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B. North East RFA Milestones
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Clause
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Action
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Timeline
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6
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The Parties to determine the process for extending the Agreement for a further period.
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As part of the third five-yearly review
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33
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Commonwealth to use its best endeavours to secure the enactment of legislation which amends the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cwlth)
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By 30 June 2000
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39
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Parties to report annually on the achievement of milestones in this Agreement.
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Annually for the first five years
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42
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The Parties to determine the mechanism for the five-year review.
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Before the end of the five-year review period
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43
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Commonwealth will table the signed RFA in the Commonwealth Parliament.
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Following Signature
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43
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Commonwealth will table in the Commonwealth Parliament the annual reports of achievement of milestones for the first four years.
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Annually
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43
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Commonwealth will table in the Commonwealth Parliament the first five yearly review on performance against milestones and commitments.
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Following first five yearly review
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48(c)
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New South Wales to complete and publish plans of management for areas dedicated under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 (NSW).
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By 1 January 2005
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48(d)
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New South Wales to complete and publish Regional ESFM Plans for State forests.
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By 30 June 2000
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48(e)
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New South Wales to implement the Forest Management Zoning system for the Upper North East and Lower North East regions.
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By 30 June 2000
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48(g)
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New South Wales to implement the review and monitoring processes and develop the strategic and operational requirements of sustainable yield systems and processes to enable a review of Sustainable Yield.
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By 1 December 2006.
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48(h)
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New South Wales to develop and implement environmental management systems.
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Within five years of signing
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51
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NSW to report on compliance of the Integrated Forestry Opperations Approval for the Upper North East Region and the Integrated Forestry Opperations Approval Lower North East Region and furnish the Comonwealth with a copy of these reports.
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Annually
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53(d)
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Both Parties to further develop, review, and if necessary revise Sustainability Indicators.
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In time for the first five-yearly review
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57
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New South Wales to produce a code of practice for Timber Harvesting of native forest on Private Lands.
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By the first five-yearly review
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58
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NSW to complete Code of Practice for Plantations on Private Land.
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31 December 2000
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81
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NSW to review FRAMES and Wood supply.
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By 1 December 2006
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83
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Changes in contracted volumes following review to be incorporated in this Agreement and Wood Supply Agreement holders to be advised.
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By 1 December 2006
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100
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New South Wales to establish a Research Liaison Committee and publish a list of research priorities.
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By August 2000
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102
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New South Wales to prepare a Compendium of New South Wales Forest Research.
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By the first five-yearly review
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105
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New South Wales and the Commonwealth to lodge archival copies of Data.
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Within six months of signing
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Att 1A & Att 1 B Point 4
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NSW to prepare Plans of Management for Crown Reserves.
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By 1 January 2005
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Att 1 A Point 5
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NSW will finalise boundaries of CAR reserve to enable implementation.
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Within six months of signing
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Att 1A Point 8 & Att 1B Point 12
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New South Wales to establish all Dedicated Reserve and Informal Reserve components of the CAR Reserve System.
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Within six months of signing
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Att 3 point 4
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NSW will complete the Threat Abatement Plan for the European Red Fox.
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By July 2000
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Att 2 Table 1
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New South Wales to develop Recovery Plans for species listed in Table 1 of Attachment 2.
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Within five years of signing
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Att 6 1(p)
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New South Wales to publish a State of Parks report.
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By April 2001
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Att 6 2(b)
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NSW will publish of Eco Field Guides for the Upper North East Region and the Lower North East Region. |
By 30 June 2000
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Att 6 point 2(c)
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New South Wales to publish the Native Forest Silviculture Manual (SFNSW).
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By 31 December 2000
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Att 6 point 2(d)
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New South Wales to document and publish a description of the NSW Forest Management System covering Public and Private Lands.
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In time for the first five-yearly review
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Att 6 point 2(e)
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New South Wales to publish a description of the methods and results of calculating Sustainable Yield on Public Land.
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By 1 December 2006
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Att 6 point 2(e)
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New South Wales to publish independent audits of Sustainable Yield as outlined in Attachment 12.
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For the second and subsequent five-yearly reviews
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Att 6 point 2(f)
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New South Wales to table in each House of Parliament an annual report on the New South Wales Upper North East Region Forest Agreement and Lower North East Region Forest Agreement in accordance with the Forestry and National Park Estate Act 1998 (NSW) which will include an ESFM report and the outcomes of compliance with any Integrated Forestry Operations Approval for the regions.
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Annually
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Att 8 1(a)
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NSW NPWS will develop and Environmental Management System for lands dedicated under the NPWS Act 1974.
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By April 2004
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Att 8 1(b)
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SFNSW develop a native Forest Management System as an Environmental Management System.
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By April 2001
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Att 8 1(l)
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New South Wales to incorporate codes of practice that address in an integrated fashion bush and other fires within Regional ESFM Plans and plans of management for areas dedicated under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 (NSW).
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By the first five-yearly review
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Att 8 1(m)
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New South Wales to incorporate within the Regional ESFM Plans and Plans of Management under the NPWS Act 1974 integrated feral animal and weed control programs.
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By the first five-year review.
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Att 8 1(n)
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New South Wales to establishing a process, including public reporting, for regular audits of compliance and reviews of Codes of Practice, Eco-Field Guides and/ Regional Prescriptions.
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By December 2002
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Att 8 1(n)
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New South Wales to undertake audits as described above.
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By the first and subsequent five-yearly reviews of the Agreement
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Att 8 1(o)
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NSW will establish demonstration areas in both the Upper North East Region and the Lower North East Region for illustrating silvicultural practices and the suite of silvicultural regimes practiced.
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By April 2001
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Att 8 1(q)
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NSW will develop a model to predict recruitment and maintenance of habitat trees over time.
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By the end of 2010.
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Att 8
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NSW will publish the Native Forest Silviculture Manual (SFNSW).
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By 31 December 2000
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Att 12 Part B 15
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SFNSW will complete the enhancement of FRAMES, commission and publish and independent review of the enhanced system and review the timber and annual volume to be harvested from 2007 – 2018.
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By 1 December 2006.
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Att 12 Part C 19
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Subject to availability of suitable land NSW will purchase Private Lands and/ or timber rights to supply High Quality Large Sawlogs and Large Veneer Logs.
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By the end 2004
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Att 12 Part C 19
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Subject to availability of suitable land NSW will establish at least 10,000ha of hardwood Plantations.
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By the end 2004
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Att 12 Part D 21 Dot 5
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Use best endeavours to undertake an inventory of private forests to determine the basis of yield of wood products.
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Within five years of signature.
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Att 12 Part E 22 Dot 4
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Report on the annual production of all timber products.
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Annually
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Att 12 Part E 22 Dot 6
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Monitor FRAMES through comparison of Actual versus predicted volumes.
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Annually
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Att 12 Part E 23
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NSW will undertake independent audits of the progress of the Sustainable Wood Supply Strategy.
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To be completed in time for the 2nd and 3rd five-yearly reviews.
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Last reviewed:
16 Feb 2010
16 Feb 2010