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Forestry Act 1959
sec.61RCApplication for division
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### sec.61RC Application for division
A plantation licensee may apply ( application for division ) to the Minister for approval—
to surrender part of its plantation licence ( original plantation licence ); and
to be granted a right to deal with natural resource product, on the affected area, for the purpose of plantation forestry and for incidental purposes under this Act.
This right is granted by entering into an agreement with the Minister under section 61QA (1) .
The application must be made in the approved form and be accompanied by—
a statement of the plantation licensee’s reasons for seeking the division; and
The plantation licensee wishes to be granted a new plantation licence for the affected area and to seek approval to transfer the new plantation licence for the affected area.
evidence that the affected area is sustainable as a commercially viable forestry plantation; and
information identifying the affected area; and
the written consent of all persons with a registered interest in the plantation licence.
In this section—
affected area , in relation to an application for division, means the part of the licence area for the plantation licence that will be removed from the licence area if the application is approved.
s 61RC ins 2010 No. 12 s 45
(sec.61RC-ssec.1) A plantation licensee may apply ( application for division ) to the Minister for approval— to surrender part of its plantation licence ( original plantation licence ); and to be granted a right to deal with natural resource product, on the affected area, for the purpose of plantation forestry and for incidental purposes under this Act. This right is granted by entering into an agreement with the Minister under section 61QA (1) .
(sec.61RC-ssec.2) The application must be made in the approved form and be accompanied by— a statement of the plantation licensee’s reasons for seeking the division; and The plantation licensee wishes to be granted a new plantation licence for the affected area and to seek approval to transfer the new plantation licence for the affected area. evidence that the affected area is sustainable as a commercially viable forestry plantation; and information identifying the affected area; and the written consent of all persons with a registered interest in the plantation licence.
(sec.61RC-ssec.3) In this section— affected area , in relation to an application for division, means the part of the licence area for the plantation licence that will be removed from the licence area if the application is approved.
- (a) to surrender part of its plantation licence ( original plantation licence ); and
- (b) to be granted a right to deal with natural resource product, on the affected area, for the purpose of plantation forestry and for incidental purposes under this Act. Note for paragraph (b) — This right is granted by entering into an agreement with the Minister under section 61QA (1) .
- (a) a statement of the plantation licensee’s reasons for seeking the division; and Example of a reason— The plantation licensee wishes to be granted a new plantation licence for the affected area and to seek approval to transfer the new plantation licence for the affected area.
- (b) evidence that the affected area is sustainable as a commercially viable forestry plantation; and
- (c) information identifying the affected area; and
- (d) the written consent of all persons with a registered interest in the plantation licence.