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Forestry Act 1959
sec.61QKAmending a plantation licence
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### sec.61QK Amending a plantation licence
A plantation licence may be amended only with the Minister’s written approval.
However, the amendment must not add a party to or remove a party from the plantation licence.
The Minister may—
refuse to approve the amendment; or
approve the amendment on the conditions the Minister considers appropriate; or
approve the amendment unconditionally.
If the Minister decides not to approve the amendment, the Minister must—
give the plantation licensee written notice of the decision and the reasons for the decision; and
give any plantation sublicensee written notice of the decision.
An amendment of a plantation licence approved by the Minister must be registered.
s 61QK ins 2010 No. 12 s 45
(sec.61QK-ssec.1) A plantation licence may be amended only with the Minister’s written approval.
(sec.61QK-ssec.2) However, the amendment must not add a party to or remove a party from the plantation licence.
(sec.61QK-ssec.3) The Minister may— refuse to approve the amendment; or approve the amendment on the conditions the Minister considers appropriate; or approve the amendment unconditionally.
(sec.61QK-ssec.4) If the Minister decides not to approve the amendment, the Minister must— give the plantation licensee written notice of the decision and the reasons for the decision; and give any plantation sublicensee written notice of the decision.
(sec.61QK-ssec.5) An amendment of a plantation licence approved by the Minister must be registered.
- (a) refuse to approve the amendment; or
- (b) approve the amendment on the conditions the Minister considers appropriate; or
- (c) approve the amendment unconditionally.
- (a) give the plantation licensee written notice of the decision and the reasons for the decision; and
- (b) give any plantation sublicensee written notice of the decision.