Local Government (Forestry Reserves) Act 1944. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision South Australia Document type Legislation Date 1944 (2001) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to provide for the establishment and management of forests by municipal and district councils, and for incidental purposes. Subject Forestry Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Protection forest Timber extraction/logging 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 14 December 1944. Abstract This Act, consisting of 10 sections, empowers the Governor to declare any Crown land which has been dedicated or reserved as a forestry reserve and any land of a council to be a local government forestry reserve. Full text English Website www6.austlii.edu.au