Module 5 - VicForests

3 Audit Approach
Figure 4-1 graphically summarises the level of compliance and EIA risk ratings for non-compliances
identified for each Compliance Element (VicForests and DSE combined).
Number of non-compliances
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
Compliance (%)
0
0
Forest Coupe Plans - general (n=666)
Exclusion zones (n=61)
River Health, Water Quality and Soil Assessment (n=90)
Waterways (n=56)
Buffers (n=85)
Filters (n=50)
Slopes (n=0)
Camp maintenance, fuel storage & waste disposal (n=6)
Water catchments (n=35)
Protection of biodiversity values (n=31)
Habitat trees (n=116)
Rainforest (n=14)
Forest health (n=75)
Operational provisions (n=8)
Road planning (n=298)
Road design (n=45)
Road construction (n=77)
Road maintenance (n=50)
Suspension of cartage (n=4)
Road closure (n=116)
Coupe Infrastructure - general (n=50)
Log landings and dumps (n=53)
Snig and forwarding tracks (n=135)
Boundary tracks (n=34)
Compliance Element
(n=number of applicable audit criteria)
No impact Negligible Minor Moderate Major Severe Compliance (%)
Figure 4-1
Compliance levels and EIA risk ratings for identified non-compliances for each Compliance
Element
EIA risk ratings are discussed for each Compliance Element in Sections 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.2.5,
4.2.6, and 4.2.7 of this report. Below is a summary of the EIA findings:
Severe
No non-compliances with EIA risk ratings of Severe were recorded during the audit.
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