Regional Forest Agreements Act 2002
10Tabling of RFAs etc.
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10 Tabling of RFAs etc.
RFAs (1) The Minister must cause a copy of an RFA to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after: (a) the commencement of this section; or (b) the RFA is entered into; whichever is later. (2) Subsection (1) does not require an RFA to be tabled in a House of the Parliament if the RFA was tabled in that House before the commencement of this section. Amendments of RFAs (3) The Minister must cause a copy of an amendment of an RFA to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after: (a) the commencement of this section; or (b) the amendment is made; whichever is later. RFA annual reports (4) The Minister must cause a copy of an RFA annual report to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after: (a) the commencement of this section; or (b) the report is provided to the Minister; whichever is later. (5) Subsection (4) does not require an RFA annual report to be tabled in a House of the Parliament if the report was tabled in that House before the commencement of this section. RFA review reports (6) The Minister must cause a copy of an RFA review report to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after: (a) the commencement of this section; or (b) the report is provided to the Minister; whichever is later. Definitions (7) In this section:
RFA annual report means an annual report about the achievement of milestones under an RFA during one of the first 5 years of operation of the RFA.
RFA review report means a report of the 5 yearly review of the performance of an RFA.