3Definitions

#### 3 Definitions 3 Definitions > > (1) In this Act— > > > > authorised officer means a person appointed as an authorised officer under section 70. > > > > board means the board of directors of the Corporation. > > > > carbon sequestration right has the same meaning as in section 87A of the [Conveyancing Act 1919](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1919-006). > > > > chief executive officer means the chief executive officer of the Corporation. > > > > clearing licence means a clearing licence issued under Division 2 of Part 4. > > > > Corporation means the Forestry Corporation of New South Wales constituted under Part 2. > > > > Crown land and Crown Land Acts have the same meanings as in the [Crown Land Management Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2016-058). > > > > Crown-timber land means any of the following— > > > > > (a) land within a State forest or flora reserve, > > > > > (b) Crown land (whether or not held under a lease or licence from the Crown and whether or not included in a timber reserve), > > > > > (c) land affected by a profit à prendre, > > > > but does not include— > > > > > (d) any Crown land the subject of a prescribed Crown tenure if the subject land has an area of 2 hectares or less, or > > > > > (e) any Crown land the subject of a tenure from the Crown that is not a prescribed Crown tenure. > > > > flora reserve means land dedicated or set apart under this Act or the former Act as a flora reserve. > > > > forest agreement means a forest agreement referred to in Part 5A that is in force. > > > > Note. > > > > Part 5A is transferred to this Act on the commencement of Schedule 4.11\[16\]. > > > > forest lease means a lease granted under section 62. > > > > forest materials means rock, stone, clay, shells, earth, sand, gravel or any like material. > > > > forest materials licence means a forest materials licence issued under Division 2 of Part 4. > > > > forest permit means a permit issued under section 60. > > > > forest products means the products of trees and other vegetation (other than timber) that are of economic value. > > > > forest products licence means a forest products licence issued under Division 2 of Part 4. > > > > forestry area means a State forest, timber reserve or flora reserve and includes any part of a State forest, timber reserve or flora reserve. > > > > Forestry Commission means the corporation constituted under the former Act. > > > > forestry operations means— > > > > > (a) logging operations, namely, the cutting and removal of timber from land for the purpose of timber production, or > > > > > (b) the harvesting of forest products, or > > > > > (c) ongoing forest management operations, namely, activities relating to the management of land for timber production such as thinning, burning and other silvicultural activities and bush fire hazard reduction, or > > > > > (d) ancillary activities to enable or assist in the above operations such as the provision of roads, snig tracks, waterway crossings and temporary timber storage facilities. > > > > forestry right means a forestry right within the meaning of Division 4 of Part 6 of the [Conveyancing Act 1919](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1919-006). > > > > former Act means the [Forestry Act 1916](/view/html/repealed/current/act-1916-055) as in force immediately before its repeal by this Act. > > > > function includes a power, authority or duty, and exercise a function includes perform a duty. > > > > government agency means any of the following— > > > > > (a) a government sector agency within the meaning of the [Government Sector Employment Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-040) or the head (within the meaning of that Act) of any such agency, > > > > > (b) a NSW Government agency, > > > > > (c) any other public authority that is constituted by or under an Act or that exercises public functions (other than a State owned corporation). > > > > integrated forestry operations approval means an approval referred to in Part 5B that is in force. > > > > Note. > > > > Part 5B is transferred to this Act on the commencement of Schedule 4.11\[16\]. > > > > land exchange agreement means an agreement under section 31. > > > > land manager of a forestry area means the land manager for the area as provided by section 57. > > > > lease under the Crown Lands Acts includes a promise of lease under those Acts and lessee means the holder of such lease, and includes the holder of any such promise. > > > > licence means a licence issued by the Corporation under this Act. > > > > management plan means a management plan under section 21. > > > > plantation—see section 4. > > > > prescribed Crown tenure means a tenure from the Crown specified in the First Schedule to the former Act. > > > > profit à prendre means a profit à prendre reserved to the Crown under clause 5(1) of Schedule 1. > > > > renewable energy infrastructure means infrastructure for the generation and storage of energy from renewable sources, and includes associated transmission and distribution infrastructure. > > > > resource acquisition fee means a fee payable under Division 3 of Part 4. > > > > small quantity authorisation means an authorisation under section 45. > > > > SOC Act means the [State Owned Corporations Act 1989](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1989-134). > > > > special management zone means any area of State forest declared to be a special management zone under section 18. > > > > State forest means land dedicated under this Act, the former Act or the former [Forestry Act 1909](/view/pdf/asmade/act-1909-6) as State forest, being a dedication that is in force. > > > > timber includes trees of any age or description, whether growing or dead. > > > > timber licence means a timber licence issued under Division 2 of Part 4. > > > > timber reserve means land temporarily reserved under the former Act for forestry purposes, being a reservation in force immediately before the repeal of the former Act. > > > > tree means a tree of any description and includes a shrub and a sapling or seedling of a tree. > > > > use, in relation to a forestry area, includes occupy the area or engage in or conduct an activity in the area. > > > > voting shareholders of the Corporation means the voting shareholders within the meaning of the SOC Act. > > > > working plan means a working plan under section 25. > > > > Note. > > > > The [Interpretation Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-015) contains definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Act. > > > (2) Notes included in this Act do not form part of this Act. > > **s 3:** Am 2015 No 58, Sch 3.36 \[1\]; 2017 No 17, Sch 4.33 \[1\]; 2018 No 40, Sch 2 \[1\] \[2\]; 2021 No 34, Sch 3\[1\].