29Approval of timber contractors

29 Approval of timber contractors

29 Approval of timber contractors

(1) A person may apply to the Corporation to be an approved timber contractor.

(2) The Corporation may—

(a) give an approval subject to the conditions the Corporation considers appropriate, or

(b) suspend an approval if the Corporation believes on reasonable grounds the approved timber contractor has breached a condition of the approval, or

(c) revoke an approval if, after giving the contractor an opportunity to be heard, the Corporation decides the approved timber contractor breached a condition of the approval.

(3) For the purposes of harvesting timber, the holder of a relevant licence may only engage an approved timber contractor.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(4) A person must not harvest timber or authorise or direct another person to harvest timber unless the person is an approved timber contractor.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(5) In this section—

approved timber contractor means a person approved by the Corporation—

(a) to harvest timber, and

(b) to engage or employ 1 or more other persons to harvest timber.

engage means engage under a contract for the performance of services.

harvest timber means cut, obtain or remove timber, forest products or forest materials.

relevant licence means—

(a) a timber licence, or

(b) a forest products licence, or

(c) a forest materials licence.