Module 5 - VicForests

2.3.2 Module Compliance Elements
Audits should include assessment against applicable criteria that have been identified
in the audit workbooks in Modules 3 – 7 of this toolbox. Compliance with the
applicable criteria and procedures will determine whether the principles of forest
sustainability are being met.
The workbooks included in the modules correspond to the assessment of defined
compliance elements as follows:
Module 3 – Tactical Planning
• TRP/WUP development and approval process
Module 4 - Operational Planning
• No specific compliance element exists, however this module includes a process
audit to review linkages between TRP/WUP approvals and operational planning
systems (including, but not limited to, consideration of heritage, exclusion zones,
silviculture, hazard identification, soil erosivity).
Module 5 – Harvesting and Closure
• Forest Coupe Plans, including a sub element on Exclusion Zones
• Operational Provisions, (ie. weather, seasonal provisions)
• Water Quality, River Health and Soil Protection, including sub-elements:
◦ Waterways
◦ Buffers
◦ Filters
◦ Slopes
◦ Camp Maintenance, Fuel Storage & Waste Disposal
◦ Water Catchments
• Biodiversity Conservation including sub-elements:
◦ Habitat Trees
◦ Rainforest
◦ Forest Health
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