Code of Practice for Timber Production 2014. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision Victoria Document type Regulation Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Biodiversity Equity Processing/handling Private forest Protection forest Public forest Standards Timber extraction/logging Forest management/forest conservation Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract The purpose of the Code is to provide direction to timber harvesting managers, harvesting entities and operators to deliver sound environmental performance when planning for and conducting commercial timber harvesting operations in a way that: permits an economically viable, internationally competitive, sustainable timber industry; is compatible with the conservation of the wide range of environmental, social and cultural values associated with forests; provides for the ecologically sustainable management of native forests proposed for cyclical timber harvesting operations; and enhances public confidence in the management of timber production in Victoria's forests and plantations. Full text English Website www.forestsandreserves.vic.gov.au References - Legislation Implements Forests Act 1958. Legislation | Australia | 1958 (2018) Keyword: Framework law, Enforcement/compliance, Environmental planning, Forest fires, Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Institution, Protected area, Public forest, Authorization/permit, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004. Legislation | Australia | 2004 (2015) Keyword: Timber, Timber extraction/logging, Authorization/permit, Forest fires, Forest management/forest conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987. Legislation | Australia | 1987 (2022) Keyword: Institution, Environmental planning, Erosion, Land-use planning, Indigenous peoples, Policy/planning, Forest service/forest officers, Forestry protection measures, Cooperative/producer organization, Forest management/forest conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX