Forestry and National Park Estate Act 1998. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision New South Wales Document type Legislation Date 1998 (2006) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to make provision with respect to forestry operations and the national park estate following regional resource and conservation assessments; to transfer certain State forest and other Crown lands to the national park estate or Aboriginal ownership; to provide for Ministerial agreements and a system of integrated approvals for future forestry operations; to amend the Forestry Act 1916, the Timber Industry (Interim Protection) Act 1992 and certain other Acts; and for other purposes. Subject Forestry, Land & soil, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Protected area Public forest Contract/agreement Timber extraction/logging Authorization/permit Public land Land tenure Land-use planning Traditional rights/customary rights Management/conservation National parks Geographical area Oceania Abstract Certain lands being at the time state forests are transferred to national park estate and Aboriginal ownership. The lands described in Schedule 3 that are within State forests are set apart as, or as part of, flora reserves under the Forestry Act 1916. Forest agreements may be made under Part 2 with respect to particular regions of the State. A forest agreement may only be made in respect of a region that has been the subject of a regional forest assessment carried out by or on behalf of the Res Full text English Website www.austlii.edu.au