Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision Victoria Document type Legislation Date 1987 (2022) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Forestry 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 Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract The purposes of this Act are: (a) to create a body corporate called the Director-General of Conservation, Forests and Lands, to define its powers and to transfer to it the functions of the Forests Commission, the Soil Conservation Authority and the Vermin and Noxious Weeds Destruction Board, and to abolish those bodies; (b) to provide a framework for a land management system and to make necessary administrative, financial and enforcement provisions; and (c) to establish a system of land management cooperative agreements. The overall objective of the Act is to provide the legislative framework for the effective conservation of the State’s lands, waters, flora and fauna and to make provision for their productive, educational and recreational use. Full text English Website www.legislation.vic.gov.au References - Legislation Implemented by Forests (Licences and Permits) Regulations 1999. Legislation | Australia | 1999 (1999) Keyword: Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Conservation, Forests and Lands (Infringement Notice) Regulations 2002. Legislation | Australia | 2002 (2013) Keyword: Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Conservation, Forests and Lands (Infringement Notice) Regulations 2013. Legislation | Australia | 2014 (2017) Keyword: Offences/penalties, Ecosystem preservation, Protection forest, Protection of habitats, Forestry protection measures, Protection of environment, Forest management/forest conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Code of Practice for Timber Production 2014. Legislation | Australia | 2014 Keyword: Biodiversity, Equity, Processing/handling, Private forest, Protection forest, Public forest, Standards, Timber extraction/logging, Forest management/forest conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Conservation, Forests and Lands (Primary Industries Infringement Notices) Regulations 2013. Legislation | Australia | 2013 (2018) Keyword: Offences/penalties, Ecosystem preservation, Protection forest, Protection of habitats, Inland fisheries, Aquaculture, Authorization/permit, Marine fishes, Fishery management and conservation, Fishing gear/fishing method, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Forestry protection measures, Protection of environment, Forest management/forest conservation, Game Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Water (Governance) Act, 2006. Legislation | Australia | 2006 Keyword: Water supply, Institution 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