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TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Regulation Page
PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1
1. Objective 1
2. Authorising provision 2
3. Revocation 2
4. Definitions 2
PART 2—TIMBER HARVESTING OPERATOR'S LICENCES 3
5. Classes of timber harvesting operator's licences 3
6. Application fees 3
PART 3—DEMERIT POINTS 5
7. Circumstances in which demerit points are incurred 5
8. Application for review of demerit points 5
9. Review of demerit points 6
10. Automatic cancellation of demerit points 6
11. Change to be recorded in register 7
PART 4—SUSPENSION AND CANCELLATION OF LICENCES 8
12. Suspension of licence 8
13. Notice of suspension of licence 9
14. Notice of cancellation of licence 9
15. Commencement of suspension or cancellation of licence 9
16. Application for review of suspension or cancellation of licence 9
PART 5—GENERAL 10
17. Service of notices 10
18. Register 10
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SCHEDULES 12
SCHEDULE 1—Classes of Timber Harvesting Operator's Licences 12
SCHEDULE 2—Circumstances in which Demerit Points are Incurred 15
SCHEDULE 3—Notice of Demerit Points 19
SCHEDULE 4—Application for Review of Demerit Points 27
SCHEDULE 5—Notice of Suspension of Timber Harvesting
Operator's Licence 28
SCHEDULE 6—Notice of Cancellation of Timber Harvesting
Operator's Licence 29
SCHEDULE 7—Application for Review of Suspension or Cancellation
of Licence 30
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STATUTORY RULES 2006
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Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004
Sustainable Forests (Timber Harvesting)
Regulations 2006
The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 4 July 2006
Responsible Minister:
JOHN THWAITES
Minister for Environment
RUTH LEACH
Clerk of the Executive Council
PART 1—PRELIMINARY
1. Objective
The objective of these Regulations is to regulate
certain activities carried out by timber harvesting
operators by prescribing the following—
(a) classes of timber harvesting operator's
licences; and
(b) activities or classes of activity for which a
timber harvesting operator's licence is
required; and
(c) application fees for timber harvesting
operator's licences and renewal of licences;
and
(d) a demerit points system; and
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(e) the suspension of timber harvesting
operator's licences; and
(f) other matters required for the purposes of
Division 2 of Part 6 of the Act.
2. Authorising provision
These Regulations are made under section 96 of
the Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004.
3. Revocation
The Timber Harvesting Regulations 20001 are
revoked.
4. Definitions
In these Regulations—
"demerit points" means points allocated in
accordance with regulation 7;
"Notice of Demerit Points" means a notice
served by an authorised officer under
regulation 7(4);
"the Act" means the Sustainable Forests
(Timber) Act 2004.
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PART 2—TIMBER HARVESTING OPERATOR'S LICENCES
5. Classes of timber harvesting operator's licences
(1) For the purposes of Division 2 of Part 6 of the Act
the following are the prescribed classes of timber
harvesting operator's licences—
(a) operator's licence; and
(b) temporary operator's licence; and
(c) trainee operator's licence.
(2) The prescribed activities or classes of activity for
which a timber harvesting operator's licence is
required are the activities or classes of activity set
out in Column 3 of Schedule 1.
(3) The prescribed class of timber harvesting
operator's licence for an activity specified in
Column 3 of Schedule 1 is the corresponding
licence specified in Column 2 of Schedule 1.
6. Application fees
(1) For the purposes of section 53(2)(c) of the Act,
the prescribed application fee—
(a) for a timber harvesting operator's licence
which is an operator's licence, is 4⋅65 fee
units;
(b) for a timber harvesting operator's licence
which is a temporary operator's licence, is
1⋅63 fee units; and
(c) for a timber harvesting operator's licence
which is a trainee operator's licence, is
1⋅63 fee units.
