APEC Experts Group on Illegal Logging and
Associated Trade (EGILAT)
Timber legality guidance template
for Australia
(November 2018)
The purpose of this guidance template document is to provide APEC member economies with
guidance on compiling the appropriate information for businesses and governments within
the APEC region regarding timber legality laws and regulations in place in Australia. It follows
from multiple discussions at EGILAT meetings in which it was recognised that it would be
beneficial to compile an APEC compendium of laws and regulations governing timber
production and trade with a goal of supporting legal timber trade between APEC members.
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Table of Contents
1 Overview of Australia’s Forests ............................................................................................. 2
2 Australia’s regulatory system ................................................................................................ 3
2.1 State and territory regulation of forests ............................................................................. 3
2.2 How is the system effective? .............................................................................................. 5
2.3 Regional Forest Agreements ............................................................................................... 5
2.3.1 Comprehensive Adequate and Representative (CAR) Reserve System ...................... 6
2.4 Plantation Codes of Conduct .............................................................................................. 6
2.5 Export Controls ................................................................................................................... 7
2.5.1 Exemptions .................................................................................................................. 7
2.5.2 Issuing a license ........................................................................................................... 7
2.5.3 Sandalwood ................................................................................................................. 8
3 Documents to evidence timber legality ................................................................................. 9
3.1 Pathways for demonstrating timber legality ...................................................................... 9
3.2 Third Party Certification .................................................................................................... 10
3.2.1 Australian Forestry Certification Scheme ................................................................. 10
3.2.2 Forest Stewardship Council Certification .................................................................. 11
3.3 Documents issued under state or territory laws .............................................................. 12
4 Which laws regulate legal trade in timber and timber products in Australia? ........................ 13
4.1 Illegal Logging Act ............................................................................................................. 13
4.1.1 What products are subject to due diligence? ........................................................... 13
4.1.2 How does this ensure timber legality? ..................................................................... 14
4.1.3 Due diligence pathways ............................................................................................ 15
4.2 CITES .................................................................................................................................. 16
5 Glossary ............................................................................................................................. 16
6 Further Information Resources ............................................................................................ 17
7 Who should I contact for further information? .................................................................... 17
7.1 Australian Government ..................................................................................................... 17
7.2 State and Territory Governments ..................................................................................... 17
8 Appendices ......................................................................................................................... 18
8.1 Appendix A: Australian Capital Territory .......................................................................... 18
8.2 Appendix B: New South Wales .......................................................................................... 19
8.3 Appendix C: Northern Territory ........................................................................................ 21
8.4 Appendix D: Queensland .................................................................................................. 22
8.5 Appendix E: South Australia .............................................................................................. 24
8.6 Appendix F: Tasmania ....................................................................................................... 25
8.7 Appendix G: Victoria ......................................................................................................... 26
8.8 Appendix H: Western Australia ......................................................................................... 28
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1 Overview of Australia’s Forests
Australia’s forests consist of 123 million hectares of native forests (‘natural forests’), and
approximately 2 million hectares of industrial plantations which consists of softwood and hardwood
species (see Figure 1 for distribution). Approximately 36.6 million hectares of native forest is both
available and suitable for commercial wood production and consist of 7.5 million hectares of
multiple-use public forests (publically owned and managed for forestry production) and 29.1 million
hectares of leasehold and private forests (which may or may not be managed for forestry
production).
Figure 1: Distribution of Australia’s forest types.
The area of forest available for wood production is influenced by tenure, state and territory law,
codes of practice and Regional Forest Agreements. As a result of these restrictions, less than 1% of
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commercial forests are harvested annually. Thirty-nine million hectares of Australia’s native forest
area (32% by area) is protected for biodiversity conservation on public and private land, including
areas protected by prescription in multiple use public forests and 21.5 million hectares in formal
nature conservation reserves (17.5%). Wood harvesting in native forests is not permitted in nature
conservation areas in Australia.
2 Australia’s regulatory system
Under the federal system established by the Australian Constitution, the Australian states and
territories (sub-economy governments) carry primary responsibility for regulating the forestry
industry. Each state and territory has legislation which regulates the management of conservation
and production forests on privately and publically held lands, regardless of whether they are native
(natural) or plantation forests.
These state and territory forestry laws satisfy compliance requirements for Commonwealth
(economy level) laws – i.e. compliance with state and territory laws is given to mean compliance
with relevant Commonwealth laws.
The Commonwealth Government is committed to supporting the trade in legally logged timber
products and introduced laws to combat illegal logging in 2012. These laws are administered by the
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources. The laws reduce the risk of products containing
timber from illegal harvesting being placed on the Australian market.
The majority of Australia’s commercial forests are third party certified under the Programme for the
Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) endorsed Australian Forest Certification Scheme (AFCS);
the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC); or both. These certification schemes are internationally
recognised forest certification networks that provide for the recognition of regional and economy
level standards that meet their criteria for sustainable forest management. In Australia, the majority
of native and plantation forests are certified under AFSC with the remaining under FSC. More detail
on forest certification in Australia is on page 10.
2.1 State and territory regulation of forests
Each Australian state and territory has an individual system for the approval and regulation of timber
harvesting. The individual systems compromise of statutes on environmental, cultural, planning and
resource use that are material in determining the legality of a forest harvesting operation.
Commonalities between the different states and territories may include:
Forestry Act – laws governing the regulation and approval of timber harvesting
Native Vegetation Act – laws governing the protection of native vegetation and may restrict
timber harvesting
Regional Forest Agreements – plans for the sustainable management and conservation of
native forests
Codes of Practice – define sustainable harvesting practices, including environmental
protection measures
Plantation Code of Conduct – laws regulating harvesting operations on authorized
plantations.
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The following government bodies/state owned corporations have a role in the management,
implementation and/or regulation of forestry activities in each jurisdiction:
Australian Capital Territory
Territory and Municipal Services
Parks and Conservation Service
New South Wales
Environment Protection Authority
Department of Industry (Lands)
Forestry Corporation NSW (state owned forestry corporation)
Northern Territory
Office of Environment and Heritage
Department of Land Resource Management
Department of Lands, Planning and the Environment
Queensland
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
Department of National Parks, Sport and Racing
Department of Natural Resources and Mines
South Australia
Primary Industries and Regions SA (PIRSA)
Tasmania
Department of State Growth
Forest Practices Authority
Sustainable Timber Tasmania (state owned forestry corporation)
Victoria
Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning
VicForests (state owned forestry corporation)
Western Australia
Department of Parks and Wildlife
Department of Environment Regulation
Forest Products Commission (state government agency)
A specific list of management authorities and contact information for Australian states and territories
is on page 17.
