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Ongoing Ongoing 2002 2007 140 Due date Region FA section Milestone Progress No less than two months before commence ment of forest agreement Two months before activities begin 31 December 30 April and each five-year review UNE LNE Eden 2.2.7 Sthn 2.2.7 Sthn Att. 6(2n) Sthn Att. 6(2n) operations to NPWS, EPA, NSWF and DoP, as outlined in IFOA arrangements. Liaison by SFNSW with DUAP, NPWS, and EPA for proposed forestry operations and activities not originally covered by forest agreement or IFOA. SFNSW must carry out an appropriate assessment of the impacts resulting from any proposed changes, and each agency must consider the environmental consequences of any proposed changes in terms of their regulatory responsibility. Liaise with DoP, NPWS and EPA on proposed forestry activities not covered by forest agreement and integrated forestry operations approval. Impacts from the proposed forestry activities must be assessed. Establish a process, including public reporting, for regular audits of compliance and reviews of codes of practice, eco field guides and regional prescriptions. Undertaking audits of compliance at first and subsequent five-yearly reviews. Refer to milestone above. Continuing This process was not required during 2007–2008. Continuing Refer to milestone above. Implemented DECC assesses compliance with the Environment Protection Licences and Threatened Species Licences, which form part of the IFOAs. See the Compliance with the IFOAs section of this report for further information. Forests NSW has defined its audit procedure in Forest Practices Circular (FPC) 2006/17: Monitoring and Audit Manual Forests NSW, Pennant Hills NSW. Forests NSW publicly reports, at a statewide level, compliance and monitoring results in its SEEing report each year. As part of the implementation of the Forests NSW EMS, all operational control documents are regularly reviewed and updated in accordance with the required timeframes within the final documents or as for Forests NSW standard operating procedures. DPI–Fisheries performs opportunistic threatened species compliance activities in relation to forestry operations where they coincide with other fishery compliance duties. NSW Fisheries investigate complaints when received. Information on TSL, EPL and Fisheries Licence compliance is provided in Chapter 3. Forests NSW internal compliance results are also provided in Chapter 3. In progress During 2007–08 Forests NSW was audited on two occasions against the Australian Forestry Standard {AS 4708 (Int)—2003} and twice against the environmental management system standard ISO 14001. Regions audited against the Australian Forestry Standard were Northern (UNE and LNE) and Monaro (Southern and Eden) planted forest regions, as were Native Forest Regions Central (LNE) and Southern (Southern and Eden). The auditors also visited the corporate offices in Cumberland State forest during each audit. ESFM plans and schedules had not been finalised, which was identified as an issue but subsequently achieved to the auditors’ satisfaction. Another issue related to the Adverse Impacts Identification Register and Procedure, which is part of the environmental management system. Social and economic aspects had not been included and this has since been addressed. A number of minor issues (referred to as non-conformances) and observations were also reported and summary reports are available on request from Forests NSW. NSW FOREST AGREEMENTS AND INTEGRATED FORESTRY OPERATIONS APPROVALS
Due date Region FA section Milestone Progress STAFF TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRY INITIATIVES Staff training Ongoing UNE, LNE, Eden Ongoing Sthn Ongoing 2005 31 December UNE, LNE, Eden Employment and industry initiatives Ongoing Subject to funding 2.1.1 3.6 (E) 2.1.1 Att. 6(2k) 2.1.2 Sthn 5.1.4.5 UNE, LNE, Eden Sthn 3.6 Att. 10 Att. 8 (S) SFNSW field staff and contractors must receive appropriate competency-based training. In Eden, establish timber industry training and accreditation program to assist workers in developing recognised competencies in soil and water, flora and fauna, indigenous and non-indigenous cultural heritage, log grading and log merchandising requirements. Field staff and contractors of SFNSW must continue to receive appropriate competency-based training, including training in biodiversity management, soil and water management, log grading, silviculture, harvest planning and cultural heritage. NPWS field staff and contractors must receive appropriate competency-based training. All NPWS staff located in the Southern Directorate be provided with adequate cultural awareness training to improve customer relations with Aboriginal communities. Employ a range of initiatives to facilitate employment, subject to funding. IMPLEMENTATION, REVIEW AND COMMUNITY AWARENESS No reporting required Forests NSW staff and contractors are continuing to receive appropriate competency-based training; the records of such training are maintained on the corporate Complete Human Resource Information System (CHRIS) database. Records of contractor competencies are maintained on the Forests NSW Contractors and Operators Licensing and Permits system. No reporting required Refer to milestone above. Continuing DECC continues to provide staff training programs. These cover natural and cultural heritage management (including Aboriginal) and operational, technical and safety matters. Programs range from technical training related to occupational health and safety requirements to statewide capacity-building initiatives targeted at particular staff classifications. Continuing Staff in DECC (Parks and Wildlife Group) Southern Branch have attended new Aboriginal cultural awareness training courses as available. Implemented DECC UNE/LNE As a consequence of the forest agreements, 105 positions were filled to manage the additions to the DECC estate in the UNE and LNE. In 2005–2006, an additional 21 positions were created within DECC to manage the estate in UNE and LNE. Employment in NSW FOREST AGREEMENTS AND INTEGRATED FORESTRY OPERATIONS APPROVALS 141
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INFORMATION This project has been c
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Report structure Conclusion 2 Progr
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