Illegal Logging Prohibition Act 2012
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This Act prohibits the importation of illegally logged timber and the processing of illegally logged raw logs.
This Act also requires importers of regulated timber products and processors of raw logs to conduct due diligence in order to reduce the risk that illegally logged timber is imported or processed.
Importers of regulated timber products must provide declarations, at the time of import, to the Customs Minister about the due diligence that they have undertaken.
Notice must be given of:
(a) a regulated timber product that is, or is intended to be, brought into Australia and unloaded at a landing place or port; or
(b) the processing of a raw log into something other than a raw log.
The Secretary may require, from a person who has imported a regulated timber product or a person who has processed a raw log into something other than a raw log, information or documents relevant to the person’s due diligence system or the due diligence requirements.
The Regulatory Powers Act is applied to:
(a) enable inspectors to exercise monitoring, investigation and enforcement powers and to issue infringement notices for the purposes of this Act; and
(b) allow the Secretary to accept undertakings from persons to comply with this Act; and
(c) allow the Secretary to seek injunctions to restrain persons from contravening this Act or to compel compliance with this Act.
Inspectors have powers in relation to regulated timber products that are subject to biosecurity control or customs control.
The Secretary may require an audit to be carried out in relation to whether:
(a) a person who imports a regulated timber product has complied with the due diligence requirements for importing the regulated timber product; or
(b) a person who processes a raw log into something other than a raw log has complied with the due diligence requirements for processing the raw log.
Entrusted persons can use or disclose information (referred to as relevant information) in accordance with Part 4A.