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2.2 How is the system effective?
Multiple agencies within Australian states or territories are responsible for enforcing and monitoring
forestry laws. This systematic ‘check and balance’ approach is reflected with Australia’s regulatory
system as a whole being internationally recognised as being of a high standard on the annual
Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index (rating of 80, 2014). The inherently low
levels of corruption in Australia means that there is a very low risk of regulations relating to forestry
being exposed to corruption, ensuring environmental audits and forestry codes of practices are
appropriately enforced.
2.3 Regional Forest Agreements
Regional Forest Agreements (RFAs) are 20-year plans for the sustainable management and
conservation of native forests occurring on public land. RFAs cover 22.3 million hectares (18%) of
Australia’s forests, including 21 million hectares of native forests and 1.3 million hectares of
plantation forests. Of the 22.3 million hectares, 30% are multiple use public forests (managed for
timber production) and the remaining forests in RFA regions are in formal and informal conservation
reserves and/or habitat protection zones. All harvested areas must be regenerated/ replanted after
harvesting. This allows multiple-use forests in RFA regions to supply timber whilst sustaining a
functioning forest ecosystem.
Figure 2: Map depicting the 10 Regional Forest Agreement regions across Australia.
There are 10 RFAs in four states covering commercial native forestry regions – five in Victoria, three
in New South Wales and one each in Western Australia and Tasmania. The RFAs seek to balance
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competing economic, social and environmental demands on forests by setting obligations and
commitments for forest management that deliver:
certainty of resource access and supply to industry – building investment confidence
ecologically sustainable forest management – ensuring forests are appropriately managed
and regenerated
an expanded and permanent forest conservation estate – to provide for the protection of
Australia’s unique forest biodiversity.
The RFAs result from scientific study, consultation and negotiation covering a diverse range of
interests.
As a result of the scientific basis of RFAs, and the recognition of state based laws governing the
management and harvesting of forests, wood sourced from RFA forests (RFA wood) is exempt from
requiring an export licence under the Export Control Act 1982.
Under the Regional Forest Agreement Act 2002 (RFA Act), Section 6 ‘Certain Commonwealth Acts
not to apply in relation to RFA wood or RFA forestry operations’ states ‘RFA wood is not prescribed
goods for the purposes of the Export Control Act 1982’. This exempts RFA wood from the requiring
and export licence under the Export Control Act 1982, in recognition of the assurance that the RFAs
provide for sustainable and legal supply of wood and wood products.
2.3.1 Comprehensive Adequate and Representative (CAR) Reserve System
Regional Forest Agreements safeguard biodiversity, old-growth forests, wilderness and other natural
and cultural values. They achieve this through the Comprehensive Adequate and Representative
(CAR) reserve system.
The CAR reserve system is made up of dedicated reserves, informal reserves and areas within
production forests where values are protected by prescription (management practices). Dedicated
or formal reserves are set aside for conservation, through areas such as national parks. Informal
reserves are areas set aside for conservation purposes in forests that are otherwise production
forests, such as special protection zones. Areas where values are protected by prescription within
production forests are those that cannot be practically protected by formal or informal reservation,
such as buffer zones around the nests of protected bird species.
2.4 Plantation Codes of Conduct
The Australian Government has an endorsed plantation code of conduct with each state and
territory based on the principles outlined in the “Forest practices related to wood production in
plantations – National Principles”.
The “Forest practices related to wood production in plantations – National Principles”, which applies
to both public and private plantations, sets a framework for a consistent and scientific basis for
sound plantation management to which all states and territories subscribe.
All Australian states and territories have plantation codes of practice that have been assessed
against these “National Principles”. As a result of these assessments the Commonwealth Minister
with responsibility for forestry has determined that each state or territory's plantation forestry code
of practice satisfactorily protects environmental and heritage values and that the export of
plantation-sourced timber without a licence is permitted.
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2.5 Export Controls
The Export Control Act 1982 requires an export licence from the Australian Government Department
of Agriculture and Water Resources for:
two tonnes or more of woodchips
wood in the round which is intended to undergo further processing following export
wood with a cross sectional area of 225 square centimetres or greater which is intended to
undergo further processing following export.
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2.5.1 Exemptions
There are exemptions to the requirement for obtaining this export licence. Including in respect of:
Wood sourced from a region covered by a Regional Forest Agreement (RFA);
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and
Wood sourced from a plantation in a state or territory that has a plantation forestry code of
practice approved by the Australian Government.
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These exports are checked for sustainability and legality under state and territory law and do not
require further Commonwealth regulation. For further information, please refer to the RFA section
on page 5 and Plantation Code of Conduct on page 6.
2.5.2 Issuing a license
Export licences for unprocessed wood originating from outside RFA regions are issued by the
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources.
The exporter must demonstrate that at the point of sale, the harvest was in accordance with state/
territory government requirements and the exported product has an intended purpose and market.
The Department will collect the following documents, which the importer may also request from the
exporter:
A completed application form.
A copy of all relevant state-issued documentation that authorises the harvest and sale of the
wood (such as harvesting, clearing licences and sales permits).
A copy of documentation relating to the sale (for example, a sales receipt, a confirmation of
order, a letter of intent to buy or a tax invoice).
Export licenses may accompany shipments that require phytosanitary certificates prior to entry into
the destination economy.
Further information is available at www.agriculture.gov.au/forestry/industries/export.
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Export Control (Unprocessed Wood) Regulations (Cth) reg 4.
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Export Control (Hardwood Wood Chips) Regulation 1996 (Cth) reg 2(a)(i), reg 20.
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Currently, all states and territories have approved plantation forestry codes of practice - timber sourced from
these plantations do not require export licences.
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2.5.3 Sandalwood
Sandalwood is treated differently to other wood and is closely monitored by state authorities to
prevent illegal harvesting and unsustainable practices. Exporters do not require a license if the
sandalwood is sourced from a plantation.
Queensland
To export sandalwood from Queensland the exporter must provide:
Protected Plant Harvesting Licence issued by the Queensland Government Department of
Environment and Heritage Protection
Sales documentation such as a sales receipt, confirmation order, a letter of intent to buy or
an invoice.
Western Australia
To export sandalwood from Western Australia the exporter must provide:
Sandalwood Licence issued by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks
and Wildlife
Commercial Producer's Licence issued by the Western Australian Government Department
of Parks and Wildlife (for green sandalwood)
Sandalwood Transport Authority Notice (STAN) issued by the Western Australian
Government Department of Parks and Wildlife (green sandalwood)
Sales Documentation such as a sales receipt, a confirmation of order, a letter of intent to
buy or an invoice
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3 Documents to evidence timber legality
Australian timber legality can be evidenced via two pathways:
Third party timber legality certification or,
Australian state or territory traceability documentation.
3.1 Pathways for demonstrating timber legality
Figure 3: Flow chart to determine appropriate wood traceability pathway.
As noted in the flow chart above further information about the laws in each of the states and
territories, including a description of relevant supporting documents, is included in appendices to
this document. Your product may contain wood from more than one state or territory, particularly if
your wood is sourced from forestry regions that share borders (e.g. the ‘Green Triangle’ region of
South Australia and Victoria). You may need to obtain documents under more than one jurisdiction
to show evidence of the legality of the wood in the product.
Pathways for demonstrating timber legality in Australia
Select appropriate pathway for your product
*Recognised third party certification schemes are:
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC); or Australian Forestry
Certification Scheme endorsed under the Programme for the
Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC)
Does your product carry third
party timber legality
certification*
YES
Is the product's
Chain of Custody
maintained
under this
certification?
YES - Recommend use of Third
Party certification pathway - see
page 9
NO - Recommend obtaining
additional evidence of certification
or selecting State pathway below
NO
STATE PATHWAY
What Australian
state or territory
has raw product
been sourced
from?
Australian Capital Territory - see
Appendix A
New South Wales - see Appendix B
Northern Territory - see Appendix C
Queensland - see Appendix D
South Australia see Appendix E
Tasmania - see Appendix F
Victoria - see Appendix G
Western Australia - see Appendix H
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Note: Management of publically owned plantations in Queensland, Victoria and South Australia have
been leased to commercial entities on 99 year leases. Timber traceability can be demonstrated
through the documentation produced by these companies (e.g. tax invoice, delivery docket).
3.2 Third Party Certification
The majority of Australia’s commercial forests are third party certified, however certification is not
compulsory in Australia. You should check with your supplier to determine whether they (and the
product that you are sourcing) are certified.
The two major global forest certification bodies are the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest
Certification (PEFC) schemes and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). Both the PEFC and FSC are
internationally recognised forest certification networks that provide for the recognition of regional
and economy level standards that meet their criteria for sustainable forest management.
In Australia, if forest managers and owners elect to seek certification of their forests, they have the
option of certifying their forests under either (a) the PEFC endorsed Australian Forest Certification
Scheme (AFCS), (b) the FSC, or (c) both schemes.
In 2016, there are around 27.2 million hectares of native and plantation forests certified in Australia.
This consists of 26.7 million hectares certified under the AFCS and 1.2 million hectares under the
FSC. The total includes approximately 800 000 hectares of forest certified under both schemes.
Australia’s illegal logging laws, the Illegal Logging Prohibition Act 2012 and the Illegal Logging
Prohibition Regulation 2012, recognise both the PEFC and FSC schemes as a means of assessing the
risk associated with a regulated timber product.
3.2.1 Australian Forestry Certification Scheme
The Australian Forest Certification Scheme (AFCS) covers the Australian Standard for Sustainable
Forest Management (AS4708
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) and the Australian Standard for Chain of Custody for certified wood
and forest products (AS4707
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). These standards certify materials and products as having originating
from legally, sustainably managed and/or non-controversial sources. Australian Forestry Standard
Ltd (AFS Ltd) is the Australian member of the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification
(PEFC), and oversees the operation of the AFCS.
More than 90 per cent of the production forest area in Australia is certified under the AFCS,
including the major publically and privately owned forest management organisations.
Each certified delivery should be accompanied by the following information:
a) name of the customer
b) supplier identification
c) product(s) identification
d) quantity of delivery for each product covered by the documentation
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Australian Standards Number
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Australian Standards Number
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e) date of delivery/delivery period/accounting period.
Additionally the following documentation will be included for each product with an AFCS claim:
a) the formal claim on the material category (percentage of certified material) specifically for
each claimed product covered by the documentation, as applicable
b) the identifier of the supplier’s chain of custody or forest management certification or other
document confirming the supplier’s certified status.
The supplying organisation should provide the customer with a copy, or access to a copy, of the
certificate supporting its claim of chain of custody for the product.
3.2.2 Forest Stewardship Council Certification
In Australia some forest growers, wood processors and wood product manufacturers are certified
under the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Forest Management and Chain of Custody standards.
While FSC currently uses two interim regionally adapted forest management standards in Australia,
it has committed to the development of a national FSC standard for Australia. FSC certification is
recognised as providing assurances of timber legality and assures buyers that products come from
well managed forests that provide environmental, social and economic benefits.
FSC describes the following information that should be included in sales and delivery documents
issued for outputs sold with FSC claims:
a) name and contact details of the organisation
b) name and address of the customer
c) date when the document was issued
d) description of the product
e) quantity of the products sold
f) the organisation’s FSC Chain of Custody or FSC Controlled Wood code
g) clear indication of the FSC claim for each product item or the total products as follows:
i. the claim “FSC 100%” for products from FSC 100% product groups
ii. the claim “FSC Mix x%” where ‘x’ represents the applicable percentage claim for
products from FSC Mix product groups under a percentage system
iii. the claim “FSC Mix Credit” for products from FSC Mix product groups under a
credit system
iv. the claim “FSC Recycled x%” where ‘x’ represents the applicable percentage
claim for products from FSC Recycled product groups under a percentage system
v. the claim “FSC Recycled Credit” for products from FSC Recycled product groups
under a credit system
vi. the claim “FSC Controlled Wood” for products from FSC Controlled Wood
product groups or for products from FSC Mix or FSC Recycled product groups
that will not be sold as FSC-certified.
