11Revocation of permanent timber production zone land

11 Revocation of permanent timber production zone land

(1)  Subject to subsection (2) , the Minister may, by order published in the Gazette (a permanent timber production zone land revocation order), declare that any area of land specified in the order ceases to be, or form part of, permanent timber production zone land.

(1A)  [Section 11 Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 12 of 2014, s. 18, Applied:22 Oct 2014] Subsection (1) does not apply to permanent timber production zone land that is the subject of advice from the Minister administering the Crown Lands Act 1976 under section 6(7) of the Forestry (Rebuilding the Forest Industry) Act 2014 .

(2)  [Section 11 Subsection (2) omitted by No. 12 of 2014, s. 18, Applied:22 Oct 2014] .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  

(3)  A permanent timber production zone land revocation order is not a statutory rule for the purposes of the Rules Publication Act 1953 .

(4)  Before making a permanent timber production zone land revocation order, the Minister must have obtained advice from the Forest Manager on the impact, of the land proposed to be specified in the order ceasing to be, or form part of, permanent timber production zone land, on the capacity of the Forest Manager –

(a) to meet the annual supply of veneer and sawlog; and

(b) [Section 11 Subsection (4) amended by No. 12 of 2014, s. 18, Applied:22 Oct 2014] to supply logs to the holder of a forestry compensation certificate in accordance with Part 5A .

(5)  The Minister must cause a permanent timber production zone land revocation order and the advice referred to in subsection (4) to be laid before each House of Parliament within the first 5 sitting-days after the permanent timber production zone land revocation order is made.