Module 5 - VicForests

2 Audit scope
2.3 Beneficial uses
In assessing the risk of harm or detriment to the environment, the following beneficial uses are
considered broadly relevant to the audit:
Life, health and wellbeing of humans;
Life, health and wellbeing of other forms of life, including the protection of ecosystems and
biodiversity; and
Local amenity and aesthetic enjoyment.
2.4 Audit criteria
The audit criteria used in this audit were compiled by consultants to DSE during the development of
the FAP Module 5 Harvesting and closure and collated into the six associated audit workbooks:
Workbook 5A: Forest Coupe Plan;
Workbook 5B: Water Quality, River Health and Soil Protection;
Workbook 5C: Biodiversity Conservation;
Workbook 5D: Operational Provisions;
Workbook 5E: Roading; and
Workbook 5F: Coupe Infrastructure.
The workbooks address the following six Compliance Element groups:
Forest Coupe Plans, including an Exclusion Zones Compliance Element;
Operational Provisions, (i.e. weather-related and seasonal provisions);
Water Quality, River Health and Soil Protection, including:
o Waterways
o Buffers
o Filters
o Slopes
o Camp Maintenance, Fuel Storage & Waste Disposal
o Water Catchments
Biodiversity Conservation including:
o Habitat Trees
o Rainforest
o Forest Health
Roading including:
o Road Planning
o Road Design
o Road Construction
o Road Maintenance
o Suspension of Cartage
o Road Closure
Coupe Infrastructure Provisions, including:
o Log Landings and Dumps
o Snig and Forwarding Tracks
o Boundary Trails.
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