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h) if separate delivery documents are issued, information sufficient to link the sale and related
delivery documentation to each other.
3.3 Documents issued under state or territory laws
If you are not dealing in third party certified product, you can provide evidence of legality of
production based on the applicable laws that operate in the Australian state or territory where the
wood that your product is made of has originated from. These laws determine what timber
traceability documentation is available for your timber product.
The first step is to determine which Australian state or territory the wood in your product originated
from. A map showing the distribution of Australia’s forest types can be found at Figure 1.
Information about the source of the timber may be available on your commercial documentation
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or
this information can be provided upon request by your supplier.
A range of documentation may verify legal harvest such as a delivery docket (which contains a
unique barcode and timestamp), tax invoice, due diligence template, operational plan, commercial
supply agreement and commercial purposes license.
Once you have determined the state or territory, you then need to know the tenure and type of the
forest the wood was harvested from.
Broadly speaking, the wood will have come from either:
(a) privately owned and managed land, or
(b) publically managed land.
The forest type will either be:
(a) native forest, or
(b) plantation forest.
If sourcing a processed product, the processor may hold supply contracts that provide information
on raw logs obtained from both privately and publically owned sources.
For more information, please see relevant appendices (starting on page 18).
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All commercial transactions, including the sale of forestry products such as raw logs, are subject to Australian Consumer Law
which requires suppliers of goods to provide a proof of transaction. A proof of transaction includes a receipt or tax invoice, which
should include a range of information on where the wood was sourced. The Commonwealth and each state and territory have
legislation in place governing transactions, corporations and other elements of consumer laws.
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4 Which laws regulate legal trade in timber and timber products in
Australia?
4.1 Illegal Logging Act
The Illegal Logging Prohibition Act 2012 has been in effect since November 2012. The Act makes it a
criminal offence to intentionally, knowingly or recklessly import illegally logged timber products into
Australia or to process Australian grown logs that have been illegally logged. This offence applies to
all imported timber products and all domestically grown logs processed in Australia.
For the purposes of the Act, ‘illegally logged’ is defined as timber harvested in contravention of laws
in force in the place – whether or not in Australia – where the timber was harvested.
Strong investigation and criminal prosecution action are taken when serious and deliberate breaches
of the legislation are uncovered.
The Act also places an obligation on importers of certain regulated timber or wood-based products,
as well as processors of domestically grown raw logs, to actively assess and manage the risk that the
timber has been illegally logged. This process is known as carrying out ‘due diligence’.
The specifics of the due diligence process are set out in the Illegal Logging Prohibition Regulation
2012, key elements of which came into effect on 30 November 2014. The Regulation sets out the
requirements for establishing and operating a due diligence system, as well as the type of products
(as defined by their Harmonized System tariff codes) that are regulated under the Act.
The due diligence requirements are intended to encompass all major sources of illegally logged
timber entering the Australian market. They require businesses or individuals importing ‘regulated
timber products’ into Australia or processing domestically grown ‘raw’ log to undertake a suitable
due diligence process to prevent illegal products entering their supply chains.
4.1.1 What products are subject to due diligence?
For the purposes of the Illegal Logging Prohibition Regulation 2012 timber products are those
derived from wood which includes solid wood, reconstituted wood, wood fibre, and pulp and paper
products.
Due diligence is only required for ‘regulated timber products’, which are listed in Schedule 1 of the
Regulation and fall under tariff chapters 44, 47, 48 and 94. Regulated timber products include most
timber and wood-based products, such as sawn timber, pulp, paper, veneer, mouldings, wood
panels, flooring, medium-density fibreboard, particle board, plywood and furniture.
Due diligence is not required for the packing material used to support, protect or carry the product.
Under the legislation, the following are exempt from the due diligence requirements:
Products made from greater than 95% post-consumer recycled material.
Products partly made from greater than 95% post-consumer recycled material (with only the
part of the regulated timber product that is recycled being exempt from the due diligence
requirements).
Products imported into Australia as part of a consignment where the combined value of the
‘regulated timber products’ in the consignment does not exceed AUD$1000.
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Materials such as bark, cork, osier, vegetable parchment, rice, bamboo and rattan are not
considered timber and are not regulated under the illegal logging laws.
Under the legislation, timber in a regulated timber product is considered recycled material if:
the material has been, or has been part of, another product
at the time a material was removed from another product, that product was no longer used
for its intended purpose and is considered to be waste; and
the material has been used as raw material in the regulated timber product
Material in a regulated timber product is not considered recycled material under the illegal logging
legislation if the material is the by-product of a manufacturing process. For example, sawdust or off-
cuts from sawn timber used to make particle board or medium density fibreboard are not
considered recycled material.
4.1.2 How does this ensure timber legality?
The due diligence process involves gathering evidentiary material such as proof of purchase,
economy of harvest information (including harvesting unit details), shipment data and documents
required by a Country Specific Guideline. Illegal Logging Prohibition Regulation 2012 details the
evidentiary requirements in regulation 10 (‘regulated timber products’) and regulation 19
(‘processing raw logs’).
Businesses use the gathered information to undertake a risk assessment and make an informed
decision about the risk that the product was derived from illegally harvested timber. The Illegal
Logging Prohibition Regulation 2012 allows businesses to use one of three pathways to assess the
risk:
Timber Legality Framework (such as the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) or Programme for
Endorsement of the Forest Certification (PEFC) certification schemes)
Country Specific Guideline (CSG)
Regulated risk factors
Risk mitigation is required when business has undertaken a risk assessment and the risk is not ‘low’.
If the business is unable to mitigate the risk adequately and proportionally to the identified risk, they
must not import the product. Importers and processors face serious penalties if they proceed to
import products.
Once the business has performed due diligence, the product is on the market and there is no further
tracking down the supply chain.
Further information regarding Australia’s due diligence pathways can be found at
http://www.agriculture.gov.au/forestry/policies/illegal-logging/information-importers/guidance-for-
importers
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4.1.3 Due diligence pathways
Timber Legality Framework
A risk assessment can be done using a recognised timber legality framework (TLF) such as FSC and
PEFC. Timber legality frameworks currently recognised in Australia are listed under Schedule 2 of the
Regulations.
