6Exchange of land

6 Exchange of land

(1)  The Minister administering the Forest Management Act 2013 may request the Crown Lands Minister to consider the exchange of future potential production forest land for permanent timber production zone land.

(2)  Before making a request under subsection (1) , the Minister administering the Forest Management Act 2013 must obtain and have regard to information relating to –

(a) the reasons for the request being made including whether the future potential production forest land specified in the request is required for the supply of forest products; and

(b) the impact of the permanent timber production zone land specified in the request ceasing to be, or forming part of, permanent timber production zone land on the capacity of the Forestry corporation –

(i) to meet the annual supply of veneer and sawlog; and

(ii) to supply logs to the holder of a forestry compensation certificate in accordance with Part 5A of the Forest Management Act 2013 ; and

(c) the size, location, valuation and conservation values of the future potential production forest land, and the permanent timber production zone land, that is the subject of the request; and

(d) the implications of the exchange for the Forestry corporation's forest management certification.

(3)  In making a request under subsection (1) , the Minister administering the Forest Management Act 2013 must provide the Crown Lands Minister with the information obtained by the Minister administering the Forest Management Act 2013 under subsection (2) .

(4)  Before making a determination in relation to a request under subsection (1) , the Crown Lands Minister must obtain information from the Minister on the impact of the exchange on the area of land identified under the special species management plan as being available for special species timber harvesting and the production of special species timber.