3Interpretation

### 3 Interpretation > > (1)  *\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 5 of 1990, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \]**\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 42 of 1991, s. 129 \]**\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 29 of 1994, s. 4 \]*In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –[*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 1999, s. 4, Applied:01 Jul 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-07-01/act-1999-023#GS4@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 1999, s. 4, Applied:01 Jul 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-07-01/act-1999-023#GS4@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 4, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS4@Hpa@EN) > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 4, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS4@Hpa@EN) ***Authority*** means the Forest Practices Authority; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 4, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS4@Hpa@EN) ***Board*** means the Board of Directors of the Authority; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 1999, s. 4, Applied:01 Jul 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-07-01/act-1999-023#GS4@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 4, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS4@Hpb@EN) ***certified forest practices plan*** means a forest practices plan certified by the Authority and in force under this Act and includes a forest practices plan varied in accordance with [Part III](#HPIII@EN) ; > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 4, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS4@Hpc@EN) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 93, Applied:05 Nov 2021\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-11-05/act-2021-018#GS93@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 1999, s. 4, Applied:01 Jul 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-07-01/act-1999-023#GS4@Hpc@EN) > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 1999, s. 4, Applied:01 Jul 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-07-01/act-1999-023#GS4@Hpc@EN) ***chief forest practices officer*** means the chief forest practices officer appointed under [section 4J](#GS4J@EN) ; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 110 of 2001, s. 4, Applied:01 Jan 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-01-01/act-2001-110#GS4@Hpa@EN) ***clearing of trees*** means the removal of trees by – > > > > > > > > (a) clearing, cutting, pushing or otherwise removing; or > > > > > > > > > (b) destroying the trees in any way; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 25 of 2019, s. 5, Applied:07 Oct 2019\]*](/view/html/inforce/2019-10-07/act-2019-025#GS5@Hpa@EN) ***code of conduct*** means a code of conduct issued under [section 40A(3)](#GS40A@Gs3@EN) ; > > > > > ***Council*** means the Forest Practices Advisory Council established under [section 37A](#GS37A@EN) ; > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 4, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS4@Hpd@EN) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 93, Applied:05 Nov 2021\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-11-05/act-2021-018#GS93@Hpb@EN) > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 4, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS4@Hpd@EN) ***director*** means a director of the Board; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 4, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS4@Hpd@EN) ***discrete operational phase***, of a forest practices plan, means a forest practice or a part of a forest practice that is specifically identified in the plan as constituting a discrete operational phase, stage or component of the plan; > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 93, Applied:05 Nov 2021\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-11-05/act-2021-018#GS93@Hpc@EN) > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 35 of 2006, s. 4, Applied:30 Apr 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-04-30/act-2006-035#GS4@Hpa@EN) ***exceptional circumstances***, that may justify the clearance and conversion of a threatened native vegetation community, include the need to do one or more of the following: > > > > > > > > (a) ensure the physical safety of an owner of land or the owner's relatives or employees; > > > > > > > > > (b) remove or reduce a bushfire risk; > > > > > > > > > (c) respond to a threat to the State's biosecurity; > > > > > > > > > (d) protect a rare, vulnerable or endangered species of flora or fauna; > > > > > > > > > (e) discharge a statutory obligation or comply with an order of a court; > > > > > ***financial year*** means the period of 12 months ending on 30 June in any year; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 110 of 2001, s. 4, Applied:01 Jan 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-01-01/act-2001-110#GS4@Hpb@EN) ***forest*** means an area containing trees; > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 1999, s. 4, Applied:01 Jul 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-07-01/act-1999-023#GS4@Hpd@EN) > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 1999, s. 4, Applied:01 Jul 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-07-01/act-1999-023#GS4@Hpd@EN) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 