Western Australian Numbered Acts

FOREST PRODUCTS ACT 2000 (NO. 34 OF 2000)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title
           Preamble

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Definitions  
   4.      Meaning of forest products

   PART 2 -- Forest Products Commission  

   5.      Forest Products Commission established  
   6.      Commissioners  
   7.      Constitution, proceedings etc.  
   8.      Remuneration of commissioners

   PART 3 -- Functions of Commission  

   9.      Compliance with written laws  
   10.     Functions of Commission  
   11.     Duty to act in accordance with policy instruments  
   12.     Principles on which Commission is to act  
   13.     Delegation

   PART 4 -- Accountability

           Division 1 -- Ministerial directions and provision of information  

   14.     Minister may give directions  
   15.     Minister to have access to information  
   16.     Consultation  
   17.     Minister to be kept informed  
   18.     Notice of financial difficulty  
   19.     Half-yearly reports

           Division 2 -- Strategic development plans and statements of corporate intent

              Subdivision 1 -- Strategic development plans  

   20.     Draft strategic development plan to be submitted to Minister  
   21.     Period to which strategic development plan relates  
   22.     Matters to be included in strategic development plan  
   23.     Strategic development plan to be agreed if possible  
   24.     Minister’s powers in relation to draft strategic development plan  
   25.     Strategic development plan pending agreement  
   26.     Minister’s agreement to draft strategic development plan  
   27.     Modifications of strategic development plan  
   28.     Concurrence of Treasurer

              Subdivision 2 -- Statement of corporate intent  

   29.     Draft statement of corporate intent to be submitted to Minister  
   30.     Period to which statement of corporate intent relates  
   31.     Matters to be included in statement of corporate intent  
   32.     Statement of corporate intent to be agreed if possible  
   33.     Minister’s powers in relation to draft statement of corporate intent  
   34.     Statement of corporate intent pending agreement  
   35.     Minister’s agreement to draft statement of corporate intent  
   36.     Modifications of statement of corporate intent  
   37.     Concurrence of Treasurer

   PART 5 -- Staff  

   38.     General Manager  
   39.     Other staff  
   40.     Use of other government staff, etc.

   PART 6 -- Financial provisions  

   41.     Funds of Commission  
   42.     Forest Products Account  
   43.     Liability of Commission for duties, taxes, rates etc.  
   44.     Dividends  
   45.     Borrowing from Treasurer  
   46.     Other borrowing  
   47.     Guarantee by Treasurer  
   48.     Effect of guarantee  
   49.     Charges for guarantees  
   50.     Application of Financial Administration and Audit Act 1985

   PART 7 -- Timber sharefarming agreements  

   51.     Definitions  
   52.     Entry into timber sharefarming agreements  
   53.     Consent of owner and occupier required  
   54.     Nature of rights created

   PART 8 -- Contracts for the management, harvesting or sale of forest products  

   55.     Definitions  
   56.     Contracts generally  
   57.     Harvesting contracts and related arrangements  
   58.     Production contracts subject to relevant management plan  
   59.     Components of contract price  
   60.     Contractors’ access to timber on leases or other tenements  
   61.     Contracts subject to this Act and the CALM Act

   PART 9 -- Enforcement powers  

   62.     Authorized person  
   63.     Entry and seizure powers in relation to contracts  
   64.     Entry to sawmills  
   65.     Seizure powers in relation to offences

   PART 10 -- Miscellaneous  

   66.     Advisory committees  
   67.     Protection from liability for wrongdoing  
   68.     Execution of documents by Commission  
   69.     Supplementary provision about laying documents before Parliament  
   70.     Regulations  
   71.     Review of Act  
   72.     Consequential amendments
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Commissioners
           SCHEDULE 2 -- General Manager  
           SCHEDULE 3 -- Consequential amendments  
           
[Assented to 10 October 2000]