Not to be sneezed at: The hidden cost in imported tissues and other timber products

Importers must take due diligence to ensure the products they are importing are not manufactured from illegally logged timber.

A legislation package, introduced in 2012, was designed to combat global illegal logging practices, and to prohibit the importation of timber and timber products that have been illegally logged in contravention of local laws. The relevant legislation here is the Illegal Logging Prohibition Act 2012 (Cth) (the Act) and the Illegal Logging Prohibition Regulation 2012 (Cth) (the Regulations).What are regulated products? The legislation does not only include timber, but extends to timber products...

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Authors: Leonie Ferretter

Published Date: 29 July 2019