Diseases in Timber Act 1975. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision Queensland Document type Legislation Date 1975 (2000) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn 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| Australia | 1997 (2009) Keyword: Pests/diseases, Zoning, Forest management/forest conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Biosecurity Act 2014.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