NSW Department of Primary Industries is inviting submissions on the review of the Plantations and Reafforestation Act 1999 and Plantations and Reafforestation (Code) Regulation 2001.
The review provides an opportunity to improve the clarity, practicality and effectiveness of regulating plantation forestry. It has the potential to reduce the compliance burden and modernise the plantations regulation in line with best practice environmental standards and recent updates to other key NSW forestry legislation.
The review will be specifically looking at:
A public consultation period will commence on Monday 3 May and run for eight weeks until Sunday 27 June.
To support the formal submission process, the review team will also conduct a number of online forums (webinars) to provide information on the review. Forums will be held on the following times and will be advertised online and through other media channels.
Day | Date | Time | Register |
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Wednesday | 5 May 2021 | 3-4pm | Register for this forum |
Monday | 10 May 2021 | 3-4pm | Register for this forum |
Thursday | 13 May 2021 | 10-11am | Register for this forum |
Submissions close Sunday 27 June.