sec.39Interfering with forest products on State forests etc.

### sec.39 Interfering with forest products on State forests etc. A person shall not interfere with, or cause to be interfered with, any forest products on any State forest, timber reserve or forest entitlement area except under the authority of and in compliance in every respect with the requirements of— a lease, licence, permit, agreement or contract granted or made under this Act, the Land Act 1994 , the Mining Acts, the Geothermal Act or the GHG storage Act ; or a permit to light a fire on a licence area under the Fire Services Act 1990 , section 145C . Maximum penalty— for a first offence—1,000 penalty units; and for a subsequent offence—3,000 penalty units. This section does not apply to— a person performing duties under this Act acting in the administration of this Act; or a person acting under a plantation licence, plantation sublicence or related agreement or in accordance with an agreement entered into with a plantation licensee or plantation sublicensee. s 39 amd 1974 No. 33 s 9 ; 1991 No. 13 s 12 ; 1992 No. 15 s 13 sch ; 1997 No. 20 s 6 ; 2009 No. 3 s 479 ; 2010 No. 12 s 31 ; 2010 No. 31 s 585 sch 2 pt 4 ; 2014 No. 17 s 184 sch 1 pt 2 ; 2024 No. 22 s 92 sch 1 (sec.39-ssec.1) A person shall not interfere with, or cause to be interfered with, any forest products on any State forest, timber reserve or forest entitlement area except under the authority of and in compliance in every respect with the requirements of— a lease, licence, permit, agreement or contract granted or made under this Act, the Land Act 1994 , the Mining Acts, the Geothermal Act or the GHG storage Act ; or a permit to light a fire on a licence area under the Fire Services Act 1990 , section 145C . Maximum penalty— for a first offence—1,000 penalty units; and for a subsequent offence—3,000 penalty units. (sec.39-ssec.2) This section does not apply to— a person performing duties under this Act acting in the administration of this Act; or a person acting under a plantation licence, plantation sublicence or related agreement or in accordance with an agreement entered into with a plantation licensee or plantation sublicensee. - (a) a lease, licence, permit, agreement or contract granted or made under this Act, the Land Act 1994 , the Mining Acts, the Geothermal Act or the GHG storage Act ; or - (b) a permit to light a fire on a licence area under the Fire Services Act 1990 , section 145C . - (a) for a first offence—1,000 penalty units; and - (b) for a subsequent offence—3,000 penalty units. - (a) a person performing duties under this Act acting in the administration of this Act; or - (b) a person acting under a plantation licence, plantation sublicence or related agreement or in accordance with an agreement entered into with a plantation licensee or plantation sublicensee.