Forest Practices Act 1985
4BObjective of Authority
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4B Objective of Authority
[Section 4B Inserted by No. 29 of 1994, s. 5 ]
(1) [Section 4B Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 8, Applied:01 Jul 2005] The Authority is part of the State's forest practices system, the objective of which is set out in Schedule 7 .
(2) [Section 4B Subsection (2) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 8, Applied:01 Jul 2005] The Authority is to act in all matters in a manner that –
(a) best advances the objective of the State's forest practices system; and
(b) [Section 4B Subsection (2) amended by No. 7 of 2013, Sched. 9, Applied:03 Jun 2013] fosters a co-operative approach towards policy development and management in forest practices matters; and
(c) [Section 4B Subsection (2) amended by No. 7 of 2013, Sched. 9, Applied:03 Jun 2013] takes into account social, economic and environmental outcomes of its decision-making processes.