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Diseases in Timber Act 1975.

Country/Territory
Australia
Territorial subdivision
Queensland
Document type
Legislation
Date
1975 (2000)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to provide for the taking of measures for the extermination or prevention or control of the dissemination of any disease in timber and related purposes.
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Pests/diseases
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

The Act concerns the prevention and control of diseases in timber (17 sections). Section 4 specifies the powers of the Governor in council, section 5 the powers of the chief executive and section 6 the powers of forest officers. After a timber disease has been declared to affect an area or part thereof, measures for the extermination, or the prevention or control of the dissemination of the disease need to be taken. The Act defines offences and also the related penalties (sects. 7 and 12).

Full text
English
Website
www.legislation.qld.gov.au

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Diseases in Timber Regulation 1997.

Legislation | Australia | 1997 (2009)

Keyword: Pests/diseases, Zoning, Forest management/forest conservation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Biosecurity Act 2014.

Legislation | Australia | 2014 (2020)

Keyword: Biosecurity, Internal trade, International trade, Certification, Fish disease, Aquaculture, Mariculture, Biodiversity, Indigenous peoples, Animal health, Pests/diseases, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Basic legislation, Plant production, Fertilizers/nutrients, Plant protection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX