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Forest Management Regulations 2019
Forest Management Regulations 2019
I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the
Forest Management Act 2013 . 16 July 2019 C. WARNER Governor By Her Excellency's Command, GUY BARNETT Minister for Resources
1.
Short title
These regulations may be cited as the
Forest Management Regulations 2019 .
2.
Commencement
These regulations take effect on 26 August 2019.
3.
Interpretation
In these regulations
Act
means the
Forest Management Act 2013 .
4.
Copy of prescribed specifications in force immediately before commencement of Forest Management Act 2013
(1)
For illustration purposes only, a copy of the prescribed specifications in force immediately before the commencement of the Act is set out in
Schedule 1 .
(2)
Section 16(1)(a)
of the Act requires that each year the Forest Manager must make available, for the veneer and sawmilling industries, a minimum aggregate quantity of eucalypt veneer logs and eucalypt sawlogs, from permanent timber production zone land, that meets the prescribed specifications that were in force immediately before the commencement of the Act.
SCHEDULE 1 - Copy of Prescribed Specifications in Force Immediately before Commencement of Forest Management Act 2013
Regulation 4
PART 1 - Specifications for timbers for the manufacture of veneers
Division 1 - Eucalypt veneer quality 1
Item
Requirement
Logs
Flitches
1.
Species
E.regnans preferred but other light colour species acceptable
As for logs
2.
Colour
Pale, at least "oak" colour
As for logs
3.
Diameter
Minimum end-diameter under bark (u.b.) of 45cm
Minimum diameter of 15cm by 15cm
4.
Length
Minimum length of 260cm
As for logs
5.
Split sections
260cm length for 45cm log radius
Not applicable
6.
Condition
Bark off and end greased
Covered and end greased
7.
Shape
Flared or fluted butts acceptable
Accurately dimensioned
Occluded bark not acceptable
Log shape not critical
8.
Heart
Can be off-centre
Not acceptable
9.
Radial split
Acceptable if flitches of 15cm by 15cm can be sawn from the log
Not acceptable
10.
Spiral grain
1:35 or 7.5cm in a minimum 260cm length
Not acceptable
11.
Sweeps or bends
Not acceptable in any veneer billet
Not acceptable
12.
Knots
One knot per 260cm length acceptable, the diameter of the knot to be no greater than 20% of the log diameter
Not acceptable
13.
Pin holes
Not acceptable
Not acceptable
14.
Gum
Acceptable only near heart and sap
Not acceptable
15.
Hob nail
Not acceptable
Not acceptable
16.
Shatter
Not acceptable
Not acceptable
Division 2 - Eucalypt veneer quality 2
Any complete log which does not meet the specifications for logs set out in
Division 1
but which contains at least one 25cm by 25cm flitch meeting the specifications for flitches set out in that Division.
PART 2 - Sawlog specifications
1.
Eucalypt Category 1 (First-grade mature-timber sawlog) :
(a) minimum dimensions
(i) length 360cm;
(ii) diameter 40cm;
(b) permissible defects
(i) end-defect limit as specified in
Part 3
of this Schedule;
(ii) limbs and bumps (not including epicormic growth) one significant limb or bump per 300cm of length;
(iii) spiral grain not exceeding 25cm circumferential displacement per 200cm of length (one in eight);
(iv) scars (open or overgrown) a total length of scar or scars not exceeding 200cm per 360cm of log length, provided that the wood adjoining the scar is sound or has surface rot only and is not badly affected by borers;
(v) sweep not exceeding 1/7 of mid-diameter under bark (u.b.) in any 240cm length;
(c) specification (split logs) log sections 360cm long or greater, split from a log with a small-end diameter exceeding 60cm (minimum cross-sectional area of flitch 40cm by 30cm) and which yield a minimum sawn flitch 15cm by 15cm free of heart, sap and defect;
(d) specification (sawn flitches)
(i) half and quarter logs sawn from a log meeting the minimum dimension and having permissible defects meeting
paragraph (b)(i) ,
(ii) ,
(iii)
and
(v)
above;
(ii) sawn flitches with a minimum length of 240cm and minimum section of 15cm by 15cm and meeting
paragraph (b)(iii)
above.
2.