110 of 2001, s. 4, Applied:01 Jan 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-01-01/act-2001-110#GS4@Hpd@EN) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 110 of 2001, s. 4, Applied:01 Jan 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-01-01/act-2001-110#GS4@Hpc@EN) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 35 of 2006, s. 4, Applied:30 Apr 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-04-30/act-2006-035#GS4@Hpb@EN) ***forest practices*** means – > > > > > > > > (a) the processes involved in establishing forests, growing or harvesting timber, clearing trees or clearing and converting threatened native vegetation communities; and > > > > > > > > > (b) works (including the construction of roads and the development and operation of quarries) connected with establishing forests, growing or harvesting timber or clearing trees; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 4, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS4@Hpe@EN) ***Forest Practices Code*** means the Forest Practices Code issued by the Authority pursuant to [section 30](#GS30@EN) and in force under this Act and includes any amendments that may from time to time be made to that Code; > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 1999, s. 4, Applied:01 Jul 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-07-01/act-1999-023#GS4@Hpe@EN) > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 1999, s. 4, Applied:01 Jul 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-07-01/act-1999-023#GS4@Hpe@EN) ***forest practices officer*** means a forest practices officer referred to in [section 39](#GS39@EN) ; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 1999, s. 4, Applied:01 Jul 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-07-01/act-1999-023#GS4@Hpe@EN) ***forest practices plan*** means a plan referred to in [section 18](#GS18@EN) ; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 50 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:11 Dec 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-12-11/act-2013-050#JS1@Ja10@GC1@Hpa@EN) ***Forestry corporation*** means the corporation of that name continued by [section 6 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2013-049#GS6@EN) [Forest Management Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2013-049) ; > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 50 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:11 Dec 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-12-11/act-2013-050#JS1@Ja10@GC1@Hpb@EN) > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 50 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:11 Dec 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-12-11/act-2013-050#JS1@Ja10@GC1@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 19 of 2024, s. 4, Applied:02 Oct 2024\]*](/view/html/inforce/2024-10-02/act-2024-019#GS4@EN) ***forestry right*** means any forestry right registered under the [Forestry Rights Registration Act 1990](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1990-011) or continued under the [Forest Management Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2013-049) ; > > > > > ***harvest***, used in relation to timber, means to cut and remove that timber from a forest; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 35 of 2006, s. 4, Applied:30 Apr 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-04-30/act-2006-035#GS4@Hpc@EN) ***native vegetation*** means vegetation of a species that existed in Tasmania, on land, before European settlement; > > > > > ***owner of land*** means – > > > > > > > > (aa) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 1999, s. 4, Applied:01 Jul 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-07-01/act-1999-023#GS4@Hpf@EN) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 50 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:11 Dec 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-12-11/act-2013-050#JS1@Ja10@GC1@Hpc@EN) in the case of Crown land that is permanent timber production zone land within the meaning of the [Forest Management Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2013-049)  – the Forestry corporation; > > > > > > > > > (a) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 1999, s. 4, Applied:01 Jul 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-07-01/act-1999-023#GS4@Hpg@EN) in the case of land held in fee simple – the person in whom the estate of fee simple is vested or, if the land is general law land subject to mortgage, the person having the equity of redemption in that land; > > > > > > > > > (b) in the case of land held under a tenancy for life – the person who is the life tenant; > > > > > > > > > (c) in the case of land held under a lease for a term of not less than 99 years – the person who is the lessee of the land; or > > > > > > > > > (d) in the case of land held under any other interest declared by the regulations to be an interest for the purposes of this definition – the person who is the holder of the land under that interest; > > > > > ***Private Forests Tasmania*** means the body of that name established under [section 4 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1994-028#GS4@EN) [Private Forests Act 1994](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1994-028) ; > > > > > ***private timber reserve*** means land that has been declared as a private