Organisations, Legislation and Resources

​​Other organisations and further information

Tasmanian Government departments and programs

• Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania​
  
• Department of State Growth
• Tasmanian Climate Change Office

Other government departments and programs

• Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
• Department of the Environment and Energy
• Australian Government​
  
• The National Reserve System
• Regional Forest Agreements
  

Statutory authorities:

• Forest Practices Authority
• Private Forests Tasmania

Natural resource management in Tasmania:

• Natural Resource Management & Conservation Framework
• Natural Resource Management Tasmania

• Tasmanian Land Conservancy
• Landcare Tasmania
• Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association
• Greening Australia
• Bush Heritage Australia
• Australian Trust for Conservation Volunteers
• The Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture
• The Understorey Network
• Wildcare Tasmania
• International Union for the Conservation of Nature

PLCP publications

Brochures:

• The Private Land Conservation Program brochure provides and overview of the program and Conservation Covenants
• Thinking of selling or buying a property that has a Conservation Covenant on title? The Thinking of selling or buying brochure provides useful information

  Private Land Conservation Program Brochure   (400Kb)

Newsletters:

• The Running Postman newsletter
  
  

Property Management Planning

The Tasmanian Property Management Planning Framework:

• The Tasmanian Property Management Planning Framework (PMPF) is a statewide framework which overarches the development and delivery of property planning activities in Tasmania

• The PMPF's purpose is to ensure co-ordination and consistency between the various property planning activities and policies which are developed within Tasmania
  
  
• It is recognised by The Tasmanian State Government, The Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association and Tasmania's Natural Resource Management Regional Committees.

Legislation resources

The following Acts provide useful information for landowners:

• Information can easily be found by using the "quick search" feature at Tasmanian Legislation Online
• Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Act 1995
  
• Animal Welfare Act 1993
  
• Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
  
• Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994
  
• Forest Practices Act 1985
  
• Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993
  
• Nature Conservation Act 2002
  
• Plant Quarantine Act 1997
  
• Seeds Act 1985
  
• Threatened Species Protection Act 1995
  
• Water Management Act 1999
  
• Weed Management Act 1999