33Interpretation of Part

### 33 Interpretation of Part > [*\[Section 33 Amended by No. 36 of 2006, s. 5, Applied:30 Apr 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-04-30/act-2006-036#GS5@Hpa@EN) In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears – > > > [*\[Section 33 Amended by No. 56 of 2004, Sched. 2, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-056#JS2@Ja4@GC1@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 33 Amended by No. 17 of 1996, Applied:06 Feb 2006\]*](/view/html/inforce/2006-02-06/act-1996-017#AT@EN) ***affected owner*** means an owner of land in respect of which, under [section 19(1) of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1985-048#GS19@Gs1@EN) [Forest Practices Act 1985](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1985-048) , an application to the Forest Practices Authority for the certification of a forest practices plan – > > > > > > (a) [*\[Section 33 Amended by No. 36 of 2006, s. 5, Applied:30 Apr 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-04-30/act-2006-036#GS5@Hpb@EN) has been approved subject to amendments, which have been agreed to by the applicant, made for the purpose of protecting a threatened species or protecting a threatened native vegetation community from clearance and conversion; or > > > > > > > (b) [*\[Section 33 Amended by No. 36 of 2006, s. 5, Applied:30 Apr 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-04-30/act-2006-036#GS5@Hpc@EN) [*\[Section 33 Amended by No. 33 of 2023, s. 21, Applied:27 Nov 2023\]*](/view/html/inforce/2023-11-27/act-2023-033#GS21@Hpa@EN) has been approved subject to amendments made for the purpose of protecting a threatened species or protecting a threatened native vegetation community from clearance and conversion, and where an appeal under [section 25(1)](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1985-048#GS25@Gs1@EN) of that Act in respect of those amendments has been wholly or partially dismissed; or > > > > > > > (c) [*\[Section 33 Amended by No. 36 of 2006, s. 5, Applied:30 Apr 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-04-30/act-2006-036#GS5@Hpd@EN) [*\[Section 33 Amended by No. 33 of 2023, s. 21, Applied:27 Nov 2023\]*](/view/html/inforce/2023-11-27/act-2023-033#GS21@Hpb@EN) has been refused wholly or partially on the ground that implementation of the forest practices plan would threaten a threatened species or involve the clearance and conversion of a threatened native vegetation community, and where an appeal under [section 25(1)](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1985-048#GS25@Gs1@EN) of that Act in respect of that refusal has been wholly or partially dismissed; > > [*\[Section 33 Amended by No. 9 of 2011, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Oct 2012\]*](/view/html/inforce/2012-10-01/act-2011-009#JS1@Ja9@GC1@EN) > > > [*\[Section 33 Amended by No. 9 of 2011, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Oct 2012\]*](/view/html/inforce/2012-10-01/act-2011-009#JS1@Ja9@GC1@EN) [*\[Section 33 Amended by No. 33 of 2023, s. 21, Applied:27 Nov 2023\]*](/view/html/inforce/2023-11-27/act-2023-033#GS21@Hpc@EN) ***arbitrator*** means an arbitral tribunal within the meaning of the [Commercial Arbitration Act 2011](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2011-013) and includes a person nominated by the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal for the purpose of arbitrating disputes under this Part; > > > ***authorised person*** means a person authorised by the Minister under [section 45(1)](#GS45@Gs1@EN) ; > > > ***conservation compensation committee*** means a special advisory committee established by the Minister under [section 9](#GS9@EN) for the purpose of assessing the amount of compensation that is to be paid to landowners under [Division 4](#HP5@HD4@EN) ; > > > ***conservation covenant*** means – > > > > > > (a) a conservation covenant entered into under this Part; and > > > > > > > (b) a variation of a conservation covenant; > > > [*\[Section 33 Amended by No. 36 of 2006, s. 5, Applied:30 Apr 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-04-30/act-2006-036#GS5@Hpe@EN) ***conservation determination*** means a determination made by the Forest Practices Authority under [section 19 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1985-048#GS19@EN) [Forest Practices Act 1985](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1985-048) to – > > > > > > (a) certify a forest practices plan subject to amendments made for the purpose of protecting a threatened species or maintaining a threatened native vegetation community; or > > > > > > > (b) refuse to certify a forest practices plan application wholly or partially on the ground that implementation of the proposed forest practices plan would threaten a threatened species or involve the clearance and conversion of a threatened native vegetation community; > > [*\[Section 33 Amended by No. 56 of 2004, Sched. 2, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-056#JS2@Ja4@GC1@Hpb@EN) > > > [*\[Section 33 Amended by No. 56 of 2004, Sched. 2, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-056#JS2@Ja4@GC1@Hpb@EN) ***Forest Practices Authority*** means the body referred to in [section 4AA of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1985-048#GS4AA@EN) [Forest Practices Act 1985](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1985-048) ; > > [*\[Section 33 Amended by No. 36 of 2006, s. 5, Applied:30 Apr 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-04-30/act-2006-036#GS5@Hpf@EN) > > > [*\[Section 33 Amended by No. 36 of 2006, s. 5, Applied:30 Apr 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-04-30/act-2006-036#GS5@Hpf@EN) ***Forest Practices Code*** means the code of that name issued under [section 30 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1985-048#GS30@EN) [Forest Practices Act 1985](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1985-048) ; > > > ***forest practices plan*** has the same meaning as in the [Forest Practices Act 1985](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1985-048) ; > > [*\[Section 33 Amended by No. 33 of 2023, s. 21, Applied:27 Nov 2023\]*](/view/html/inforce/2023-11-27/act-2023-033#GS21@Hpd@EN) > > > ***landowner*** or ***owner of land*** means any one or more of the following: > > > > > > (a) in the case of a fee simple estate in land, the person in whom that estate vested; > > > > > > > (b) in the case of land that is not registered under the [Land Titles Act 1980](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1980-019) and is subject to a mortgage, the person having the equity of redemption in that mortgage, for the time being; > > > > > > > (c) in the case of land held under a tenancy for life, the person who is the life tenant; > > > > > > > (d) in the case of land held under a lease for a term of not less than 99 years or for a term of not less than any other prescribed period, the person who is the lessee of the land; > > > > > > > (e) in the case of land held under any other prescribed interest, the person who is the holder of the land under that interest; > > > ***registered*** means registered under the [Land Titles Act 1980](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1980-019) ; > > > [*\[Section 33 Amended by No. 36 of 2006, s. 5, Applied:30 Apr 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-04-30/act-2006-036#GS5@Hpg@EN) ***relevant conservation determination***, in relation to a landowner, means the conservation determination that makes the landowner an affected owner; > > > ***servient land***, in relation to a conservation covenant entered into between the Minister and a landowner, means the land of the landowner that is subject to the covenant; > > > ***taxon*** means a taxonomic group of any rank into which organisms are categorised; > > > [*\[Section 33 Amended by No. 36 of 2006, s. 5, Applied:30 Apr 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-04-30/act-2006-036#GS5@Hph@EN) ***threatened native vegetation community*** means a community of native vegetation specified in [Schedule 3A](#JS3A@EN) ; > > > ***threatened species*** means a taxon of flora or fauna that is listed in [Schedule 3](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-083#JS3@EN) , [4](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-083#JS4@EN) or [5 to the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-083#JS5@EN) [Threatened Species Protection Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-083) .