Businesses purchasing FSC or PEFC certified logs, are not required to undertake a full risk assessment
and can rely on the certification to address the risk. Businesses will keep copies of delivery dockets
(or other suitable information) that demonstrates the logs were derived from certified forest.
Businesses will authenticate the FSC or PEFC certificate by checking the:
certificate code/license number is legitimate
supplier’s details match the certificate
certificate is valid for the period of supply
products being supplied are listed on the certificate
product that is supplied is the product that was promised
Businesses will also need to consider any other information that may indicate the logs were
harvested illegally. If a state specific guideline applies to the place in which the logs are harvested,
the guideline sets out information or evidence that can be used to support the legality of the logs
(such as certificates, licenses, or other documents).
If the business can complete this pathway, confirm that the timber is certified, and is not aware of
any other information that might suggest the product includes illegally logged timber, the business
can determine the risk is low and import the regulated timber product.
Country Specific Guideline
The CSGs allow businesses to identify the information (such as certificates, licenses and documents)
which they can obtain from the supplier in order to be confident that the timber has a low risk of
being derived from illegally harvested timber.
The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has negotiated and developed several CSGs
which are published on our illegal logging guidance materials and resources page.
Regulated Risk Factors
The Regulation sets out five risk factors that importers use to assess the risk associated with a
particular regulated timber products:
1. Consider the occurrence of illegal logging in the area of harvest
2. Consider the occurrence of illegal logging in the area the species is derived from
3. Consider the occurrence of armed conflict in the area of harvest
4. How complex is the product?
5. Is there any further information that may indicate whether the logs were illegally logged?
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If the businesses has concluded the risk to be low, the risk assessment is complete and the import is
permitted.
4.2 CITES
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is
enforceable under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth). The
three CITES appendices are combined into a single list in Australia called "The guide to the list of
CITES species", which clearly identifies the conditions or restrictions that apply to each specimen,
the appendix under which it has been listed and the date of listing.
5 Glossary
ACT – Australian Capital Territory
Agroforestry – The integration of trees into farming landscapes for conservation and
production purposes.
Exotic – Non-native to region or economy (e.g. pinus radiata).
NSW – New South Wales
NT – Northern Territory
QLD – Queensland
RFA – Regional Forest Agreements (RFAs) are 20-year plans for the sustainable
management and conservation of Australia's native forests.
SA – South Australia
Tas – Tasmania
Vic – Victoria
WA – Western Australia
Wood in the round – Raw logs, roundwood – e.g. sawlogs, pulplogs and posts
Woodchips – Medium-sized solid material made by cutting, or chipping, larger pieces of wood
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6 Further Information Resources
Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources
www.agriculture.gov.au/forestry/
www.agriculture.gov.au/forestry/policies/illegal-logging/
7 Who should I contact for further information?
7.1 Australian Government
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources
GPO Box 858, Canberra ACT 2601
Phone: +61 2 6272 3933
Email: illegallogging@agriculture.gov.au
Website: www.agriculture.gov.au/illegallogging
7.2 State and Territory Governments
Australian Capital Territory Government
Parks and Conservation Service
GPO Box 158
Canberra City ACT 2601
Phone: +61 2 6207 1923
Email: enviro[email protected]
Website: www.environment.act.gov.au/parks-conservation
South Australian Government
Primary Industries and Regions SA (PIRSA)
GPO Box 1671
Adelaide SA 5001
Phone: +61 8 8226 0900
Email: pirsafo[email protected]
Website: pir.sa.gov.au
New South Wales Government
Environment Protection Authority
PO Box A290, Sydney South, NSW 1232
Phone: +61 2 9995 5000
Email: info@environment.nsw.gov.au
Website: www.epa.nsw.gov.au
Tasmanian Government
Forest Practices Authority
30 Patrick Street, Hobart Tasmania 7000
Phone: +61 3 6165 4090
Email: [email protected]as.gov.au
Website: www.fpa.tas.gov.au
Department of Industry (Lands)
GPO Box 5477, Sydney NSW 2001
Phone: +61 2 9338 6600
Online: http://www.industry.nsw.gov.au/contact-us-email
Website: www.industry.nsw.gov.au
Victorian Government
Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning
GPO Box 4440, Melbourne, Victoria 3001
Phone: 136 186
Email: info_gene[email protected]
Website: delwp.vic.gov.au
Northern Territory Government
Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries
GPO Box 3000
Darwin NT 0801
Tel: +61 8 8999 5511
Email: info.dpi[email protected]
Web: www.dpir.nt.gov.au/
Western Australian Government
Forest Products Commission
Phone: +61 8 9363 4600
Email: info@fpc.wa.gov.au
Website: fpc.wa.gov.au
Queensland Government
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
GPO Box 46
Brisbane QLD 4001
Phone: +61 7 3896 3111
Email: forest[email protected].au
Department of Parks and Wildlife
Phone: +61 8 9219 9836
Email: wildlif[email protected].gov.au
Website: dpaw.wa.gov.au
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8 Appendices
8.1 Appendix A: Australian Capital Territory
How is timber harvesting regulated in ACT
All timber harvesting in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
abides to the ACT Code of Forest Practice and is regulated
under the Environment Protection Act 1997 (ACT) (EP Act)
through the enforcement of Environment Authorisation No.
0288 Logging Operations. The authorisation requires an
Environment Management Plan to be in place for forestry in
the ACT. The ACT Environment Protection Authority (ACT
EPA) is responsible for enforcing the requirements under the EP Act.
Public plantation
Forestry operations in the ACT occur exclusively on the ACT government owned plantation estate.
The ACT plantation estate consists primarily of Pinus radiata as the commercial resource. The estate
also contains stands of native forest, which is managed for environmental purposes and is
unavailable for harvest. The agency responsible for overseeing forest management in the ACT is the
ACT Parks and Conservation Service (ACTPCS). The ACTPCS manages the estate according to the
Environment Management Plan and the ACT Code of Forest Practice.
All operations carried out within the forest are conducted according to an Operational Plan (includes
Timber Harvest Plan) based on the provisions of the ACT Code of Forest Practice. Operational Plans
are approved by the Manager prior to commencement and are signed off at completion by the
Supervising Officer. Chain of custody documentation is contained in the harvesting contract and
timber sale agreement Code of Procedure.
