{"id":"nsw:act-2018-040","name":"Forestry Legislation Amendment Act 2018","slug":"forestry-legislation-amendment-act-2018","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"nsw","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"40 of 2018","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":29218,"registerId":"nsw-act-2018-040-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name of Act","content":"#### 1 Name of Act\n\n1 Name of Act\n\n> This Act is the [Forestry Legislation Amendment Act 2018](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2018-040).","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\n2 Commencement\n\n> This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 1","sectionType":"schedule","heading":null,"content":"# Schedule 1\n\nSchedules 1, 2 (Repealed)\n\n**sch 1:** Rep 1987 No 15, sec 30C.\n\n**sch 2:** Rep 1987 No 15, sec 30C.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 3","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Amendment of other Acts and instruments","content":"# Schedule 3 Amendment of other Acts and instruments\n\nSchedule 3 Amendment of other Acts and instruments\n\n3.1–3.6\n\n(Repealed)\n\n3.7 [Local Land Services Regulation 2014](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2014-0001)\n\n3.8–3.13\n\n(Repealed)\n\n**sch 3:** Am 1987 No 15, sec 30C.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"#### 6\n\n\\[2\\]–\\[6\\] (Repealed)","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a narrow, technical amendment consistent with the Act's purpose of updating forestry-related legislation. The amendment aligns land classification with existing forestry approval frameworks without expanding beyond the original scope of amending forestry legislation."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short amendment - only one substantive change (omitting and replacing sub-paragraph (d))","Single cross-reference to Part 5B of the Local Land Services Act (private native forestry plans)","No new defined terms introduced","Straightforward substitution amendment with no conditional logic or nested exceptions","Most of the Act's schedules have been repealed, leaving only this minor technical amendment"],"plain_english_summary":"This legislation makes a technical change to how land is classified under NSW environmental laws. Specifically, it amends the **Local Land Services Regulation 2014** to add a new type of land to the 'category 2-sensitive regulated land' classification.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Adds land covered by a **private native forestry plan** to the list of sensitive regulated land categories\n- This means landowners with approved forestry plans for native forests on their property will have their land classified as 'sensitive regulated land'\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Landowners in NSW who have or want private native forestry plans (these are formal approvals allowing selective logging of native forests on private land)\n- Local Land Services, which administers land classification and clearing rules\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- 'Category 2-sensitive regulated land' carries stricter rules about vegetation clearing than ordinary rural land\n- This change ensures private native forestry operations are subject to appropriate environmental oversight and land management standards\n- It closes a potential gap where forestry land might have escaped proper classification under the land management framework"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The amendment expands the statutory scope of \"category 2-sensitive regulated land\" by adding land that is the subject of a private native forestry plan (Schedule 3 — replacement of clause 108(2)(d)). Before the amendment, that specific class of land was not included in clause 108(2)(d); after the amendment, such land falls within the category and so becomes subject to the legal treatment that attaches to category 2-sensitive regulated land. The supplied text leaves the substantive obligations tied to that category unchanged in their original sources; this instrument alters which parcels are captured by those obligations. Commencement is left to proclamation (s 2), so the timing of when scope expands is discretionary."},"complexity_factors":["Amendment is narrow and targeted: a single insertion into clause 108(2)(d) expanding the definition of category 2-sensitive regulated land.","Cross-references to Part 5B (definition of private native forestry plan) require reading multiple provisions to understand full effects.","Commencement is by proclamation (s 2), introducing timing discretion separate from the substantive change.","Several repeals and references to other instruments (e.g. Local Land Services Regulation 2014) mean the statutory context is fragmented and requires checking multiple instruments.","The amendment text ends as part of a list (the inserted text finishes with 'or'), so full meaning depends on adjacent items in clause 108 not supplied here."],"plain_english_summary":"The amendment adds land subject to a private native forestry plan (Part 5B) to the definition of \"category 2‑sensitive regulated land,\" so private landowners/occupiers with such plans—and regulators—must treat those parcels under the category‑2 rules. It effectively extends whatever permissions, prohibitions and compliance obligations attach to that category to privately planned native forestry; commencement is by proclamation."},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient substantive content is available in this document to determine whether the Act's scope changed from its original intent. The document is a legislative register entry rather than the full text of the Act. No amendment history, explanatory memorandum, or operative provisions are visible to allow this assessment."},"complexity_factors":["This document contains almost no substantive legal content — it is primarily a legislation website status/metadata page, making meaningful complexity assessment very difficult","As an amending Act, complexity depends entirely on the underlying legislation being amended, which is not reproduced here","Two commencement dates (27 June 2018 and 10 November 2018) suggest a staged rollout of provisions, adding some interpretive complexity","The note about automatic repeal under section 30C of the Interpretation Act 1987 adds a procedural layer typical of NSW amending legislation","Forestry law in general intersects with environmental, land tenure, native title, and commercial law — inherently cross-jurisdictional complexity that may or may not be reflected in the actual amendments"],"plain_english_summary":"## Forestry Legislation Amendment Act 2018 (NSW)\n\nThis is an **amending Act** from New South Wales — meaning it doesn't stand alone as a complete law, but instead makes changes to existing forestry legislation already on the books.\n\n**What it does:** It modifies one or more existing NSW laws that govern forestry — likely covering things like how forests are managed, logged, or protected, and possibly the powers and responsibilities of Forestry Corporation NSW or related government bodies.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Forestry operators and timber industry participants in NSW\n- Landowners near state forests\n- Environmental and conservation groups\n- Government agencies managing forest resources\n- Potentially Aboriginal communities with connections to forested land\n\n**Why it matters:** Forestry law in NSW governs how public forests are used, who can log them, what environmental safeguards apply, and how disputes are handled. Amendments to this framework can shift the balance between commercial timber harvesting and environmental protection.\n\n**Important limitation:** The actual substance of the changes cannot be fully assessed from this document — it is essentially a metadata/status page from the NSW legislation website, showing only that the Act exists, when it commenced (27 June 2018, with further changes from 10 November 2018), and administrative details. The specific amendments made to underlying laws are **not visible** in the text provided."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/forestry-legislation-amendment-act-2018","history":"/api/acts/forestry-legislation-amendment-act-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/forestry-legislation-amendment-act-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/forestry-legislation-amendment-act-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/forestry-legislation-amendment-act-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/forestry-legislation-amendment-act-2018/documents"}}