19Authority to certify or refuse to certify forest practices plan

### 19 Authority to certify or refuse to certify forest practices plan > > (1)  [*\[Section 19 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 1999, s. 18, Applied:01 Jul 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-07-01/act-1999-023#GS18@Hpa@EN) *\[Section 19 Subsection (1) amended by No. 29 of 1994, s. 10 \]*[*\[Section 19 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 1999, s. 18, Applied:01 Jul 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-07-01/act-1999-023#GS18@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 19 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 1999, s. 18, Applied:01 Jul 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-07-01/act-1999-023#GS18@Hpc@EN) [*\[Section 19 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 1999, s. 18, Applied:01 Jul 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-07-01/act-1999-023#GS18@Hpd@EN) [*\[Section 19 Subsection (1) amended by No. 110 of 2001, s. 8, Applied:01 Jan 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-01-01/act-2001-110#GS8@EN) [*\[Section 19 Subsection (1) substituted by No. 55 of 2004, s. 46, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS46@Hpa@EN) Where an application for the certification of a forest practices plan is made in accordance with [section 18](#GS18@EN) , the Authority may – > > > > > > (a) certify the plan; or > > > > > > > (b) refuse to certify the plan; or > > > > > > > (c) amend the plan in such manner as it considers necessary and certify the plan as so amended. > > > (1AA)  [*\[Section 19 Subsection (1AA) inserted by No. 35 of 2006, s. 8, Applied:30 Apr 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-04-30/act-2006-035#GS8@EN) However, the Authority is not to certify a forest practices plan involving the clearance and conversion of a threatened native vegetation community unless the Authority is satisfied of one or more of the following: > > > > > > (a) the clearance and conversion is justified by exceptional circumstances; > > > > > > > (b) the activities authorised by the forest practices plan are likely to have an overall environmental benefit; > > > > > > > (c) the clearance and conversion is unlikely to detract substantially from the conservation of the threatened native vegetation community; > > > > > > > (d) the clearance and conversion is unlikely to detract substantially from the conservation values in the vicinity of the threatened native vegetation community. > > > (1A)  [*\[Section 19 Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 55 of 2004, s. 46, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS46@Hpa@EN) Without limiting the Authority's power under [subsection (1)(c)](#GS19@Gs1@Hpc@EN) , it may amend the plan by doing one or more of the following: > > > > > > (a) inserting conditions and restrictions to be complied with in the harvesting of timber, the clearing of trees or the carrying out of other forest practices covered by the plan; > > > > > > > (b) inserting new specifications in the plan or amending or omitting specifications contained in the plan as submitted; > > > > > > > (ba) [*\[Section 19 Subsection (1A) amended by No. 25 of 2019, s. 9, Applied:07 Oct 2019\]*](/view/html/inforce/2019-10-07/act-2019-025#GS9@Hpa@EN) amending the period for which the plan is to remain in force; > > > > > > > (c) identifying, for the purposes of [section 25A(1)](#GS25A@Gs1@EN) , the discrete operational phases of the plan. > > > (2)  [*\[Section 19 Subsection (2) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 46, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS46@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 19 Subsection (2) amended by No. 23 of 1999, s. 18, Applied:01 Jul 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-07-01/act-1999-023#GS18@Hpe@EN) *\[Section 19 Subsection (2) amended by No. 29 of 1994, s. 10 \]*Except where the Authority has requested further particulars in relation to an application for the certification of a forest practices plan, the Authority shall take such action as is referred to in [subsection (1)](#GS19@Gs1@EN) [(a)](#GS19@Gs1@Hpa@EN) , [(b)](#GS19@Gs1@Hpb@EN) , or [(c)](#GS19@Gs1@Hpc@EN) within 28 days of receipt of the application. > > > (3)  [*\[Section 19 Subsection (3) amended by No. 25 of 2019, s. 9, Applied:07 Oct 2019\]*](/view/html/inforce/2019-10-07/act-2019-025#GS9@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 19 Subsection (3) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 46, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS46@Hpc@EN) [*\[Section 19 Subsection (3) amended by No. 23 of 1999, Sched. 3, Applied:01 Jul 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-07-01/act-1999-023#JS3@JT@tr@oc2@EN) [*\[Section 19 Subsection (3) amended by No. 23 of 1999, s. 18, Applied:01 Jul 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-07-01/act-1999-023#GS18@Hpf@EN) *\[Section 19 Subsection (3) amended by No. 29 of 1994, s. 10 \]*Where the Authority certifies a forest practices plan, refuses to certify a forest practices plan or certifies a plan as amended in accordance with [subsection (1)](#GS19@Gs1@EN) [(c)](#GS19@Gs1@Hpc@EN) , it shall, by notice in writing served on the person who applied under [section 18](#GS18@EN) or, if a person has been assigned in accordance with [section 25D](#GS25D@EN) the applicant's responsibilities under this Division, that person, for certification of the plan and the owner of the land referred to in the plan or, as the case may be, the holder of the forestry right conferred in respect of the land, inform them of its decision. > > > (4)  [*\[Section 19 Subsection (4) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 46, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS46@Hpd@EN) [*\[Section 19 Subsection (4) inserted by No. 23 of 1999, s. 18, Applied:01 Jul 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-07-01/act-1999-023#GS18@Hpg@EN) If the Authority itself certifies a forest practices plan it must immediately affix its seal to the plan and endorse it with the date of certification. > > > (5)  [*\[Section 19 Subsection (5) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 46, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS46@Hpe@EN) [*\[Section 19 Subsection (5) inserted by No. 23 of 1999, s. 18, Applied:01 Jul 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-07-01/act-1999-023#GS18@Hpg@EN) If a person to whom the Authority has delegated the power to certify forest practices plans certifies such a plan, the person must immediately sign the plan and endorse it with the date of certification.