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Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987
95AHindering or obstructing forest operations
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95A Hindering or obstructing forest operations
(1) A person must not hinder or obstruct—
(a) another person in the lawful carrying out of forest operations; or
(b) the lawful carrying out of forest operations.
1. 20 penalty units.
(2) In this section ***forest operations*** means—
(a) the taking of forest produce from Crown land; or
S. 95A(2)(b) amended by Nos 48/2004 s. 130(1)(a), 24/2024 s. 38(1)(a).
(b) activities taking place on Crown land and associated with that taking.
S. 95A(2)(c)(d) inserted by No. 48/2004 s. 130(1)(b), repealed by No. 24/2024 s. 38(1)(b).
S. 95A(3) inserted by No. 61/1993 s. 36(h), substituted by No. 48/2004 s. 130(2).
(3) In this section—
***Crown land*** includes freehold land, managed land and vested land within the meaning of the **Victorian Plantations Corporation Act 1993**;
S. 95A(3) def. of *forest produce* amended by No. 24/2024 s. 38(2)(a).
***forest produce*** has the same meaning as it has in the **Forests Act 1958**.
S. 95A(3) def. of *State forest* repealed by No. 24/2024 s. 38(2)(b).
S. 95A(3) def. of *timber resources* repealed by No. 24/2024 s. 38(2)(c).