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But if you're a Tasmanian forestry company... There's a little known part (Section 51:3) of the Threatened Species Protection Act which exempts a person (acting in accordance with a certified forest practices plan) from requiring a permit to kill, injure, catch, damage, destroy or collect a listed taxon of threatened flora or fauna! Is the Tasmanian Government seriously trying to tell people that the logging industry is above the law and community values when it comes to animal cruelty? 2) If an ordinary citizen has a block of land, or building that they want to do significant alterations to, they have to submit detailed plans to their local government authority for planning control and approval, as they should. But if you're a Tasmanian forestry company... A little known part- Section 20 (7) (a)- of the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act (LUPAA) exempts from planning control any forestry operations conducted on land declared as a Private Timber Reserve (PTR) under the Forest Practices Act! Is the Tasmanian Government seriously saying that logging companies, with land declared a PTR, are above the law and community values when it comes to environmentally responsible land management? 3) If an ordinary citizen is genuinely worried about a forestry operation and wants a say, then they'd better get used to feeling daunted, bamboozled and discouraged! The news is good for loggers or forestry companies... Tasmania's hated Forest Practices Act has a requirement for a totally separate and unique layer of bureaucracy (the Forest Practices Tribunal), for frazzled & genuinely worried citizens to appeal to. For appeals relating to every other industry, the Resource Management and Planning Appeal Tribunal (RMPAT) is good enough! In addition, the Forest Practices Act severely curtails public consultation and third party appeal rights in relation to the Private Timber Reserve decision-making process! Is the Tasmanian Government seriously saying
that logging companies with land declared a PTR, are beyond the
reach of community values when it comes to others in the community
having a say over how land should be looked after? |
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1) If an ordinary citizen deliberately kills a species
of animal (or plant) that has protection under threatened species
legislation, then significant penalties can apply, as they should.