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(2) For the purposes of section 55(2)(b) of the Act,
the prescribed renewal fee—
(a) for a timber harvesting operator's licence
which is an operator's licence, is 4⋅65 fee
units;
(b) for a timber harvesting operator's licence
which is a temporary operator's licence, is
1⋅63 fee units; and
(c) for a timber harvesting operator's licence
which is a trainee operator's licence, is
1⋅63 fee units.
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PART 3—DEMERIT POINTS
7. Circumstances in which demerit points are incurred
(1) For the purposes of section 96(1)(a)(i) of the Act,
the circumstances in which demerit points are
incurred by the holder of a timber harvesting
operator's licence are those circumstances
specified in Column 2 of Schedule 2.
(2) The number of demerit points incurred in respect
of each circumstance specified in Column 2 of
Schedule 2 is the number of demerit points
specified in Column 3 of Schedule 2
corresponding to the relevant circumstance.
(3) If an authorised officer reasonably believes that
one or more of the circumstances specified in
Column 2 of Schedule 2 exist, that officer may
issue the applicable prescribed number of demerit
points.
(4) If an authorised officer issues demerit points
under sub-regulation (3), he or she must serve a
Notice of Demerit Points on the holder of the
timber harvesting operator's licence setting out the
number of demerit points incurred by the holder
of the timber harvesting operator's licence in the
form of Schedule 3.
8. Application for review of demerit points
(1) A holder of a timber harvesting operator's licence
may apply to the Secretary for review of the
decision to issue demerit points to that person.
(2) An application must—
(a) be in the form of Schedule 4; and
(b) include a copy of the relevant Notice of
Demerit Points.
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(3) An application under sub-regulation (1) must be
made within 5 days after a Notice of Demerit
Points is served on the applicant.
9. Review of demerit points
(1) Within 14 days after receiving an application in
accordance with regulation 8, the Secretary must
review the decision to issue the demerit points to
which that application relates.
(2) In reviewing a decision to issue demerit points the
Secretary may—
(a) cancel the demerit points; or
(b) vary the number of demerit points; or
(c) affirm the decision to issue the demerit
points.
(3) As soon as is reasonably practicable after making
a decision under sub-regulation (2), the Secretary
must notify the applicant of his or her decision.
10. Automatic cancellation of demerit points
(1) Any demerit points incurred in respect of a timber
harvesting operator's licence are automatically
cancelled 12 months after the date of service of
the Notice of Demerit Points that set out those
demerit points.
(2) If a timber harvesting operator's licence is
suspended under section 61 of the Act, the
cancellation under sub-regulation (1) of any
demerit points that led to that suspension does not
affect that suspension period and the licence
continues to be suspended for that suspension
period.
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11. Change to be recorded in register
If, in accordance with regulation 9 or 10, the
demerit points issued to the holder of a timber
harvesting operator's licence are cancelled or the
number of demerit points is varied, the Secretary
must ensure that the cancellation or variation is
recorded in the register of timber harvesting
operator's licences.
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PART 4—SUSPENSION AND CANCELLATION OF
LICENCES
12. Suspension of licence
(1) For the purposes of section 61 of the Act, the
prescribed number of demerit points is the number
set out in Column 1 of the Table below and the
prescribed period of suspension is the
corresponding period set out in Column 2 of that
Table in respect of the relevant number of demerit
points.
Column 1
Accumulated Demerit
Points
Column 2
Period of Suspension
8 5 working days
9 6 working days
10 7 working days
11 8 working days
12 9 working days
13 10 working days
14 11 working days
15 13 working days
16 15 working days
17 17 working days
18 19 working days
19 21 working days
20 26 working days
21 31 working days
22 36 working days
23 41 working days
24 46 working days
25 or more 56 working days
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(2) The suspension of a timber harvesting operator's
licence under section 61 of the Act does not result
in the cancellation of the demerit points that gave
rise to that suspension.
