Technical Note SB94 - Legal Harvest Assurance

The Forests (Legal Harvest Assurance) Amendment Act 2023 establishes a regulatory system for providing legal harvest assurance for the forestry and wood processing sector. It is expected to operate in a manner that will:

  • assist in the prevention of international trade in illegally harvested timber; and
  • strengthen the international reputation of the New Zealand forestry and wood processing sector; and
  • safeguard and enhance market access for New Zealand forestry exports; and
  • reduce the risk that timber imported into New Zealand is sourced from illegally harvested timber.
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