Pursuant to section 163 of the Climate Change Response Act 2002, His Excellency the Administrator of the Government makes the following regulations, acting—

(a)

on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council; and

(b)

on the recommendation of the Minister for Climate Change Issues made after complying with the requirements of sections 163(5) and 166(1) of that Act.

1	Title
2	Commencement
3	Application
4	Principal regulations
5	Schedule 4 amended
6	Schedule 6 amended
	Explanatory note
	Administrative Information

Regulations

1 Title

These regulations are the Climate Change (Forestry Sector) Amendment Regulations 2015.

2 Commencement

These regulations come into force on 1 January 2016.

3 Application

These regulations apply for the year commencing on 1 January 2016 and for each subsequent year.

4 Principal regulations

These regulations amend the Climate Change (Forestry Sector) Regulations 2008 (the principal regulations).

5 Schedule 4 amended

In Schedule 4, table 2, in the fourth column, below “626”, opposite the items relating to ages 26 to 35 set out in the first column, insert:

641
655
668
681
693
705
716
726
735
744

6 Schedule 6 amended

(1)

In Schedule 6, table 2, in the fourth column, below “618”, opposite the items relating to ages 26 to 35 set out in the first column, insert:

633
648
661
674
685
696
706
714
722
729

(2)

In Schedule 6, table 4, in the fourth column, below “274”, opposite the items relating to ages 26 to 35 set out in the first column, insert:

280
285
290
295
299
303
307
311
314
317

Michael Webster,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note

This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.

These regulations amend the Climate Change (Forestry Sector) Regulations 2008 (the principal regulations). The tables in Schedules 4 and 6 of the principal regulations relating to the pre-calculated values of carbon stock per hectare for exotic hardwoods are extended to include forests older than 25 years so as to allow an accurate estimate of carbon stocks in those forests.

These regulations come into force on 1 January 2016 and apply for the year commencing on that date and for each subsequent year.

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.

Date of notification in Gazette: 24 September 2015.

These regulations are administered by the Ministry for Primary Industries.

Climate Change (Forestry Sector) Amendment Regulations 2015