13. Notice of suspension of licence
For the purposes of section 61(3) of the Act, the
prescribed form of notification of the suspension
of a timber harvesting operator's licence is in the
form of Schedule 5.
14. Notice of cancellation of licence
For the purposes of section 62(3) of the Act, the
prescribed form of notification of the cancellation
of a timber harvesting operator's licence is in the
form of Schedule 6.
15. Commencement of suspension or cancellation of
licence
If a notice of suspension of a licence or a notice of
cancellation of a licence has been served on the
holder of a timber harvesting operator's licence,
that licence is suspended or cancelled as the case
requires from the date of service of the notice.
16. Application for review of suspension or cancellation
of licence
For the purposes of section 63(2)(a) of the Act,
the prescribed form of an application for review of
the decision to suspend or cancel a timber
harvesting operator's licence is in the form of
Schedule 7.
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PART 5—GENERAL
17. Service of notices
(1) A notice issued in accordance with
regulation 7(4), 13 or 14 must be—
(a) served personally on the holder of a timber
harvesting operator's licence; or
(b) sent by registered post to the holder of the
timber harvesting operator's licence at—
(i) the address given on the application
form for the timber harvesting
operator's licence; or
(ii) at the last address notified to the
Secretary by the holder of the timber
harvesting operator's licence.
(2) A person who serves or sends a notice under sub-
regulation (1) must—
(a) complete a certificate of service certifying
that he or she has personally served or sent
the notice; and
(b) send a duplicate copy of the notice with the
certificate of service to the Secretary.
18. Register
For the purposes of section 68(2)(f) of the Act, the
prescribed matters that the Secretary must ensure
are recorded in the register of timber harvesting
operator's licences are the following—
(a) the qualifications of the holder of the timber
harvesting operator's licence; and
(b) the competencies of the holder of the timber
harvesting operator's licence; and
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(c) the timber harvesting experience of the
holder of the timber harvesting operator's
licence.
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SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1
Regulation 5
CLASSES OF TIMBER HARVESTING OPERATOR'S LICENCES
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Item No.
Class of timber
harvesting
operator's licence Prescribed activities or classes of activity
1. (a) Operator's
licence
Chainsaw Operator—Trim and crosscut
harvested trees by operation of a chainsaw.
(b) Manual Faller (Basic)—Harvest small trees
less than 50 centimetres in diameter and less
than 20 metres in height.
(c) Manual Faller (Intermediate)—Harvest trees
less than 80 centimetres in diameter and less
than 40 metres high.
(d) Manual Faller (Advanced)—Harvest any
sized tree and any species of tree.
(e) Machine Operator (Wheel Tractor)—
Conduct wheeled tractor timber harvesting
operations.
(f) Machine Operator (Crawler Tractor)—
Conduct crawler tractor timber harvesting
operations (bulldozer).
(g) Machine Operator (Skidder)—Conduct
skidder timber harvesting operations.
(h) Machine Operator (Loader)—Conduct
loader timber harvesting operations
(wheeled or tracked).
(i) Machine Operator (Forwarder)—Conduct
forwarder timber harvesting operations.
(j) Machine Operator (Mechanical Processor)—
Conduct mechanical processor timber
harvesting operations (wheeled or tracked).
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Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Item No.
Class of timber
harvesting
operator's licence Prescribed activities or classes of activity
(k) Machine Operator (Excavator)—Conduct
excavator timber harvesting operations (with
grabs).
(l) Machine Operator (Feller Buncher)—
Conduct feller buncher timber harvesting
operations (wheeled or tracked).
(m) Truck Driver—Shift forestry logs using
trucks.
(n) Tree Climber (Basic)—Undertake small tree
climbing with supervision for the purpose of
felling or cutting trees or taking or removing
timber.
(o) Tree Climber (Advanced)—Undertake
complex tree climbing with limited
supervision for the purpose of felling or
cutting trees or taking or removing timber.
