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Report

On 26 May 2014, the Committee tabled its Report No. 50, Forestry and Another Act Amendment Bill 2014. A copy of the report is available here or can be accessed under the 'Related Publications' tab.

No Government response to the report is required.

Referral

On 20 March 2014, the Forestry and Another Act Amendment Bill 2014 was introduced into the Legislative Assembly by the Hon Steve Dickson MP, Minister for National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing.

The Bill was referred to the Health and Community Services Committee in accordance with Standing Order 131.

Objectives of the Bill

The stated main objectives of the Bill were to:

1. update the Forestry Act 1959 (the Forestry Act) to apply current legislative standards and ensure consistency with contemporary legislation;
2. simplify commercial activity permit requirements to reduce red tape;
3. clarify and improve the operation of the Forestry Act; and
4. make amendments required to allow the remake of the Forestry Regulation 1998.

Examination of the Bill

The committee examined the policy to be given effect by the Bill and the application of fundamental legislative principles in section 4 of the Legislative Standards Act 1992.

The Bill and Explanatory Notes are available at:

• Bill
• Explanatory Notes
• Explanatory Speech (20 March 2014)

Submissions

Submissions on the Bill closed on 28 April 2014. Accepted submissions are published on the 'Submissions' tab at the top of this page.

Public Briefing and Hearing

A public briefing on the Bill by the Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing was held on Wednesday 2 April 2014. The transcript of the briefing is available here.

There was no public hearing on this Bill.

Bill passed

The Bill has been debated and passed by the Parliament. 

The Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning, Hon Jeff Seeney MP, moved amendments to this Bill during consideration in detail. The amendments and Explanatory Notes to the amendments are available:

• Amendments moved during consideration in detail
• Explanatory Notes to the Amendments

The transcript of the parliamentary debate is available here. By clicking the icon immediately before each speaker’s name, you can view video footage of each speaker’s debate.