Forest Practices Act 1985
21Contravention, &c., of certified forest practices plan
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21 Contravention, &c., of certified forest practices plan
(1) [Section 21 Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 47, Applied:01 Jul 2005] [Section 21 Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 47, Applied:01 Jul 2005] [Section 21 Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 47, Applied:01 Jul 2005] [Section 21 Subsection (1) amended by No. 110 of 2001, s. 9, Applied:01 Jan 2002] [Section 21 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 1999, s. 20, Applied:01 Jul 1999] *[Section 21 Subsection (1) amended by No. 29 of 1994, s. 11 and s. 36 and Sched. 2 ]*Where a forest practices plan has been certified by the Authority in respect of forest practices on any land and is in force under this Act –
(a) [Section 21 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 1999, s. 20, Applied:01 Jul 1999] any person who in carrying out any act, or in omitting to carry out any act, contravenes or fails to comply with the provisions of the plan; or
(b) [Section 21 Subsection (1) amended by No. 110 of 2001, s. 9, Applied:01 Jan 2002] any timber processor who causes forest practices on that land or any operations associated with forest practices on that land to be carried out in contravention of the provisions of the plan; or
(ba) [Section 21 Subsection (1) amended by No. 113 of 2001, s. 8, Applied:01 Jan 2002] any person who harvests tree ferns under the plan without affixing a tag in accordance with section 17(5A)(b) ; or
(c) [Section 21 Subsection (1) amended by No. 110 of 2001, s. 9, Applied:01 Jan 2002] [Section 21 Subsection (1) amended by No. 25 of 2019, s. 10, Applied:07 Oct 2019] any person who is an owner of land, or who is a person to whom the owner's responsibilities under have been assigned under , and who causes forest practices on that land or any operations associated with forest practices on that land to be carried out in contravention of the provisions of the plan –