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Agency:
Tasmanian Timber Promotions Board
Agency Number:
Start Date:
18 Dec 1970
Description:
The Tasmanian Timber Promotion Board is a body corporate established by the Timber Promotion Act 1970. The aim of the Board, as set out in the Act, is to promote the use of wood, in Tasmania and elsewhere. It is charged particularly with promoting timber produced in Tasmania. ;;;;To discharge this aim, the Board: ;;1. researches into the use of wood and its derivatives: sawn timber and timber products; ;;2. markets timber and timber products; and ;;3. disseminates information on using timber and timber products. ;;The Board is funded by a Government imposed levy, collected from the sale of all crown saw logs.
Information Sources:
Tasmanian Timber website
Legislation Administered:
Timber Promotion Act 1970
Legislation Creating:
Timber Promotion Act 1970