Tasmanian Forests Agreement Act 2013 (No. 7 of 2013). Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision Tasmania Document type Legislation Date 2013 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to amend the Forestry Act 1920 in relation to continuing wood supply, and to enable certain land to be reserved, for the purposes of the Tasmanian Forests Intergovernmental Agreement entered into by the Commonwealth of Australia and the State of Tasmania dated 7 August 2011, to create reserves and to amend the Nature Conservation Act 2002 for the purposes of benefiting economically from the carbon in Tasmania's forests, and to amend certain other Acts. Subject Forestry, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Forestry protection measures Public forest Institution Timber extraction/logging Fuelwood Management/conservation Protected area 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 the day of its publication. Abstract This Act, consisting of 37 Sections, aims at amending the Forestry Act 1920 in relation to continuing wood supply, and at enabling certain land to be reserved, for the purposes of the Tasmanian Forests Intergovernmental Agreement, at creating reserves and at amending the Nature Conservation Act 2002 for the purposes of benefiting economically from the carbon in Tasmania's forests. It also specifies that native forest harvesting means any harvesting of native forest that requires a certified forest practices plan under the Forest Practices Act 1985, but excludes native forest harvesting that is associated with: (a) providing access roading to forestry coupes that are not within the future reserve land, or to forestry coupes that are within the future reserve land specified in a Lot referred to in column 1 of the table set out at the end of clause 2 of Schedule 1 for which native forest harvesting is not identified as a prohibited activity in column 5 of that table in relation to that Lot; or (b) installing cable harvesting infrastructure for harvesting of forestry coupes that are not within the future reserve land, or to forestry coupes that are within the future reserve land specified in a Lot referred to in column 1 of the table set out at the end of clause 2 of Schedule 1 for which native forest harvesting is not identified as a prohibited activity in column 5 of that table in relation to that Lot; Full text English Website www.thelaw.tas.gov.au References - Legislation Amends Nature Conservation Act 2002. Legislation | Australia | 2002 (2015) Keyword: Sustainable development, Management/conservation, Data collection/reporting, Education, Protected area, Protection of habitats, Policy/planning, Public forest, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Enforcement/compliance, National parks, Basic legislation, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Wildlife products, Protection of species, Cultural heritage, Indigenous peoples, Ecosystem preservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Forestry Act 1920. Legislation | Australia | 1920 (2009) Keyword: Basic legislation, Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Public forest, Institution, Policy/planning, Timber extraction/logging, Concession, Indigenous peoples, Management/conservation, Protected area Source: FAO, FAOLEX