22Applications for licences, forest permits and forest leases—the Act, s 92

22 Applications for licences, forest permits and forest leases—the Act, s 92

22 Applications for licences, forest permits and forest leases—the Act, s 92

(1) For the Act, section 92(2)(i) and (k), an applicant may lodge an application—

(a) for a licence—

(i) at the office of the Corporation closest to the relevant forestry area, or

(ii) at a place approved by the Corporation, or

(b) for a forest permit or forest lease—

(i) at the office of the land manager of the relevant forestry area, or

(ii) at a place approved by the land manager.

(2) The application must be—

(a) in the approved form, and

(b) accompanied by the relevant application fee.

(3) Despite subsections (1)(a) and (2)(a), an applicant for a clearing licence to clear trees from Crown-timber land in the Western Division, other than a State forest or timber reserve, may lodge a written application at the office of the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development.

(4) In this section—

relevant application fee means—

(a) for a licence—the fee determined by the Corporation, or

(b) for a forest permit or forest lease—the fee determined by the land manager of the relevant forestry area.

s 22: Am 2024 No 82, Sch 2.5[1].