This document is part of a series of four guidance reports that cover topics related to small-scale farm forestry, private native forestry, and Indigenous managed forest lands. Learn more about the other reports and documents via this link.
When it comes to managing forests, each state and territory has its own policies, regulations and planning requirements and each has a unique approach to the way in which private native forestry is regulated.
It is important to understand what the requirements are for your location and circumstances and to ensure that you comply with them.
In some jurisdictions, the requirements for private native forest management are clearly documented and well supported so that landholders can quickly and easily determine how to go about managing their forest. In other jurisdictions, this is not the case. There are variations as to what level of government (state or local) is responsible for approving and regulating forestry activities. Australia’s State of the Forests Report (2018, Indicator 7.1a) provides a schedule of key legislation relating to the conservation and sustainable management of Australia’s forests, for each state and territory.
