Forests Act 1958. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision Victoria Document type Legislation Date 1958 (2018) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to consolidate the Law for the Management and Protection of State Forests. Subject Forestry Keyword Framework law Enforcement/compliance Environmental planning Forest fires Forest management/forest conservation Forestry protection measures Institution Protected area Public forest Authorization/permit Policy/planning Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract An Act on the conservation and management of forests in the territory of Victoria. The Act consists of 103 sections, completed by two Schedules and contains provisions on, among others, the operation of the Department of Conservation, Forests and Lands (sects. 4-29), the purchase and taking of land for forestry purposes (sect. 38), the creation and management of forest reserves (sects. 41 – 50), leases, licences and management responsibilities (sects. 51 – 57), the proclamation and management of protected forests (sects. 58 – 61), and on prevention and protection for fire (sects. 62 – 71). Full text English Website www.legislation.vic.gov.au References - Legislation Implemented by Forests (Recreation) Regulations 2010. Legislation | Australia | 2010 (2018) Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Recreational forest, Offences/penalties, Royalties/fees, Indigenous peoples Source: FAO, FAOLEX Forests (Licences and Permits) Regulations 2009. Legislation | Australia | 2009 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Forests (Licences and Permits) Regulations 1999. Legislation | Australia | 1999 (1999) Keyword: Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Forests (Murrindindi Scenic Reserve) Regulations 1999. Legislation | Australia | 1999 Keyword: Protected area, National parks Source: FAO, FAOLEX Timber Harvesting Regulations 2000. Legislation | Australia | 2000 Keyword: Timber, Timber extraction/logging, Authorization/permit, Forest management/forest conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Forests (Timber Promotion Council) Regulations 2004. Legislation | Australia | 2004 Keyword: Timber, Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Forests (Fire Protection) Regulations 2004. Legislation | Australia | 2004 (2014) Keyword: Forest fires Source: FAO, FAOLEX Forests (Miscellaneous) Regulations 2000. Legislation | Australia | 2002 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Timber, Offences/penalties, Public forest Source: FAO, FAOLEX Forests (Fire Protection) Regulations 2014. Legislation | Australia | 2014 Keyword: Forest fires, Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Offences/penalties 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 Amended by 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