(p) Tree Climber (Chainsaw Operator Off-
Ground)—Use chainsaw in conjunction with
tree climbing for the purpose of felling or
cutting trees or taking or removing timber.
(q) Supervisor (other than a person employed by
VicForests)—Supervise timber harvesting
operations.
(r) Basic—Conduct timber harvesting
operations other than those activities or
classes of activity specified in paragraphs (a)
to (q) of item 1.
2. Temporary
operator's
licence
Conduct timber harvesting operations in one
or more of the activities or classes of activity
specified in paragraphs (a) to (q) of item 1,
while undergoing further training relating to
environmental care and occupational health
and safety.
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Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Item No.
Class of timber
harvesting
operator's licence Prescribed activities or classes of activity
3. Trainee
operator's
licence
Conduct timber harvesting operations as a
trainee under supervision while undergoing
training in one or more of the activities or
classes of activity specified in paragraphs (e)
to (l) of item 1.
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SCHEDULE 2
Regulation 7(1)–(3)
CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH DEMERIT POINTS ARE INCURRED
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Item No.
Circumstances in which demerit points are
incurred
Demerit
Points
1. Where, without the prior approval of the
Secretary, the holder of a timber harvesting
operator's licence fells a tree that has not been
marked or otherwise designated for extraction.
4
2. Where, without the prior approval of the
Secretary, the holder of a timber harvesting
operator's licence fells a tree which has been
marked for retention or which stands within an
area marked for reservation or which stands
within an area reserved from timber
harvesting operations.
4
3. Where, without the prior approval of the
Secretary, the holder of a timber harvesting
operator's licence permits a felled tree to fall
or slide into an area marked for reservation.
2
4. Where, without the prior approval of the
Secretary, the holder of a timber harvesting
operator's licence operates a machine within
an area marked for reservation.
4
5. Where the holder of a timber harvesting
operator's licence carries on work contrary to
the directions of the Secretary relating to
working in wet conditions.
5
6. Where, without the prior approval of the
Secretary, the holder of a timber harvesting
operator's licence damages a road or vehicle
route by snigging forest produce along or
across it or by moving heavy machinery along
or across it.
2
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Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Item No.
Circumstances in which demerit points are
incurred
Demerit
Points
7. Where, the holder of a timber harvesting
operator's licence, in acting as a timber
harvesting team leader, fails to ensure the
proper completion of the timber harvesting
operations for which he or she is the timber
harvesting team leader by failing to—
(a) leave the timber harvesting operations
site in a suitable condition for preparing
for regeneration; or
(b) rehabilitate the log landing or log
dumping sites; or
(c) close, rehabilitate and prevent erosion of
roads, vehicle routes and snig tracks; or
(d) remove rubbish from the forest.
4
4
4
2
8. Where the holder of a timber harvesting
operator's licence fails to comply with the
directions of the Secretary concerning the
construction of vehicle routes, log landings or
log dumps.
4
9. Where, without the prior approval of the
Secretary, the holder of a timber harvesting
operator's licence uses a machine to sweep
drifts of loose mud, slush and soil from the
surface of a road, vehicle route or snig track.
4
10. Where the holder of a timber harvesting
operator's licence fails to maintain vehicle
routes as determined by the Secretary.
2
11. Where the holder of a timber harvesting
operator's licence carts timber contrary to the
directions of the Secretary or a timber
harvesting team leader.
4
12. Where the holder of a timber harvesting
operator's licence fails to ensure that no
material other than loose bark falls or is
removed from a loaded truck driven by him or
her until it is unloaded at its destination.
2
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Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Item No.
Circumstances in which demerit points are
incurred
Demerit
Points
13. Where the holder of a timber harvesting
operator's licence fails to ensure that loose
bark which falls or is removed from a loaded
truck driven by him or her is not left on a road
or vehicle route or in a table drain or, without
the prior approval of the Secretary,
accumulated in one location.
