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Forest Practices Act 1985
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### 5 Application to have land declared as private timber reserve
> > (1) [*\[Section 5 Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 31, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS31@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 5 Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 31, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS31@Hpa@EN) *\[Section 5 Subsection (1) amended by No. 29 of 1994, s. 35 and Sched. 1 \]*A person who wishes to have any land owned by the person declared as a private timber reserve may make application to the Authority.
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> > (2) *\[Section 5 Subsection (2) amended by No. 29 of 1994, s. 35 and Sched. 1 \]*An application referred to in [subsection (1)](#GS5@Gs1@EN) shall –
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> > > > (a) [*\[Section 5 Subsection (2) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 31, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS31@Hpc@EN) be in writing in a form approved by the Authority;
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> > > > (b) contain a description of the area of land that the applicant seeks to have declared as a private timber reserve;
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> > > > (c) contain a list of all persons (other than the applicant) who have a legal or equitable interest in the land, or in timber on the land, to which the application relates; and
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> > > > (d) be accompanied by the fee (if any) prescribed in the regulations.
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> > (3) [*\[Section 5 Subsection (3) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 31, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS31@Hpd@EN) *\[Section 5 Subsection (3) amended by No. 29 of 1994, s. 35 and Sched. 1 \]*An applicant under this section shall, if required by the Authority to do so, provide such further particulars in relation to the application as the Authority requires.
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> > (4) [*\[Section 5 Subsection (4) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 31, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS31@Hpf@EN) [*\[Section 5 Subsection (4) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 31, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS31@Hpe@EN) An applicant under this section shall, as soon as is practicable after making his or her application, notify all persons referred to in [subsection (2)](#GS5@Gs2@EN) [(c)](#GS5@Gs2@Hpc@EN) that he or she has made an application referred to in [subsection (1)](#GS5@Gs1@EN) .