for pre‑amendment agreements (s 13). These changes materially broadened the Act from vegetation‑only arrangements to include tradable carbon interests."},"complexity_factors":["Creates a new intangible property class (carbon right) attached to vegetation (s 3A) with transfer and separation rules (s 5).","Interacts with existing registration regimes (Real Property Act 1886 and Registration of Deeds Act 1935) and applies their procedures to novel instruments (s 3 definition; s 11–12).","Multiple mandatory consents required from holders of registered encumbrances, mortgagees and other owners for creation and dealing in interests, with a court power to dispense (ss 6(3)–(4), 8(2)–(4)).","Registration determines legal priority and converts equitable interests into legal ones; unregistered interests are vulnerable to bona fide purchasers (s 7(2)–(3), s 8(5)).","Provisions for assignment, mortgage, variation, revocation and succession add transactional detail and conditionality (ss 8–10), increasing compliance burdens.","Ministerial licence power allows operations despite other laws but preserves laws regulating how work is done, creating scope and limits that must be navigated (s 16).","Court and Registrar‑General discretions (registration directions, certificate reliance, dispensing consents) introduce procedural risk and litigation paths (ss 6(4), 11(3)–(4)).","Transitional and amendment history (2006 insertion of carbon rights; Sch changes) require attention to timing and existing agreements (s 13; legislative history).","Native title overlay: Act must be read subject to native title law, adding constitutional and statutory interaction complexity (s 4)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act creates property rights in forest vegetation and, since amendment, in the vegetation’s capacity to absorb carbon (“carbon rights”), and lets those rights be separated from land ownership and traded by written, registered agreements. It sets consent, registration and priority rules, gives courts power to dispense with consents, and lets the Minister issue commercial plantation licences that can authorise forestry operations despite other laws (subject to safety/regulatory rules). It affects landowners, transferees, lenders, plantation operators and buyers and matters because it converts biological and carbon services into legally tradable assets (ss 3A, 5–13, 16)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/forest-property-act-2000","history":"/api/acts/forest-property-act-2000/history","analysis":"/api/acts/forest-property-act-2000/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/forest-property-act-2000/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/forest-property-act-2000/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/forest-property-act-2000/documents"}}