Eucalypt Category 2 ( Logs ):
(a) minimum dimensions
(i) length 2.4 metres (plus allowable overcut);
(ii) small-end diameter 30cm provided that logs do not contain Category 1 and 3 logs;
(b) permissible defects
(i) end-defect limit as specified in Part 3 of this Schedule;
(ii) limbs and bumps (not including epicormic growth) no more than two significant limbs or bumps per 2.4 metres of length;
(iii) spiral grain not exceeding 25cm circumferential displacement per 200cm of length;
(iv) scars (open or overgrown) a total length of scar or scars not exceeding 240cm per 240cm of log length, provided that the wood adjoining the scar is sound or has surface rot only and is not badly affected by borers;
(v) sweep not exceeding 1/7 of the mid-diameter under bark (u.b.) in any 240cm length;
(c) specification (split logs) log sections 240cm long or greater (plus allowable overcut), which yield a minimum sawn flitch 15cm by 15cm end section free of heart, sap and defect;
(d) specification (allowable overcut)
(i) for logs not exceeding 5.4 metres in length the allowable overcut is 10cm;
(ii) for logs exceeding 5.4 metres in length the allowable overcut is 20cm.
3.
Eucalypt Category 3 (First-grade regrowth sawlog) :
(a) minimum dimensions
(i) length 360cm;
(ii) diameter 30cm under bark (u.b.);
(b) permissible defects for log sections not exceeding 40cm under bark (u.b.) nil;
(c) permissible defects for log sections exceeding 40cm under bark (u.b.)
(i) end-defect limit as specified in
Part 3
of this Schedule;
(ii) limbs and bumps (not including epicormic growth) one significant limb or bump per 300cm of length;
(iii) spiral grain not exceeding 25cm circumferential displacement per 200cm of length (one in eight);
(iv) scars (open or overgrown) a total length of scar or scars not exceeding 200cm per 360cm of log length, provided that the wood adjoining the scar is sound, or has surface rot only, and is not badly affected by borers;
(v) sweep not exceeding 1/7 of mid-diameter under bark (u.b.) in any 240cm length;
(d) specification (split logs) log sections 360cm long or greater, split from a log with small-enddiameter exceeding 60cm (minimum cross-sectional area of flitch 40cm by 30cm) and which yield a minimum sawn flitch 15cm by 15cm free of heart, sap and defect;
(e) specification (sawn flitches)
(i) half and quarter logs sawn from a log meeting the minimum dimension and having permissible defects meeting
paragraph (c)(i) ,
(ii) ,
(iii)
and
(v)
above;
(ii) sawn flitches with a minimum length of 240cm and minimum section of 15cm by 15cm and meeting
paragraph (c)(iii)
above;
(f) unacceptable defect severe end-splitting (flying).
4.
Eucalypt Category 8 ( Logs ):
(a) minimum dimensions
(i) length 2.4 metres (plus allowable overcut);
(ii) small-end diameter 30cm provided that logs do not contain Category 1, 2 or 3 logs;
(b) permissible defects
(i) end-defect limit as specified in Part 3 of this Schedule;
(ii) limbs, bumps and scars no restrictions on defects provided defects are green and solid with 120cm of solid wood between any limb or bump;
(iii) gum no restriction;
(iv) spiral grain not exceeding 25cm circumferential displacement per 150cm of length;
(v) sweep no restriction;
(c) specifications (allowable overcut)
(i) for logs not exceeding 5.4 metres in length the allowable overcut is 10cm;
(ii) for logs exceeding 5.4 metres in length the allowable overcut is 20cm.
PART 3 - End-defect limits in logs referred to in
Part 2
Item
End-diameter centimetres (cm) under bark (u.b.)
Eucalypt defect limit in end-diameter, centimetres (cm) under bark (u.b.)
1.
Exceeding 40cm but not exceeding 50cm
10cm
2.
Exceeding 50cm but not exceeding 60cm
15cm
3.
Exceeding 60cm but not exceeding 70cm
20cm
4.
Exceeding 70cm but not exceeding 80cm
25cm
5.
Exceeding 80cm but not exceeding 90cm
30cm
6.
Exceeding 90cm but not exceeding 100cm
35cm
7.
Exceeding 100cm but not exceeding 120cm
40cm
8.
Exceeding 120cm but not exceeding 140cm
50cm
9.
Exceeding 140cm but not exceeding 170cm
60cm
10.
Exceeding 170cm but not exceeding 200cm
75cm
11.
Exceeding 200cm but not exceeding 230cm
90cm
12.
Exceeding 230cm
120cm
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the
Rules Publication Act 1953 . Notified in the Gazette on 24 July 2019 These regulations are administered in the Department of State Growth.
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