Identifying legal product from ACT
Every load of logs delivered from the ACT plantation estate to a customer’s premises is accompanied
by a delivery docket. Each delivery docket will contain the following information:
Delivery Docket number
Forest name and compartment number
Age class
Time and date left loading site
Customer/ destination
Log product, grade and length
Delivery location
Harvesting contractor identifier
Loading contractor identifier
Haulier contractor identifier
Vehicle registration number
Gross weight
Tare weight or recorded tare
Net weight
Driver’s signature (paper dockets only)
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8.2 Appendix B: New South Wales
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (NSW EPA) and
the Department of Industry (DoI) have key roles and
responsibilities in the regulation of the New South Wales
timber industry. The NSW EPA is responsible for regulating
native forests through Integrated Forestry Operations
Approval (IFOA) on public land and Private Native Forestry
Property Vegetation Plans (PNF PVPs) on private land. DoI
Lands & Forestry has the role of regulating plantations on
private and public land through the Plantations and Reafforestation Act 1999 (NSW) (PR Act) and
Plantations and Reafforestation (Code) Regulation 2001 (NSW) (NSW Plantations Code).
Forestry Corporation NSW (FCNSW) is the only organisation authorised to remove timber from state
forests and other Crown-timber lands.
Public native forests
Under the Forestry Act 2012 (NSW), forest harvesting operations are permitted in NSW state forests
under an IFOA, which provides the formal approval of and conditions for those operations on state
forests. Forestry operations are undertaken by Forestry Corporation of New South Wales (FCNSW)
which are permitted in the following NSW regions: Upper North East, Lower North East, Eden and
Southern regions of eastern NSW and the Brigalow and Nandewar, South Western Cypress, and
Riverina Red Gum regions of western NSW.
The IFOAs contain the terms of a licence under the Protection of the Environment Operations Act
1997 (NSW), the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 (NSW) and the Fisheries Management
Act 1994 (NSW). Responsibility for enforcement of the licences rests with the NSW EPA or DPI
Fisheries NSW.
Private native forests
Under the Native Vegetation Act 2003 (NSW), forestry operations conducted for the purposes of
private native forestry require an approved private native forestry property vegetation plan
(PNF PVP) from the NSW EPA. A PNF PVP is a legally binding agreement between a landowner and
the NSW EPA which identifies approved operational areas and areas that are excluded from
operations such as rainforest, old-growth forest and drainage features.
Forestry operations in a PNF PVP area must be conducted in accordance with the Private Native
Forestry Code of Practice.
Plantations
The DoI authorises new and existing plantations on both public and private lands under the
Plantation and Reafforestation Act 1999 (NSW) (PR Act) and the NSW Plantations Code. Plantations
must be authorised under the PR Act before any logging, with the following exceptions:
Plantations that have previously been accredited under the Timber Plantations (Harvest
Guarantee) Act 1995 (NSW). These are considered to be authorised under the NSW
Plantation Code.
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Plantations established before 14 December 2001, if establishment was in accordance with
the requirements of Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) (excluding any
re-plantings less than 30 hectares) or any other relevant law. These areas must be harvested
in accordance with the existing approvals.
Plantations meeting the definition of ‘exempt farm forestry’ under the PR Act (i.e.
plantations of less than 30 ha where any clearing for establishment would not otherwise
have required approval under the Native Vegetation Act 2003 (NSW)’. Harvesting of these
areas may proceed as a Routine Agricultural Management Activity under the Native
Vegetation Act 2003 (NSW).
An operational plan is also required if more than 100 trees in any given hectare in any year is
harvested in authorised plantations. These plans must be prepared to the standards in the
Plantations Code and submitted to the Secretary of DoI.
Documents to demonstrate legality of timber from NSW
Note: private native forestry arrangements will shortly be replaced by arrangements under the
Forestry Act 2012 and the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016.
Plantations
Public Land
Copy of FCNSW operational plan
Native Forests
Private Land
Documentation to show
information on the compliant
plantation, other accreditation, or
a harvesting approval
Documentation to show
information on the logging
approval, area where the log is
sourced, or harvesting activity
FCNSW delivery docket with the
following information:
o Logging contractor name
o Region, location and
compartment the log was
sourced from
o Species and dimensions of
timber
o
Total volume
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8.3 Appendix C: Northern Territory
The Northern Territory (NT) does not currently have a
dedicated forestry agency, or any legislation specifically
relating to forestry. The NT does have a range of laws that
regulate environment management, which covers any
forestry, forest harvesting or land conversion activities. There
is an emerging plantation industry currently limited to a small
number of specific areas. Plantations are established and
managed in accordance to the Northern Territory Codes of
Practice for Forestry Plantations.
Under the Land Clearing Guidelines 2010 (NT), landowners wishing to remove native vegetation
must first formulate a native vegetation management plan for their property. Applications for the
clearing of native vegetation need to address the requirements of the Planning Act (NT) and the
provisions of the NT Planning Scheme. The Pastoral Land Board has also adopted these guidelines for
clearing on pastoral land.
The Planning Act (NT) is one of the main instruments for regulating land use. This Act plans for, and
provides a framework of controls for, the orderly use and development of land. This Act controls the
clearing of native vegetation and often applies to the establishment of plantations. If the area being
developed is under the jurisdiction of a Development Consent Authority, development consent is
sought from this body. For areas without these authorities, consent must be sought from the
Minister.
The Mining Management Act 2015 (NT) (MMA) also regulates the clearing of native vegetation.
Pursuant to s. 35 of the MMA, any exploration activity that involves "substantial disturbance" of the
surface of the site requires the operator to have applied for and been granted an Authorisation by
the Minister.
Timber salvaged from mine sites involving substantial disturbance, in accordance with s. 35(3) of the
MMA, are required to have Minister approval. Minister approved mining operations are detailed at
minerals.nt.gov.au/mining/authorised-mine-sites
Tiwi Islands
Indigenous owned plantations on the Tiwi Islands are currently producing woodchips for export
markets. Currently, all woodchips are being exported under a partnership with a third-party
commercial entity that holds Forest Stewardship Council Chain of Custody and Controlled Wood
Verification Program certifications.
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8.4 Appendix D: Queensland
Timber harvesting laws are based on land tenure and may
come under the Forestry Act 1959 (QLD) for timber from
public land, the Vegetation Management Act 1999 (QLD) for
timber from private land, and the Nature Conservation Act
1992 (QLD) for harvesting of protected plants.
