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Five-year review of Crown reserves 4 The Memoranda of Understanding for both Crown reserves and State conservation areas (SCAs) contain provisions for five-yearly reviews. In the case of SCAs, the review is also a statutory requirement of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 (clause 47M), requiring the Minister administering the Act to provide reasons why and SCA could not be reclassified as a national park or nature reserve. The first five-year review of SCAs was completed in 2008 and recommended reclassification of ten parcels of land, including six SCAs as national park or nature reserve. Joint strategy to facilitate an employment and development program for Aboriginal people In 2007–2008, 8% of the DECC workforce were Aboriginal people. This represents a total of around 300 people. In 2007–2008, 5% of the Forests NSW workforce were Aboriginal people. These figures are both above the NSW Government benchmark of 2% Indigenous employment. In 2008, DECC established an additional seven Aboriginal cadetships, making a total of 17 in the agency. Through the Aboriginal cadetship program, cadets study full-time and have 12 weeks of practical work experience each year to complete their undergraduate degree, with guaranteed employment on successful completion. Private native forestry Private native forestry is the sustainable logging of native vegetation on private property. The Private Native Forestry Code of Practice (the Code) came into effect on 1 August 2007 under the Native Vegetation Act 2003. With the introduction of the Code, all harvesting of native timber for the purposes of private native forestry requires approval through a property vegetation plan (which can last for up to 15 years), an existing consent under the Native Vegetation Conservation Act 1997 or the Soil Conservation Act 1938, or consent under the Native Vegetation Act 2003. DECC developed the Code, with Forests NSW filling an advisory role. The Code requires that private forestry operations improve or maintain environmental outcomes by protecting landscape features, such as old growth forests, rainforests, steep lands and drainage features. Site-specific biodiversity and habitat features are also protected through compulsory retention of hollow bearing and feed trees, and by limiting harvesting techniques. Before the introduction of the Code approximately 20% of private native forestry activities required consent under the Native Vegetation Conservation Act 1997, while the remaining 80% of activities operated under an exemption to the Native Vegetation Act 2003. NSW FOREST AGREEMENTS AND INTEGRATED FORESTRY OPERATIONS APPROVALS
The Minister for the Environment has granted Biodiversity Certification on the Code. This means the landscape, biodiversity and habitat protection features of the Code meet the objectives of the Threatened Species Act 1995. Biodiversity Certification means that landholders do not have to obtain licences or permits under the Threatened Species Act 1995 to harvest native timber. Forestry regulation on public land DECC regulates forestry on public land in NSW to help protect threatened species and water quality from forestry operations. The regulation is provided through IFOAs for each Forest Agreement region, and it is implemented through the setting of best practice conditions within licences issued under the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 and the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997. Non-compliance with conditions of the licences are dealt with through meetings with senior Forests NSW officers, issuing feedback or warning letters, clean-up notices, penalty notices or prosecution action as appropriate to the circumstances. Between 1 July 2007 and 30 June 2008, DECC conducted 12 audits of Forests NSW pre-operational planning and operations in forest regions covered by an IFOA. As a result of these audits Forests NSW was issued with four penalty notices, three clean-up notice and 12 warning letters, required to do remedial work at 28 sites, and seek expert soil conservation advice for eight sites. The incidents of non-compliance with regulation and Forests NSW codes of practice, identified in all levels of internal audits, were 25% fewer than the previous year (see Figure 3-1A). The number of incidents fell in the LNE, Southern, and particularly Eden, regions during the reporting period, while an increase was recorded in UNE. Forests NSW carried out compliance checks for soil and water quality, flora and fauna, fish habitat and passage, and other issues, such as safety. Non-compliance was relatively evenly spread across soil and water quality (48%), flora and fauna (34%) and other issues, such as safety (29%). NSW FOREST AGREEMENTS AND INTEGRATED FORESTRY OPERATIONS APPROVALS 5
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