Forest Practices Act 1985
24ARevocation of certified forest practices plans
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24A Revocation of certified forest practices plans
[Section 24A Inserted by No. 29 of 1994, s. 13 ]
(1) [Section 24A Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 51, Applied:01 Jul 2005] [Section 24A Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 1999, Sched. 2, Applied:01 Jul 1999] Subject to this section, the Authority may revoke a certified forest practices plan for any reason it considers sufficient.
(2) [Section 24A Subsection (2) amended by No. 25 of 2019, s. 13, Applied:07 Oct 2019] [Section 24A Subsection (2) amended by No. 25 of 2019, s. 13, Applied:07 Oct 2019] [Section 24A Subsection (2) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 51, Applied:01 Jul 2005] [Section 24A Subsection (2) amended by No. 23 of 1999, Sched. 3, Applied:01 Jul 1999] The Authority must not exercise its power under subsection (1) without first giving the person who applied under section 18 for certification of the plan, or a person to whom the applicant's responsibilities under this Division have been assigned in accordance with section 25D , and, if that person on whom notice is served under subsection (3) is not the owner of the relevant land, the owner of the land an opportunity to make submissions to it in relation to the proposed revocation.
(3) [Section 24A Subsection (3) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 51, Applied:01 Jul 2005] [Section 24A Subsection (3) amended by No. 23 of 1999, Sched. 2, Applied:01 Jul 1999] If the Authority revokes a certified forest practices plan –
(a) [Section 24A Subsection (3) amended by No. 23 of 1999, Sched. 3, Applied:01 Jul 1999] it must serve written notice of the revocation on the person who applied under for certification of the plan, or a person to whom the applicant's responsibilities under this Division have been assigned in accordance with , and, if that person on whom notice is served is not the owner of the relevant land, the owner of the land; and