Public land
The state can authorise the harvesting of state-owned native
forests’ timber under the Forestry Act 1959 (QLD) in the form
of a sales permit. Queensland also charges processors for the value (royalty) of logs removed under
the authority of the applicable sales permit and issues a tax invoice.
Plantations are managed, grown and harvested by HQPlantations who sell plantation timber to
processors under a commercial supply agreement. HQPlantations also charges processors for the
value of logs removed under the commercial supply agreement and issues a tax invoice.
Private land
Private native forest timber harvesting of remnant vegetation is subject to the provisions of the
Vegetation Management Act 1999 (QLD). Landowners intending to harvest native timber must
follow the Native forest practice – A self-assessable vegetation clearing code and are required to
notify the Department of Natural Resources and Mines before commencing a forest practice via a
clearing notification form. The operational arrangements and commercial transaction processes are
not specifically regulated, but are subject to commercial laws and as such there should be a tax
invoice.
Log timber sourced from privately owned non-remnant native forest on freehold land may be
harvested with the consent of the landowner, provided there are no local government restrictions
on the harvesting and/or the removal of trees within the local planning zone.
Privately owned plantation timber on freehold land may be harvested with the consent of the owner
of the trees. An agreement (supply agreement / tax invoice / receipt) which transfers the ownership
of the raw logs to the processor must be available.
Nature Conservation Act
Timber harvesting on protected area estate is prohibited under the Nature Conservation Act 1992
(QLD). In addition to any relevant requirements above, harvesting of restricted plants must be
authorised under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 (QLD) in the form of a protected plant
harvesting licence. The licence must be obtained prior to conducting any harvesting of restricted
plants.
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Plantations
Public Land
Commercial supply agreement from
HQPlantations Pty Ltd specifying location,
quality, quantity
Tax invoice from HQPlantations Pty Ltd
specifying location, species, quality, quantity,
value.
Native Forests
Private Land
Tax invoice from provider specifying location,
quality, quantity, relevant species
Sales permit specifying area of supply zone,
species, quality, quantity
Tax invoice from Queensland Department of
Agriculture and Fisheries for payment of
royalty specifying area logs came from,
species, quality, quantity, value
Accountable docket from provider specifying
area, species, quality, quantity
Summary of documents to demonstrate legality of timber from Queensland
Remnant vegetation
Clearing notification (or evidence that it has
been completed such as receipt and
confirmation)
Tax invoice from provider specifying area
logs came from, species, quality, quantity,
value and a link to the clearing notification
Non-remnant vegetation
Tax invoice from provider specifying area
logs came from, quality, quantity.
All land tenure
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (QLD)
If harvesting protected plants, in addition to any of the above requirements, the following is needed:
Protected plant harvesting licence specifying location, species, quality, quantity to be harvested within specified time
frame.
Which documents
are required?
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8.5 Appendix E: South Australia
Timber harvested in South Australia (SA) is generally sourced
from plantations. Currently most are covered by
certification, and as such constitute a low risk of
non-compliance under the Regulation for processors.
Summary of documents to demonstrate legality of timber
from South Australia
With certification (plantation)
The majority of wood harvesting in SA is conducted under
FSC or PEFC schemes. Certification documents from either of these frameworks ensures there is a
low risk that the SA harvested wood is from an illegal source.
Without certification (plantation)
A smaller proportion of SA logs provided to a processor may be from privately owned small growers
of plantations. In this instance the private grower may have a right to harvest through a Commercial
Forest Plantation Licence. However, this is not a mandatory process for private landowners who
wish to harvest.
You should undertake your own risk assessment if SA plantation logs are provided from either:
a private grower without a commercial forest plantation licence; or
a non-certified company (or from a non-certified location within a certified company).
Native Vegetation (non-plantation)
If logs are sourced from native vegetation (non-plantation), then a harvester is required to possess:
clearance approval from the Native Vegetation Council (NVC) (and in some circumstances
the Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation) under the Native Vegetation
Act 1991 (SA) to harvest the logs, or
an exemption under one of the regrowth regulations to harvest/clear the native vegetation.
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8.6 Appendix F: Tasmania
Tasmanian forestry is regulated through two systems: at the
state government level through the forest practices system
and at the local government level through individual planning
schemes.
Summary of documents to demonstrate legality of timber
from Tasmania
Evidence of compliance with Tasmania’s forestry legislation
can be demonstrated with:
Forest Practices Plan (FPP), and
In the case of Public Land (other than Permanent Timber Production Zone) or Private land
(that is not a Private Timber Reserve – PTR) a local government Development Permit.
The Forest Practices Authority (FPA) administers the forest practices system set up under the Forest
Practices Act 1985 (Tas). Legally binding plans (FPPs) are prepared by authorised Forest Practices
Officers (FPO) and a strict compliance regime is administered by the FPOs with oversight from the
FPA.
If the land the timber is sourced from is classified as Permanent Timber Production Zone, or is a PTR,
a certified FPP is required to demonstrate compliance with Tasmania’s forest harvesting laws. If the
land from which the timber is sourced is private but is not registered as a PTR—in addition to a
certified FPP—a Development Permit under the relevant local government law may be required.
For further information on local government planning schemes, including Development Permit
applications, see the Tasmanian Planning Commission website at www.planning.tas.gov.au.
FPP and council approval requirements for different tenures
FPP Required
(unless exempt)
Council
approval
required
Permanent timber production zone
Public land (other than permanent timber production zone)
*
Private land (not PTR)
*
Private timber reserve
* Unless forestry is in a zone that does not require a permit
Most forest practices require a FPP unless an exemption applies. If an exemption applies to the raw
log being processed, there may be other conditions which must be met to establish the application
of an exemption. For example, harvesting or clearing of less than 100 tonnes or one hectare of
timber is exempt from the FPP, but may still require a Development Permit. Check with the local
council for any requirements under the relevant local planning scheme.
Additional information can be found on the Forest Practices Authority website: www.fpa.tas.gov.au.
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8.7 Appendix G: Victoria
Different regulations apply to timber harvesting depending
on whether the forest being harvested is located on public or
private land. Victoria’s laws regulate where and when timber
harvesting can occur, and the appropriate standards to
govern how timber harvesting is conducted.
