Forest Practices (Private Timber Reserves Validation) Act 1999
4Validation of existing private timber reserves
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4 Validation of existing private timber reserves
(1) Any land that, before the commencement day, was declared or purportedly declared as a private timber reserve by the Governor under section 11(1) of the Forest Practices Act 1985 is taken to have been validly declared as a private timber reserve under and for the purposes of that Act.
(2) Subsection (1) has effect subject to any finding or order of a court or tribunal made before the commencement day.