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NSW FOREST AGREEMENTS IMPLEMENTATION REPORT 2007–2008
Appendix 3 PWG responsibilities
and major policies (2007–2008)
Name of institutions Responsibilities for forests (and tenure) Major non-legislative policies relevant to PWG
PWG–DECC NSW Responsible for the management of lands reserved as a
range of reserve categories under the NPW Act so as to:
• conserve nature
• conserve objects, places and features of cultural
value
• foster public appreciation, understanding and
enjoyment of nature and cultural heritage and their
conservation.
Each reserve category is managed in accordance with a
range of principles specific to the reserve category, and
these include variously:
• conservation of biodiversity and the maintenance of
ecological function
• protection of geological and geomorphological
features and natural phenomena and the
maintenance of natural landscapes
• protection of the ecological integrity of ecosystems
for present and future generations
• conservation of places, objects, features and
landscapes of cultural value
• promotion of public appreciation and understanding
of a reserve’s natural and cultural heritage values
• provision for sustainable visitor use and enjoyment
of a reserve and its values (including opportunities
for outdoor recreation, and including adaptive reuse
of buildings or structures) that is compatible with the
reserve’s values
• for lands reserved as Aboriginal areas, provision for
the use of the reserve by Aboriginal people for
cultural use
• provision for appropriate research and monitoring.
Access to Inholdings Policy (Feb 03)
Adaptive Reuse Leases Policy (Feb 03)
Beekeeping Policy (Jul 02)
Boundary Fencing Policy (Nov 04)
Conservation Management Plan Policy and
Guidelines (Jul 02)
Cultural Heritage Conservation Policy (2001)
Cultural Heritage Community Consultation Policy
(2001)
Cultural Heritage Information Policy (2001)
Cultural Heritage Strategic Policy (Dec 06)
Cycling Policy (Jun 03)
Discovery Programs Policy (Sep 03)
Filming and Photography Policy (Jul 02)
Fire – Aircraft Operations Policy (FMM 4.4)
Fire – Bans and Closures Policy (FMM 4.13)
Fire – Briefing, Debriefing and Incident Analysis
Policy (FMM 4.16)
Fire – Burning Operations Policy (FMM 4.8)
Fire – Bush-Urban Interface Fire Management
Policy (FMM 3.10)
Fire Communications Equipment Policy (FMM 3.2)
Fire Communications Planning Policy (FMM 3.3)
Fire – Community Relations and Public Affairs
Policy (FMM 6.4)
Fire Control Lines Policy (FMM 3.9)
Fire – Coordinated Fire Management Policy (FMM
4.2)
Fire – Dangerous Goods Policy (FMM 6.5)
Fire Detection Policy (FMM 2.3)
Fire – Earthmoving Equipment Policy (FMM 4.3)
Fire – Environmental Impact Assessment Policy
(FMM 2.5)
NSW FOREST AGREEMENTS AND INTEGRATED FORESTRY OPERATIONS APPROVALS