2
14. Where the holder of a timber harvesting
operator's licence fails to notify the Secretary
of any change in his or her address within
14 days of the change occurring.
1
15. Where the holder of a timber harvesting
operator's licence deposits litter in the forest.
2
16. Where the holder of a timber harvesting
operator's licence deposits engine oil or other
petroleum product in the forest.
4
17. Where the holder of a timber harvesting
operator's licence who is training a trainee
fails to properly oversee that trainee during
timber harvesting operations and that trainee
has separately incurred demerit points during
that failure to properly oversee.
4
18. Where the holder of a timber harvesting
operator's licence who acts as a timber
harvesting team leader fails to ensure that any
person engaged in timber harvesting
operations for which he or she is the timber
harvesting team leader is the holder of a
current timber harvesting operator's licence
2
19. Where the holder of a timber harvesting
operator's licence who acts as a timber
harvesting team leader knowingly permits a
person engaged in timber harvesting
operations for which he or she is the timber
harvesting team leader to breach a condition
of that person's own timber harvesting
operator's licence.
2
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Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Item No.
Circumstances in which demerit points are
incurred
Demerit
Points
20. Where the holder of a timber harvesting
operator's licence fails to comply with the
directions of the Secretary concerning the
prevention of damage to retained trees.
2
21. Where the holder of a timber harvesting
operator's licence commences initial timber
harvesting operations in a new coupe where
the coupe plan has not been approved.
2
22. Where the holder of a timber harvesting
operator's licence breaches a condition
specified in that timber harvesting operator's
licence and that condition is not the same as a
circumstance set out in items 1 to 21 of this
Schedule.
2
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SCHEDULE 3
Regulation 7(4)
NOTICE OF DEMERIT POINTS
To: Mr/Mrs/Ms
(Full Name)
of
(Address)
holder of timber harvesting operator's licence numbered:
On (state date/s) you incurred the following demerit
points because of a breach of the circumstances indicated below:
Column 1
Item No.
Column 2
Circumstances of
breach
Column 3
Number of
breaches
Column 4
Demerit
points
incurred
for each
breach
Column 5
Total
number of
demerit
points
1. The felling of a tree
which has not been
marked or is not
otherwise designated
for extraction
without the prior
approval of the
Secretary.
4
2. The felling of a tree
which has been
marked for retention
or which stands
within an area
marked for
reservation or which
stands within an area
reserved from timber
harvesting operations
without the prior
approval of the
Secretary.
4
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Column 1
Item No.
Column 2
Circumstances of
breach
Column 3
Number of
breaches
Column 4
Demerit
points
incurred
for each
breach
Column 5
Total
number of
demerit
points
3. Permitting a felled
tree to fall or slide
into an area marked
for reservation
without the prior
approval of the
Secretary.
2
4. Operating a machine
within an area
marked for
reservation without
the prior approval of
the Secretary.
4
5. Carrying on work
contrary to the
directions of the
Secretary relating to
working in wet
conditions.
5
6. Damaging a road or
vehicle route by
snigging forest
produce along or
across it or by
moving heavy
machinery along or
across it without the
prior approval of the
Secretary.
2
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Column 1
Item No.
Column 2
Circumstances of
breach
Column 3
Number of
breaches
Column 4
Demerit
points
incurred
for each
breach
Column 5
Total
number of
demerit
points
7. Failing to ensure as
timber harvesting
team leader the
proper completion of
the timber harvesting
operations for which
you are the timber
harvesting team
leader by failing to—
(a) leave the timber
harvesting
operations site in
a suitable
condition for
preparing for
regeneration; or
(b) rehabilitate the
log landing or
log dump sites;
or
(c) close,
rehabilitate and
prevent erosion
of roads, vehicle
routes and snig
tracks; or
(d) remove rubbish
from the forest.
4
4
4
2
8. Failing to comply
with the directions of
the Secretary
concerning the
construction of
vehicle routes, log
landings or log
dumps.
