Progress Report 2007-2008 - Department of Environment and ...
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Introduction<br />
NSW FOREST AGREEMENTS IMPLEMENTATION REPORT <strong>2007</strong>–<strong>2008</strong><br />
Compliance with integrated<br />
forestry operations approvals<br />
Integrated Forestry Operations Approvals (IFOAs) provide the operational framework for the conduct <strong>of</strong><br />
forestry operations in State forests <strong>and</strong> on Crown timber l<strong>and</strong>. The approvals, made under the Forestry<br />
<strong>and</strong> National Park Estate Act 1998, contain non-licence terms <strong>and</strong> terms <strong>of</strong> licences under the<br />
Protection <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Environment</strong> Operation Act 1997 [<strong>Environment</strong> Protection Licences (EPLs)],<br />
Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 [Threatened Species Licences (TSLs)] <strong>and</strong> the Fisheries<br />
Management Act 1994 (Fisheries Licences). Threatened Species Licences <strong>and</strong> <strong>Environment</strong> Protection<br />
Licences are administered by EPRG (part <strong>of</strong> DECC), <strong>and</strong> Fisheries Licences are administered by DPI–<br />
Fisheries. An IFOA enables authoritative, unambiguous <strong>and</strong> consistent environmental regulation <strong>of</strong><br />
native forest harvesting operations. There are four IFOAs currently in place; they cover each forest<br />
agreement region.<br />
IFOA amendments<br />
Amendment Number 4 to the IFOA for the Upper North East Region was granted on 22 November<br />
<strong>2007</strong> <strong>and</strong> includes amendments to the terms <strong>of</strong> the licence under the Threatened Species<br />
Conservation Act 1995. New conditions for the protection <strong>of</strong> Hastings River Mouse (HRM) have been<br />
inserted into the Threatened Species Licence for 31 compartments within six State forests. The new<br />
conditions identify areas <strong>of</strong> l<strong>and</strong> that are to be set aside as ‘exclusion zones’ (where logging is<br />
prohibited) for the protection <strong>of</strong> the species in the listed compartments <strong>and</strong> removes the requirement<br />
for pre-logging <strong>and</strong> pre-roading surveys in relation to HRM. They operate for a period <strong>of</strong> two years<br />
during which time the original conditions for the species concerned are suspended, while management<br />
<strong>of</strong> the species is considered.<br />
Additionally consequential amendments were made to the ‘non-licence’ terms.<br />
<strong>Environment</strong> Protection Licence <strong>and</strong> Threatened Species Licence<br />
Introduction<br />
DECC’s role in the management <strong>of</strong> Forests NSW forestry operations is to protect the aquatic<br />
environment from water pollution <strong>and</strong> protect threatened species <strong>and</strong> their habitats. Compliance with<br />
NSW FOREST AGREEMENTS AND INTEGRATED FORESTRY OPERATIONS APPROVALS