Supplementary Order Paper No 238 (released 01 September 2008)

Supplementary Order Paper by clause reference

Clause 43: new section 158A

Subsection (1): to omit An owner (line 14 on page 174) and substitute A landowner.

Subsection (2)(a): to insert after other forest land (line 21 on page 174) (the offsetting forest land).

Subsection (2)(a)(i): to omit land proposed to be offset (line 22 on page 174) and substitute proposed offsetting forest land.

Subsection (2)(a)(ii): to omit met. (line 25 on page 174) and substitute met; and.

Subsection (3)(a): to omit this paragraph (lines 28 to 32 on page 174) and substitute the following paragraph:

  • (a) if the chief executive approves the offsetting of pre-1990 forest land, subject to complying with any conditions of the approval,—

    • (i) the pre-1990 forest land ceases to be pre-1990 forest land; and

    • (ii) the applicant does not become a participant in respect of the deforestation of the pre-1990 forest land; and

Subsection (3)(b)(i): to omit other land that has been offset for the pre-1990 forest land (lines 3 and 4 on page 175) and substitute offsetting forest land.

Subsection (3)(c): to omit this paragraph (lines 7 to 13 on page 175) and substitute the following paragraph:

  • (c) a person may not register as a participant in respect of an activity listed in Part 1 of Schedule 4 in respect of post-1989 forest land that is offsetting forest land unless, in accordance with a process prescribed in regulations, units have been surrendered in respect of the deforestation of the pre-1990 forest land that was offset, or surrendered in respect of the offsetting forest land, as the case may be.