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Forestry (Rebuilding the Forest Industry) Act 2014
8Conversion of reserved land to future potential production forest land
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### 8 Conversion of reserved land to future potential production forest land
> > (1) If the Crown Lands Minister is satisfied that a reserve or part of a reserve specified in the proclamation made on 16 December 2013 ( [Statutory Rules 2013, No. 111](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2013-111) ) has been excluded from the World Heritage List, the Crown Lands Minister may, by order published in the *Gazette*, convert that reserve or part of that reserve to future potential production forest land.
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> > (2) On the making of an order under [subsection (1)](#GS8@Gs1@EN) , the reserve or part of the reserve specified in the order ceases to be a reserve for the purposes of the [Nature Conservation Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2002-063) and becomes –
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> > > > (a) Crown land; and
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> > > > (b) future potential production forest land.
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> > (3) An order under [subsection (1)](#GS8@Gs1@EN) is not a statutory rule for the purposes of the [Rules Publication Act 1953](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1953-050) .