Export Control (Regional Forest Agreements) Regulations 1997.

These Regulations refer to the Export Control (Hardwood Wood Chips)(1996) Regulations and the Export Control (Unprocessed Wood) Regulations. When a Regional Forest Agreement is in force for a region, wood chips products covered by the Regulations shall not be considered 'prescribed goods' for purposes of those Regulations. Other Regulations: prohibit the Minister to grant more licences when the maximum aggregate mass for the current year has been reached (Reg. 3): prohibit the re-allocation of authorized export mass of wood chips (Reg. 4); place restrictions on the increase of export mass originating from a region for which no Regional Forest Agreement is in force by a licence holder (Reg. 5); and require the Minister to publish a Notice in the Official Gazette stating that an Agreement has been entered into (Reg. 6). (6 Regulations)