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Sandalwood Act 1929.

Country/Territory
Australia
Territorial subdivision
Western Australia
Document type
Legislation
Date
1929 (2006)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to regulate the quantity of sandalwood to be pulled or removed from Crown and other land.
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Forestry protection measures Timber extraction/logging Timber Authorization/permit Forest management/forest conservation
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

This Act restricts the quantity of sandalwood that may be pulled or removed from Crown land and alienated land and sets out procedures and requirements for obtaining a licence to pull or remove sandalwood.

Full text
English
Website
www.austlii.edu.au

References - Legislation

Repealed by

Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016.

Legislation | Australia | 2016 (2020)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Institution, Ecosystem preservation, Environmental planning, Authorization/permit, EIA, Wetlands, Inspection, Offences/penalties, Biodiversity, Sustainable development, Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge, Traditional rights/customary rights, Indigenous peoples, Policy/planning, Marine fisheries, Protection of species, Research, Fishery management and conservation, Protected area, Freshwater pollution, Pollution control, Migratory species, Alien species, Endangered species, Marine mammals, National parks, Marine protected areas, Access and benefit-sharing, Marine area

Source: FAO, FAOLEX