PROTESTORS who actively disrupt the efforts of timber industry workers by entering restricted zones or interfere with machinery face maximum fines of more than $21,000 or 12-months imprisonment.

Introduced to the Victorian Parliament this week, the Sustainable Forests Timber Amendment (Timber Harvesting Safety Zones) Bill 2022 will modernise enforcement measures to deter protest activities within restricted areas that are called Timber Harvesting Safety Zones.