Public land
Both the Department of Environment, Land, Water and
Planning (DELWP) and VicForests have responsibilities for
managing timber harvesting on public land.
DELWP is the environmental regulator for commercial timber harvesting activities in Victoria's State
forests. DELWP zones State forests to determine appropriate land use (including availability for
timber harvesting) and ensures that commercial timber harvesting activities are compliant with
Victoria's regulatory framework.
Timber from areas identified in an Allocation Order and associated map created under Part 3 of the
Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004 (Vic) is made available to VicForests to sustainably harvest and
sell. VicForests prepares a Timber Release Plan (TRP) to identify the forest coupes it plans to harvest
over a rolling five year period.
For smaller timber volumes, forest produce licences can be issued under section 52 of the Forests
Act 1958 (Vic). Coupes permitted to be harvested are recorded in a Timber Utilisation Plan (TUP).
Timber production is regulated by the Code of Practice for Timber Production 2014 (Vic) (the
Victorian Code), prepared under Part 5 of the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987 (Vic). The
Victorian Code sets out appropriate and responsible standards for timber production, and
compliance is required under the Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004 (Vic). DELWP monitors
compliance with the Victorian Code, including inspections conducted by authorised officers or
compliance auditing conducted under the DELWP Forest Audit Program.
Private land (including leased or licensed Crown land)
Plantation
Plantation development and harvest is regulated by the Victoria Planning Provisions (VPP) under the
Planning and Environment Act 1987 (Vic). The VPP specifies that all timber production activities must
comply with the Code. These activities are regulated by the relevant local government under their
local planning scheme and, if applicable, the conditions of any planning permit.
Timber harvesting must also be consistent with a Timber Harvesting Plan (THP) which is prepared in
accordance with the requirements of the Victorian Code.
There is no regulation covering agroforestry and small plantations or woodlots of 5 hectares or less.
This means that timber can be legally harvested and sold on a small-scale basis and there may be no
official documentation but sales should be accompanied with a receipt or invoice.
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Private
Land
(including leased and
licensed Crown Land)
Plantations
Public Land
Where plantations occur on public land, this land
is leased or licensed, and regulated as private
land
Native Forests
Plantation delivery docket and:
o Copy of Timber Harvesting Plan or
o Planning permit (where required as
specified in the local planning scheme)
* No regulations for agroforestry and small
plantations or woodlots of 5ha or less
Private native forest delivery docket and:
o Copy of Timber Harvesting Plan or
o Planning permit
A VicForests delivery docket and Timber Release
Plan or
A Victorian Government log docket and Timber
Utilisation Plan
Community Forestry (Western Victoria):
VicForests delivery docket and Timber Utilisation
Plan
Which documents
are required?
Native forests
The harvesting of native forests on private land is regulated in a similar manner to plantations; that
is, by local government as part of the land use planning system. Native vegetation laws and
regulations apply.
A planning permit is required from local government, and a THP prepared in accordance with the
requirements of the Code must also be submitted to local government. Local government may place
additional requirements on the THP to meet local planning objectives.
Summary of documents to demonstrate legality of timber from Victoria
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8.8 Appendix H: Western Australia
Raw logs sourced in Western Australia (WA) may come from
either public or private lands, and from either native forests
or plantations.
All legally harvested logs from native forests on public land,
and from plantations on public land, are covered by a Forest
Products Commission (FPC) native forest or plantation log
delivery note (or D-note).
WA Sandalwood
The harvesting of sandalwood (Santalum spicatum) is covered by the Sandalwood Act 1929 (WA)
(Sandalwood Act)the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 (WA) (WC Act).
To demonstrate legality, documents you can gather depend on whether the sandalwood is sourced
from natural stands on either Crown land or from private property, or sourced from plantations on
private property.
If the supply of sandalwood is harvested by FPC contractors from natural stands on Crown land, you
can ask harvesting contractors to produce copies of a:
current Sandalwood Act ‘S2 puller’s licence’, issued to the FPC by the Department of Parks
and Wildlife; and
FPC native forest log delivery note.
If the supply of sandalwood is sourced from private land (i.e. alienated or freehold land), you can ask
a private landowner or person acting on behalf of the landowner to produce copies of a:
current Sandalwood Act ‘S1 puller’s licence’;
relevant Commercial Producer’s Licence issued under the WC Act, authorising the sale of live
(or ‘green’) sandalwood from the private land specified in the Sandalwood Act licence; and
Sandalwood Transport Authority Notice (STAN), authorising the transport of Sandalwood,
harvested as live trees, to the point of sale.
Native flora (including sandalwood)
If native flora or sandalwood is sourced from plantations on private land, you can ask a private
landowner or person acting on behalf of the landowner to produce a:
relevant Commercial Producer’s Licence, issued under the WC Act; and
STAN, when transporting sandalwood harvested as live trees, to the point of sale.
You may be able to obtain a clearing permit for the harvesting of logs and other forest produce from
native forest growing on public land. A clearing permit may also be required for the removal of
native trees on private land, unless the removal of the trees is subject to an exemption under the
Clearing Regulations, or is authorised under a Commercial Producers Licence.
Private Exotic Plantations
There is no consistently applied formal process which can demonstrate authority for a land-owner
(of a private land plantation) to harvest logs of species exotic to WA. In some cases, the legal owner
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of the plantation may opt to issue a Timber Harvest Authorisation authorising the purchaser and
their contractor’s access to the forest and agreeing to sell the plantation logs.
Summary of documents to show legality of timber from Western Australia
A summary of applicable documents is provided in the matrix below:
Natural Stands
Plantations
Alienated Land
(private)
Crown Land
(public)
General
Commercial Producer's Licence
– not applicable to dead wood
Timber Harvest Authorisation
– optional
Sandalwood
STAN
General
FPC Plantation Log D-note
General
Under EP Act exemption only -
Commercial Producer's Licence
Clearing permit required under EP
Act - Commercial Producer's Licence
WA Sandalwood
‘S1 Puller's Licence’
For live/’green’ Sandalwood only -
Commercial Producer’s Licence
Sandalwood Transport Authority
Notice (STAN)
General
FPC Native Forest Log delivery note
(D-note)
For timber taken as salvage –
Commercial Purposes Licence
Sandalwood
For FPC contractors, copy of ‘S2
Puller's Licence’
Which documents
are required?
