3Interpretation

### 3 Interpretation > In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears – > > > ***annual supply of veneer and sawlog*** means the minimum aggregate quantity of eucalypt veneer logs and eucalypt sawlogs that the Forest Manager must make available annually for the veneer and sawmilling industries in accordance with [section 16](#GS16@EN) ; > > > ***conservation area*** has the same meaning as in the [Nature Conservation Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2002-063) ; > > > ***CPR Plan*** means a plan in the Central Plan Register; > > > ***Crown land*** has the same meaning as in the [Crown Lands Act 1976](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1976-028) ; > > > ***Forest Manager*** means the Forest Manager referred to in [section 7](#GS7@EN) ; > > > ***forest operations*** means work connected with – > > > > > > (a) seeding and planting trees; or > > > > > > > (b) managing trees before they are harvested; or > > > > > > > (c) harvesting, extracting or quarrying forest products – > > > > and includes any related land clearing, land preparation, burning-off or access construction; > > > ***Forest Practices Code*** means the Code issued by the Forest Practices Authority pursuant to [section 30 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1985-048#GS30@EN) [Forest Practices Act 1985](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1985-048) and in force under that Act, and includes any amendments to that Code; > > > ***forest product*** means any of the following: > > > > > > (a) vegetable growth that is on or from permanent timber production zone land; > > > > > > > (b) a product of growing or dead trees, shrub, timber or other vegetable growth that is on or from permanent timber production zone land; > > > > > > > (c) sand, gravel, clay, loam or stone that is on or from permanent timber production zone land; > > > ***forest road*** means – > > > > > > (a) any road constructed or maintained by or for the Forest Manager either inside or outside permanent timber production zone land; or > > > > > > > (b) any other road on permanent timber production zone land, other than – > > > > > > > > > > (i) a State highway within the meaning of the [Roads and Jetties Act 1935](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1935-082) ; or > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) a subsidiary road within the meaning of the [Roads and Jetties Act 1935](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1935-082) ; or > > > > > > > > > > > (iii) a local highway within the meaning of the [Local Government (Highways) Act 1982](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1982-057) ; or > > > > > > > (c) any other road that is – > > > > > > > > > > (i) on Crown land; and > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) being managed by a person for the purpose of timber production; or > > > > > > > (d) any bridge, tunnel, embankment, causeway, culvert, drain or other works constructed in respect of a road referred to in [paragraph (a)](#GS3@Nd37201363112@Hpa@EN) , [(b)](#GS3@Nd37201363112@Hpb@EN) or [(c)](#GS3@Nd37201363112@Hpc@EN) ; > > > ***Forestry corporation*** means the Forestry corporation continued under [section 6](#GS6@EN) ; > > > [*\[Section 3 Amended by No. 12 of 2014, s. 15, Applied:22 Oct 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-10-22/act-2014-012#GS15@EN) ***future potential production forest land*** has the same meaning as in the [Forestry (Rebuilding the Forest Industry) Act 2014](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2014-999) ; > > > ***permanent timber production zone land*** means – > > > > > > (a) Crown land declared to be permanent timber production zone land under [section 10](#GS10@EN) ; or > > > > > > > (b) land referred to in [section 12](#GS12@EN) ; or > > > > > > > (c) land referred to in [Schedule 2](#JS2@EN) ; > > > ***regional reserve*** has the same meaning as in the [Nature Conservation Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2002-063) ; > > > ***regulations*** means regulations made and in force in accordance with this Act; > > > ***repealed Act*** means the [Forestry Act 1920](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1920-060) ; > > > ***timber*** includes the trunks and branches of trees, whether standing or not, and all wood, whether or not the same is cut up, sawn, hewn, split, or otherwise fashioned; > > > ***timber classification officer*** means a person appointed as a timber classification officer under [section 17](#GS17@EN) ; > > > ***trees*** includes not only timber trees, but trees, shrubs and bushes, seedlings, saplings and re-shoots of every description and the roots of any such trees.