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Regional Forest Agreements Act 2002
6Certain Commonwealth Acts not to apply in relation to RFA wood or RFA forestry operations
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#### 6 Certain Commonwealth Acts not to apply in relation to RFA wood or RFA forestry operations
(1) RFA wood is not prescribed goods for the purposes of the Export Control Act 2020.
> Note: The Export Control Act 2020 regulates the export of “prescribed goods”.
(2) An export control law does not apply to RFA wood unless it expressly refers to RFA wood. For this purpose, export control law means a provision of a law of the Commonwealth (other than the Export Control Act 2020) that prohibits or restricts exports, or has the effect of prohibiting or restricting exports.
(4) Part 3 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 does not apply to an RFA forestry operation that is undertaken in accordance with an RFA.
> Note: This subsection does not apply to some RFA forestry operations. See section 42 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.