4
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Column 1
Item No.
Column 2
Circumstances of
breach
Column 3
Number of
breaches
Column 4
Demerit
points
incurred
for each
breach
Column 5
Total
number of
demerit
points
9. Using a machine to
sweep drifts of loose
mud, slush and soil
from the surface of a
road, vehicle route or
snig track without
the prior approval of
the Secretary.
4
10. Failing to maintain
vehicle routes as
determined by the
Secretary.
2
11. Carting timber
contrary to the
directions of the
Secretary or of a
timber harvesting
team leader.
4
12. Failing to ensure that
material other than
loose bark does not
fall or is not removed
from a loaded truck
driven by you until it
is unloaded at its
destination.
2
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Column 1
Item No.
Column 2
Circumstances of
breach
Column 3
Number of
breaches
Column 4
Demerit
points
incurred
for each
breach
Column 5
Total
number of
demerit
points
13. Leaving on a road or
vehicle route or in a
table drain, or
without the prior
approval of the
Secretary
accumulated in one
location, loose bark
which falls or is
removed from a
loaded truck driven
by you.
2
14. Failing to notify the
Secretary of change
of address within
14 days of the
change occurring.
1
15. Depositing litter in
the forest.
2
16. Depositing engine oil
or other petroleum
product in the forest.
4
17. When training a
trainee, failing to
properly oversee that
trainee during timber
harvesting operations
where that trainee
incurs demerit points
during that failure to
oversee.
4
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Column 1
Item No.
Column 2
Circumstances of
breach
Column 3
Number of
breaches
Column 4
Demerit
points
incurred
for each
breach
Column 5
Total
number of
demerit
points
18. Failing to ensure as
timber harvesting
team leader that a
person engaged in
timber harvesting
operations for which
you are the timber
harvesting team
leader is the holder
of a current timber
harvesting operator's
licence of a class
prescribed for the
particular activity or
class of activity the
person is engaged in.
2
19. Knowingly
permitting the holder
of a timber
harvesting operator's
licence engaged in
timber harvesting
operations for which
you are the timber
harvesting team
leader to breach a
condition of that
timber harvesting
operator's licence.
2
20. Failing to comply
with the directions of
the Secretary
concerning the
prevention of
damage to retained
trees.
2
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Column 1
Item No.
Column 2
Circumstances of
breach
Column 3
Number of
breaches
Column 4
Demerit
points
incurred
for each
breach
Column 5
Total
number of
demerit
points
21. Commencing initial
timber harvesting
operations in a new
coupe without the
coupe plan being
approved.
2
22. Failing to comply
with a specified
licence condition
(if that condition is
not the same as a
circumstance set out
in items 1 to 21 of
this Notice).
2
Total Demerit Points Incurred
The total number of demerit points you have incurred has been recorded in
the Secretary's register of timber harvesting operator's licences in respect of
your licence.
The Table sets out the periods of suspension in respect of the relevant
number of demerit points accumulated.
Column 1
Accumulated Demerit
Points
Column 2
Period of Suspension
8 5 working days
9 6 working days
10 7 working days
11 8 working days
12 9 working days
13 10 working days
14 11 working days
15 13 working days
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Column 1
Accumulated Demerit
Points
Column 2
Period of Suspension
16 15 working days
17 17 working days
18 19 working days
19 21 working days
20 26 working days
21 31 working days
22 36 working days
23 41 working days
24 46 working days
25 or more 56 working days
* If you incur further demerit points (totalling a minimum of 8) your licence
may be suspended for the period set out in the Table. If you carry out any
prescribed activity while your licence is suspended, your licence may be
cancelled.
* As you have incurred a total of [insert number] demerit points your timber
harvesting operator's licence has been suspended for a period of [insert
number of working days]. A copy of a Notice of Suspension is attached.
