The Tasmanian Government reviewed the effectiveness of Tasmania's two principal instruments for natural resource management (NRM) which are the Tasmanian Natural Resource Management Act 2002 and the NRM framework (available below).
Tasmanian Natural Resource Management Framework (PDF 135Kb)
The 2015 NRM Review is the first step towards ensuring that Tasmania's natural resource management arrangements are contemporary and meet community needs and expectations.
The review made seven recommendations to improve the Act and Framework. Recommendations were informed by stakeholder submissions and aim to strengthen Tasmania's NRM arrangements and ensure that our natural resources are managed effectively.
The 2015 NRM Review findings and recommendations are outlined in the 2015 NRM Review Final Report:
2015 NRM Review Final Report (PDF 947Kb)
Public consultation was open for six weeks and focussed on the Discussion Paper:
Discussion Paper - Review of the Tasmanian Natural Resource Framework and the Natural Resource Management Act 2002 (PDF 1Mb)