Forestry Act 1959.

Country/Territory: Australia
Territorial subdivision: Queensland
Document type: Legislation
Date: 1959 (2020)
Source: FAO, FAOLEX
Long title: An Act to provide for forest reservations, the management, silvicultural treatment and protection of State forests, and the sale and disposal of forest products and quarry material, the property of the Crown on State forests, timber reserves and on other lands; and for other purposes.

Subject: Forestry, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword: Framework law Forest management/forest conservation Forestry protection measures Public forest Forest fires Forest service/forest officers Indigenous peoples Protected area
Geographical area: Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific
Entry into force notes: This Act enters into force on 1 August 1960.

Abstract: This Act provides for the protection of public forests and public protected forest areas, the classification of forest lands, and the trade in forest products.
Full text: English
Website: www.legislation.qld.gov.au

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Forestry Plantation Queensland Act 2006.

Legislation | Australia | 2007 (2010)

Keyword: Afforestation/reforestation, Data collection/reporting, Forest management/forest conservation, Forest service/forest officers, Institution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Public forest, Planting material/seeds

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Forestry Regulation, 1998.

Legislation | Australia | 1998 (2014)

Keyword: Protected area, Public forest, Recreational forest, Zoning, Forest management/forest conservation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Forestry (State Forests) Regulation 1987.

Legislation | Australia | 1987 (2019)

Keyword: Protected area, Public forest, Zoning, Forest management/forest conservation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Forestry Regulation 2015.

Legislation | Australia | 2015 (2019)

Keyword: Protected area, Public forest, Recreational forest, Zoning, Royalties/fees, Protection forest, Forest management/forest conservation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Code of practice for native forest timber production on Queensland’s State forest estate 2020.

Legislation | Australia | 2020

Keyword: Afforestation/reforestation, Biodiversity, Capacity building, Ecosystem preservation, Enforcement/compliance, Environmental planning, Environmental standards, Equity, Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Timber extraction/logging, Policy/planning, Protection of environment, Public forest, Public participation, Risk assessment/management, Forest fires, Standards, Erosion, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil pollution/quality, Effluent waste water/discharge, Freshwater pollution, Hazardous substances, Drainage/land reclamation, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011.

Legislation | Australia | 2011 (2021)

Keyword: Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste prevention, Policy/planning, Pollution control, Recycling/reuse, Special fund, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX