Section 3 - Forestry Act 2012 - Definitions

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(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.

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.

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.