If you intend to dispute the decision to issue these demerit points, you may
apply to the Secretary for review of this decision. An application for review
must be made within 5 days after receiving this Notice.
Date: Signed: (Authorised Officer)
(*delete if inapplicable)
__________________
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SCHEDULE 4
Regulation 8
APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DEMERIT POINTS
To the Secretary to the Department of Sustainability and Environment
(specify Regional Office)
I,
(Full Name)
of
(Address)
the holder of timber harvesting operator's licence numbered make
application for review of the decision of an authorised officer to issue demerit
points in relation to my timber harvesting operator's licence. A copy of the
Notice of Demerit Points is attached.
The grounds of my request for review are as follows:
Date: Signed:
__________________
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SCHEDULE 5
Regulation 13
NOTICE OF SUSPENSION OF TIMBER HARVESTING
OPERATOR'S LICENCE
To: Mr/Mrs/Ms
(Full Name)
of
(Address)
holder of timber harvesting operator's licence numbered
The Secretary to the Department of Sustainability and Environment has
suspended your timber harvesting operator's licence under section 61 of the
Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004 for a period of [specify working
days] from the date you are served with this notice, because you have
incurred a total of [specify number] demerit points in respect of your timber
harvesting operator's licence.
During this period of suspension, you must not carry out any prescribed
activity or class of activity in a State forest, unless you validly hold another
class of licence. If you do so your timber harvesting operator's licence
[specify number] may be cancelled.
If you intend to dispute this decision to suspend your licence, you may apply
to the Secretary for review of this decision under section 63 of the
Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004. An application for review must be
made within 14 days after receiving this Notice and must be made in the
approved form.
Date:
Secretary to the
Department of Sustainability and Environment
__________________
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SCHEDULE 6
Regulation 14
NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF TIMBER HARVESTING
OPERATOR'S LICENCE
To: Mr/Mrs/Ms
(Full Name)
of
(Address)
holder of timber harvesting operator's licence numbered
The Secretary to the Department of Sustainability and Environment has
cancelled your licence on the basis that:
* you have failed to comply with a condition of your licence, namely (state
ground); or
* you have carried out timber harvesting operations in a State forest during
a period that your licence was suspended, namely (state date/s).
You must not, in a State forest, carry out the kind of prescribed activity or
class of activity authorised by licence number [specify number] unless you
obtain a new timber harvesting operator's licence.
If you intend to dispute this decision to cancel your licence, you may apply to
the Secretary for review of this decision under section 63 of the Sustainable
Forests (Timber) Act 2004. An application for review must be made within
14 days after receiving this Notice and must be made in the approved form.
Date:
Secretary to the
Department of Sustainability and Environment
(*delete whichever is inapplicable)
__________________
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SCHEDULE 7
Regulation 16
APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF SUSPENSION OR
CANCELLATION OF LICENCE
To the Secretary to the Department of Sustainability and Environment
(specify Regional Office)
I,
(Full Name)
of
(Address)
the *holder/*former holder of timber harvesting operator's licence numbered
(specify no.) give notice that I request a review of your decision to:
* suspend my licence until (state date) as notified to me by Notice of
Suspension of Timber Harvesting Operator's Licence dated (state date)
* cancel my licence as notified to me by Notice of Cancellation of Timber
Harvesting Operator's Licence dated (state date)
The grounds of my request for review are as follows:
Date: Signed:
(*delete whichever is inapplicable)
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ENDNOTES
1 Reg. 3: S.R. No. 81/2000.
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Fee Units
These Regulations provide for fees by reference to fee units established under
the Monetary Units Act 2004.
The amount of the fee is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of that
Act, by multiplying the number of fee units applicable by the value of a fee
unit.
The value of a fee unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2006 is
$10.75. The amount of the calculated fee may be rounded to the nearest
10 cents.
The value of a fee unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the
Treasurer under section 5 of the Monetary Units Act 2004. The value of a
fee unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and
a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year.
Endnotes
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