39Forest practices officers

### 39 Forest practices officers > > (1)  [*\[Section 39 Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 67, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS67@Hpa@EN) *\[Section 39 Subsection (1) amended by No. 29 of 1994, s. 21 \]*Subject to this section, the Authority – > > > > > > (a) may, in the case of a person for the time being appointed as an officer under [section 38](#GS38@EN) [(1)](#GS38@Gs1@EN) ; and > > > > > > > (b) shall, in the case of a person for the time being appointed as an officer under [section 38](#GS38@EN) [(2)](#GS38@Gs2@EN)  – > > > > by warrant signed by the chairperson of the Board authorize the person to be a forest practices officer for the purposes of this Act. > > > (2)  [*\[Section 39 Subsection (2) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 67, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS67@Hpb@EN) *\[Section 39 Subsection (2) added by No. 29 of 1994, s. 21 \]*The Authority may, by notice in writing, revoke a warrant authorizing a person to be a forest practices officer for the purpose of this Act and, upon service of the notice on that person, the authorization is revoked. > > > (2A)  [*\[Section 39 Subsection (2A) inserted by No. 55 of 2004, s. 67, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS67@Hpc@EN) The revocation of a warrant authorizing a person to be a forest practices officer for the purposes of this Act also revokes, in the case of a person referred to in [subsection (1)(b)](#GS39@Gs1@Hpb@EN) , the person's appointment as an officer under [section 38(2)](#GS38@Gs2@EN) . > > > (3)  [*\[Section 39 Subsection (3) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 67, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS67@Hpd@EN) *\[Section 39 Subsection (3) added by No. 29 of 1994, s. 21 \]*For the purposes of [subsection (2)](#GS39@Gs2@EN) , the Authority may at any time revoke the authorization of a person to be a forest practices officer for any reason it considers sufficient and, without limiting the generality of this, the Authority may revoke any such authorization on the grounds that the person concerned – > > > > > > (a) has been negligent or not diligent in performing the duties and exercising the powers of a forest practices officer; or > > > > > > > (ab) [*\[Section 39 Subsection (3) amended by No. 25 of 2019, s. 23, Applied:07 Oct 2019\]*](/view/html/inforce/2019-10-07/act-2019-025#GS23@Hpa@EN) has contravened a code of conduct; or > > > > > > > (ac) [*\[Section 39 Subsection (3) amended by No. 25 of 2019, s. 23, Applied:07 Oct 2019\]*](/view/html/inforce/2019-10-07/act-2019-025#GS23@Hpa@EN) has contravened a direction given under this Act to the forest practices officer by the chief forest practices officer; or > > > > > > > (b) [*\[Section 39 Subsection (3) amended by No. 50 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:11 Dec 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-12-11/act-2013-050#JS1@Ja10@GC6@EN) has been convicted of an offence against the [Forest Management Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2013-049) or this Act; or > > > > > > > (c) has been convicted, in Tasmania or elsewhere, of an offence involving dishonesty; or > > > > > > > (d) is physically or mentally incapable of adequately performing the duties or exercising the powers of a forest practices officer. > > > (3A)  [*\[Section 39 Subsection (3A) inserted by No. 25 of 2019, s. 23, Applied:07 Oct 2019\]*](/view/html/inforce/2019-10-07/act-2019-025#GS23@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 39 Subsection (3A) omitted by No. 11 of 2022, s. 4, Applied:13 May 2022\]*](/view/html/inforce/2022-05-13/act-2022-011#GS4@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   > > > (3B)  [*\[Section 39 Subsection (3B) inserted by No. 25 of 2019, s. 23, Applied:07 Oct 2019\]*](/view/html/inforce/2019-10-07/act-2019-025#GS23@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 39 Subsection (3B) omitted by No. 11 of 2022, s. 4, Applied:13 May 2022\]*](/view/html/inforce/2022-05-13/act-2022-011#GS4@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   > > > (3C)  [*\[Section 39 Subsection (3C) inserted by No. 25 of 2019, s. 23, Applied:07 Oct 2019\]*](/view/html/inforce/2019-10-07/act-2019-025#GS23@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 39 Subsection (3C) omitted by No. 11 of 2022, s. 4, Applied:13 May 2022\]*](/view/html/inforce/2022-05-13/act-2022-011#GS4@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   > > > (4)  [*\[Section 39 Subsection (4) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 67, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS67@Hpe@EN) *\[Section 39 Subsection (4) added by No. 29 of 1994, s. 21 \]*A forest practices officer may at any time, by notice in writing to the Authority, surrender his or her authorization as such officer. > > > (5)  *\[Section 39 Subsection (5) added by No. 29 of 1994, s. 21 \]*A forest practices officer does not incur any personal liability for any act done or purported or omitted to be done by that officer acting as such in good faith under this Act.