Forestry Regulations 1999

Forestry Regulations 1999

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 and on the recommendation of the Forestry corporation, make the following regulations under the Forestry Act 1920 .

29 November 1999

G. S. M. GREEN

Governor

By His Excellency's Command,

P. A. LENNON

Minister for Infrastructure, Energy and Resources

1.   Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Forestry Regulations 1999 .

2.   Commencement

These regulations take effect on the day on which the Forestry Amendment (Miscellaneous) Act 1999 commences.

3.   Timber specifications

The specifications set out in Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 1 are prescribed as the specifications that must be met by the corporation in respect of eucalypt veneer logs and eucalypt sawlogs for the purposes of section 22AA of the Forestry Act 1920 .

4.   Rescission

The regulations specified in Schedule 2 are rescinded.

SCHEDULE 1 - Timber specifications

Regulation 3

PART 1 - Specifications for timbers for the manufacture of veneers

1.   Eucalypt – veneer quality 1:

	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	45cm minimum end-diameter under bark (u.b.)	Minimum: 150mm x 150mm
4. Length	Minimum length of 2.6m	As for logs
5. Split sections	2.6m lengths of 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 150mm x 150mm can be sawn from the log	Not acceptable
10. Spiral grain	1:50 or 75mm in a minimum 2.6m length	Not acceptable
11. Sweeps or bends	Not acceptable in any veneer billet	Not acceptable
12. Knots	One knot per 2.6m 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

2.   Eucalypt – veneer quality 2:

Any complete log which does not meet the specifications for logs set out in item 1 but which contains at least one 250mm x 250mm flitch meeting the specifications for flitches set out in that item.

PART 2 - Sawlog specifications

1.   Eucalypt – Category 1 (First grade mature-timber sawlog):

(a) minimum dimensions –

(i) length – 3.6m;

(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 3m of length;

(iii) spiral grain – not exceeding 25cm circumferential displacement per 2m of length (one in eight);

(iv) scars (open or overgrown) – a total length of scar or scars not exceeding 2m per 3.6m 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 2.4m length;

(c) specification split logs –

log sections 3.6m long or greater split from a log with a small-end-diameter exceeding 60cm (minimum cross-sectional area of flitch 40cm x 30cm) and which yield a minimum sawn flitch 150mm x 150mm 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 2.4m and minimum section of 150mm x 150mm and meeting paragraph (b)(iii) above.

2.   Eucalypt – Category 3 (First grade regrowth sawlog):

(a) minimum dimensions –

(i) length – 3.6m;

(ii) diameter – 30cm under bark (u.b.);

(b) permissible defects for log sections not exceeding 40cm u.b. – nil;

(c) permissible defects for log sections exceeding 40cm 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 3m of length;

(iii) spiral grain – not exceeding 25cm circumferential displacement per 2m of length (one in eight);

(iv) scars (open or overgrown) – a total length of scar or scars not exceeding 2m per 3.6m 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 u.b. in any 2.4m length;

(d) specification split logs –

log sections 3.6m long or greater split from a log with small-end-diameter exceeding 60cm (minimum cross-sectional area of flitch 40cm x 30cm) and which yield a minimum sawn flitch 150mm x 150mm 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 2.4m and minimum section of 150mm x 150mm and meeting paragraph (c)(iii) above;

(f) unacceptable defect – severe end-splitting (flying).

PART 3 - End defect limits in logs referred to in Part 2

SCHEDULE 2 - Rescission

Regulation 4

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 8 December 1999

These regulations are administered by Forestry Tasmania.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the regulation)

These regulations –

(a) prescribe the specifications that must be met by the Forestry corporation in respect of eucalypt veneer logs and eucalypt sawlogs for the purposes of section 22AA of the Forestry Act 1920 ; and

(b) rescind spent forestry regulations.