timber reserve under [section 11](#GS11@EN) ; > > > > > ***process***, used in relation to timber, means to pulp, chip, cut, or saw timber; > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 93, Applied:05 Nov 2021\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-11-05/act-2021-018#GS93@Hpd@EN) > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 93, Applied:05 Nov 2021\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-11-05/act-2021-018#GS93@Hpd@EN) ***registrar*** means the Registrar, within the meaning of the [Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2020](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2020-024) ; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 25 of 2019, s. 5, Applied:07 Oct 2019\]*](/view/html/inforce/2019-10-07/act-2019-025#GS5@Hpb@EN) ***rehabilitate***, in relation to land to which a requirement, request or direction to rehabilitate the land relates, means to return the land, as far as reasonably practicable, to the condition that it was in before the occurrence of the damage, degradation, or alteration, to which the requirement, request or direction relates; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 25 of 2019, s. 5, Applied:07 Oct 2019\]*](/view/html/inforce/2019-10-07/act-2019-025#GS5@Hpb@EN) ***revegetate***, in relation to land to which a requirement, request or direction to revegetate the land relates, means to sow seed, or plant seedlings, on the land so as to return the land to, as far as reasonably practicable, the state of vegetation on the land before the occurrence of the damage, degradation, or alteration, in relation to which the requirement, request or direction relates; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 25 of 2019, s. 5, Applied:07 Oct 2019\]*](/view/html/inforce/2019-10-07/act-2019-025#GS5@Hpb@EN) ***Secretary*** means the Secretary of the Department; > > > > > ***the regulations*** means the regulations made and in force under this Act; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 35 of 2006, s. 4, Applied:30 Apr 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-04-30/act-2006-035#GS4@Hpd@EN) ***threatened native vegetation community*** has the same meaning as in the [Nature Conservation Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2002-063) ; > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 110 of 2001, s. 4, Applied:01 Jan 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-01-01/act-2001-110#GS4@Hpe@EN) > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 110 of 2001, s. 4, Applied:01 Jan 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-01-01/act-2001-110#GS4@Hpe@EN) ***timber*** includes the trunk, branch and any other part of a tree or fallen tree, whether or not it is cut up, sawn, hewn, split or otherwise dealt with; > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 1999, s. 4, Applied:01 Jul 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-07-01/act-1999-023#GS4@Hph@EN) > > > > > ***timber processor*** means a person who processes or harvests timber for the purpose of – > > > > > > > > (a) producing logs for export; or > > > > > > > > > (b) producing for sale any one or more of the following products: > > > > > > > > > > > > (i) fuel wood; > > > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) poles, piles or posts; > > > > > > > > > > > > > (iii) timber; > > > > > > > > > > > > > (iv) veneer; > > > > > > > > > > > > > (v) wood chips; > > > > > > > > > > > > > (vi) wood pulp; > > > > > > > > > > > > > (vii) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 113 of 2001, s. 4, Applied:01 Jan 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-01-01/act-2001-113#GS4@EN) tree ferns; > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 110 of 2001, s. 4, Applied:01 Jan 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-01-01/act-2001-110#GS4@Hpf@EN) > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 110 of 2001, s. 4, Applied:01 Jan 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-01-01/act-2001-110#GS4@Hpf@EN) ***tree fern*** means a plant of the species *Dicksonia antarctica*; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 110 of 2001, s. 4, Applied:01 Jan 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-01-01/act-2001-110#GS4@Hpf@EN) ***trees*** means – > > > > > > > > (a) any woody plants with a height or potential height of 5 metres or more, whether or not living, dead, standing or fallen, that are – > > > > > > > > > > > > (i) native to Tasmania; or > > > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) introduced into Tasmania and used for the processing or harvesting of timber; and > > > > > > > > > (b) tree ferns; > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 93, Applied:05 Nov 2021\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-11-05/act-2021-018#GS93@Hpe@EN) > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 93, Applied:05 Nov 2021\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-11-05/act-2021-018#GS93@Hpe@EN) ***Tribunal*** means the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal. > > > (2)  [*\[Section 3 Subsection (2) amended by No. 23 of 1999, Sched. 5, Applied:01 Jul 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-07-01/act-1999-023#JS5@JT@tr@oc1@EN) A reference in this Act to provisions, in relation to a forest practices plan, includes a reference to any condition, restriction, or specification contained or referred to in that plan.