21Contravention, &c., of certified forest practices plan

### 21 Contravention, &c., of certified forest practices plan > > (1)  [*\[Section 21 Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 47, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS47@Hpc@EN) [*\[Section 21 Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 47, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS47@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 21 Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 47, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS47@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 21 Subsection (1) amended by No. 110 of 2001, s. 9, Applied:01 Jan 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-01-01/act-2001-110#GS9@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 21 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 1999, s. 20, Applied:01 Jul 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-07-01/act-1999-023#GS20@Hpa@EN) *\[Section 21 Subsection (1) amended by No. 29 of 1994, s. 11 and s. 36 and Sched. 2 \]*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) [*\[Section 21 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 1999, s. 20, Applied:01 Jul 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-07-01/act-1999-023#GS20@Hpb@EN) 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) [*\[Section 21 Subsection (1) amended by No. 110 of 2001, s. 9, Applied:01 Jan 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-01-01/act-2001-110#GS9@Hpb@EN) 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) [*\[Section 21 Subsection (1) amended by No. 113 of 2001, s. 8, Applied:01 Jan 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-01-01/act-2001-113#GS8@EN) any person who harvests tree ferns under the plan without affixing a tag in accordance with [section 17(5A)(b)](#GS17@Gs5A@Hpb@EN) ; or > > > > > > > (c) [*\[Section 21 Subsection (1) amended by No. 110 of 2001, s. 9, Applied:01 Jan 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-01-01/act-2001-110#GS9@Hpc@EN) [*\[Section 21 Subsection (1) amended by No. 25 of 2019, s. 10, Applied:07 Oct 2019\]*](/view/html/inforce/2019-10-07/act-2019-025#GS10@EN) any person who is an owner of land, or who is a person to whom the owner's responsibilities under [section 17](#GS17@EN) have been assigned under [section 17(2)](#GS17@Gs2@EN) , 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 – > > > > is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding 1 000 penalty units or a daily fine not exceeding 50 penalty units. > > > (1A)  *\[Section 21 Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 29 of 1994, s. 11 \]*A person is guilty of an offence under [subsection (1)](#GS21@Gs1@EN) if it is proven, on the balance of probabilities, that the person committed the offence. > > > (1B)  *\[Section 21 Subsection (1B) inserted by No. 29 of 1994, s. 11 \]*In any proceedings under [subsection (1)](#GS21@Gs1@EN) the production of a certificate purporting to be signed by the chairperson of the Board stating that, at a time or during a period specified in the certificate, a physical feature specified in the certificate was within a particular classification or had a particular status under the Forest Practices Code, as specified in the certificate, is evidence of the matters contained in the certificate. > > > (2)  [*\[Section 21 Subsection (2) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 47, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS47@Hpd@EN) *\[Section 21 Subsection (2) amended by No. 29 of 1994, s. 36 and Sched. 2 \]*Where a daily fine is imposed under [subsection (1)](#GS21@Gs1@EN) for a contravention of that subsection the total fine imposed is not to exceed 1 000 penalty units. > > > (3)  [*\[Section 21 Subsection (3) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 47, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS47@Hpe@EN) [*\[Section 21 Subsection (3) amended by No. 23 of 1999, Sched. 2, Applied:01 Jul 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-07-01/act-1999-023#JS2@JT@tr@oc2@EN) *\[Section 21 Subsection (3) amended by No. 29 of 1994, s. 36 and Sched. 2 \]*Where a certified forest practices plan includes provisions relating to the restocking of the land to which the plan relates with trees, any person required in that plan to comply with any of those provisions who fails to comply with those provisions is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding 250 penalty units. > > > (4)  [*\[Section 21 Subsection (4) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 47, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS47@Hpg@EN) [*\[Section 21 Subsection (4) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 47, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS47@Hpf@EN) [*\[Section 21 Subsection (4) amended by No. 23 of 1999, Sched. 4, Applied:01 Jul 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-07-01/act-1999-023#JS4@JT@tr@oc1@EN) It is a defence to a charge under [subsection (3)](#GS21@Gs3@EN) if the defendant proves to the satisfaction of the court that he or she did not consent to the imposition on him or her in the certified forest practices plan of the requirement to comply with any of the provisions of that plan.