5Minister may approve Codes

5 Minister may approve Codes

(1)  The Minister may, in writing, approve –

(a) Forestry Contract Codes that are developed and submitted to the Minister by interested parties or their representatives; and

(b) variations of such Codes.

(2)  Separate Codes may be approved for different kinds of forestry contracts.

(3)  Without limiting the generality of subsection (2) , a Code may be developed and approved for forestry contracts that relate, or principally relate, to –

(a) a particular kind of forestry operation; or

(b) a particular sector of the forestry industry; or

(c) a particular place.

(4)  The purpose of a Code is to prescribe a set of standard conditions that will be taken, under section 13 , to be contained in every forestry contract of the kind to which the Code applies, being conditions designed to ensure that such contracts are fair to all of the contracting parties.