Illegal Logging Prohibition Act 2012 (No. 166, 2012). Country/Territory Australia Document type Legislation Date 2012 (2021) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to combat illegal logging, and for related purposes. Subject Forestry Keyword Basic legislation Forest management/forest conservation Timber extraction/logging Institution Monitoring Inspection Forestry protection measures International trade Offences/penalties Enforcement/compliance Timber Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract This Act, consisting of five Parts, establishes the illegal logging prohibition requirements in order to manage and control forestry sector. It specifies all the cases in which a person commit an offence for illegal logging timber; monitoring inspectors, investigation and enforcement of applied sanctions; investigation powers of inspectors; etc. The Act is divided as follows: Preliminary (Part 1); Importing (Part 2); Processing (Part 3); Monitoring, investigation and enforcement (Part 4); and Miscellaneous (Part 5). Full text English Website www.legislation.gov.au References - Legislation Implemented by Illegal Logging Prohibition Regulation 2012. Legislation | Australia | 2012 (2018) Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Timber extraction/logging, Institution, Monitoring, Inspection, Forestry protection measures, International trade, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Regulatory Powers (Standardisation Reform) Act 2017 (No. 124 of 2017). Legislation | Australia | 2017 Keyword: Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Enforcement/compliance, Inspection, Monitoring, Offences/penalties, Ozone layer, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Environmental standards, Standards, Protection of environment, Energy conservation/energy production, Pollution control, Climate change, Forest management/forest conservation, Timber extraction/logging, Timber, Access-to-information, Registration, Soil pollution/quality, Pesticides, PIC-prior informed consent Source: FAO, FAOLEX