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Illegal Logging Prohibition Act 2012
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C2025C00211 (C06)
03 March 2025
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Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Crown to be bound
4 Act does not extend to external Territories
5 Concurrent operation of State and Territory laws
6 Simplified outline of this Act
7 Definitions
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Part 2—Importing
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Division 1A—Introduction
7A Simplified outline of this Part
Division 1—Importing illegally logged timber
8 Importing illegally logged timber
9 Importing illegally logged timber in regulated timber products
10 Forfeiture
11 Application of the Customs Act 1901
Division 2—Importers’ due diligence
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Subdivision A—Offences and civil penalties
12 Importing regulated timber products
13 Customs declaration
Subdivision B—Due diligence requirements for importing regulated timber products
13A Due diligence requirement—due diligence system
14 Due diligence requirements—other requirements prescribed by rules
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Part 3—Processing
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Division 1A—Introduction
14A Simplified outline of this Part
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Division 1—Processing illegally logged raw logs
15 Processing illegally logged raw logs
16 Forfeiture
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Division 2—Processors’ due diligence
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Subdivision A—Offences and civil penalties
17 Processing raw logs
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Subdivision B—Due diligence requirements for processing raw logs
17A Due diligence requirement—due diligence system
18 Due diligence requirements—other requirements prescribed by rules
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Part 3A—Notice of regulated timber products to be unloaded in Australia or of processing of raw logs
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Division 1—Introduction
18A Simplified outline of this Part
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Division 2—Notice of regulated timber products to be unloaded in Australia
18B Notice of regulated timber products to be unloaded in Australia
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Division 3—Notice of the processing of a raw log into something other than a raw log
18C Notice of the processing of a raw log into something other than a raw log
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Part 3B—Information gathering powers
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Division 1—Introduction
18D Simplified outline of this Part
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Division 2—Importers
18E Requirement to give information or documents to Secretary—importers
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Division 3—Processors
18F Requirement to give information or documents to Secretary—processors
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Part 4—Monitoring, investigation and enforcement
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Division 1A—Introduction
18G Simplified outline of this Part
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Division 1—Inspectors
19 Appointment of inspectors
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Division 2—Monitoring
21 Monitoring powers
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Division 3—Investigation
22 Investigation powers
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Division 4—Civil penalties
23 Civil penalty provisions
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Division 5—Infringement notices
24 Infringement notices
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Division 6—Enforceable undertakings
25 Enforceable undertakings
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Division 7—Injunctions
26 Injunctions
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Division 8—Regulated timber products subject to biosecurity control or customs control
27 Regulated timber products subject to biosecurity control or customs control
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Division 9—Audits
28 Secretary may require audits to be carried out
29 Who can carry out an audit?
30 Rules may specify requirements
31 Conduct of audit
32 Requirement to provide all reasonable facilities and assistance
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Part 4A—Information management
33 Simplified outline of this Part
34 Use or disclosure for the purposes of this Act
35 Use or disclosure for the purposes of other Acts
36 Disclosure to foreign governments etc. for export, trade and other purposes
37 Disclosure to a Commonwealth entity
38 Disclosure to State or Territory body
39 Disclosure for the purposes of law enforcement
40 Disclosure to a court, tribunal etc.
41 Use or disclosure for research, policy development or data analysis
42 Use or disclosure of statistics
43 Use or disclosure of publicly available information
44 Disclosure to person to whom information relates
45 Use or disclosure with consent
46 Disclosure to person who provided information
47 Use or disclosure to manage severe and immediate threats
48 Use or disclosure authorised by rules
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Part 5—Miscellaneous
81 Simplified outline of this Part
82 Privilege against self incrimination etc.
83 Publishing reports
83A Review of the operation of this Act
84 Civil penalty provisions for false or misleading information or documents
84A Publishing details of contraventions of this Act
85 Delegation by Secretary
85A Treatment of partnerships
85B Treatment of trusts
85C Treatment of unincorporated bodies or associations
85D Protection from civil proceedings
86 Rules
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history