C. Southern RFA Milestones

clause
Action
Timeline
6
The Parties to determine the process for extending the Agreement for a further period.
As part of the third five-yearly review
34
NSW will have in place a Forest Agreement covering the Southern region and grant an Integrated Forestry Operations Approval applying to the Southern region.
By 30 June 2001
37
Parties to report annually on the achievement of milestones in this Agreement.
Annually for the first five years
40
The Parties to determine the mechanism for the five-year review.
Before the end of the five-year review period
41
Commonwealth will table the signed RFA in the Commonwealth Parliament.
Following signature
41
Commonwealth will table in the Commonwealth Parliament the annual reports of achievement of milestones for the first four years.
Annually
41
Commonwealth will table in the Commonwealth Parliament the first five yearly review on performance against milestones and commitments.
Following first five yearly review
47(c)
New South Wales to complete and publish plans of management for areas dedicated under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 (NSW).
By 31 January 2006
47(d)
New South Wales to complete and publish Regional ESFM Plans for State forests.
By 31 December 2001
47(e)
New South Wales to implement the Forest Management Zoning system for the Southern region.
By 31 December 2001
47(g)
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.
By 1 December 2006.
47(h)
New South Wales to develop and implement environmental management systems.
By 30 April 2004
50
NSW to report on compliance of the Integrated Forestry Opperations Approval applying to the Southern region and furnish the Comonwealth with a copy of these reports.
Annually
52(d)
Both Parties to further develop, review, and if necessary revise Sustainability Indicators.
In time for the first five-yearly review
56
New South Wales to produce a code of practice for Timber Harvesting of native forest on Private Lands.
By the first five-yearly review
57
NSW to complete Code of Practice for Plantations on Private Land.
By 30 June 2001
98
New South Wales to establish a Research Liaison Committee and publish a list of research priorities.
By 30 September 2001
100
New South Wales to prepare a Compendium of New South Wales Forest Research.
By the first five-yearly review
103
New South Wales and the Commonwealth to lodge archival copies of data.
By 30 June 2001
Att 1 Point 4
NSW to prepare Plans of Management for Crown Reserves.
By 31 January 2006
Att 1 Point 5
NSW will finalise boundaries of CAR reserve with the exception of the Forest Management Zoning System.
By 30 June 2001
Att 1 Point 5
NSW will finalise the Forest Management Zoning System.
By 31 December 2001
Att 1 Point 8
New South Wales to establish all Dedicated Reserve components of the CAR Reserve System.
By 30 June 2001
Att 1 Point 8
New South Wales to establish all Informal Reserve components of the CAR Reserve System.
By 31 December 2001
Att 3 point 4
NSW will complete the Threat Abatement Plan for the European Red Fox.
By 31 December 2001
Att 3 Table 1
New South Wales to develop Recovery Plans for species listed in Table 1.
Within five years of signing
Att 4 point 14
NSW will identify and assess cultural heritage values in areas excluded from CRA assessments.
By 31 December 2001
Att 6 Point 1(o)
New South Wales to publish a State of Parks report.
By 31 August 2001
Att 6 Point 2(b)
NSW will publish Eco Field Guides for Southern region.
By 31 December 2001
Att 6 Point 2(c)
New South Wales to document the basis for silvicultural practices and publish the Native Forest Silviculture Manual (SFNSW).
By 31 March 2001
Att 6 Point 2(d)
New South Wales to document and publish a description of the NSW Forest Management System covering Public and Private Lands.
In time for the first five-yearly review
Att 6 Point 2(e)
New South Wales to publish a description of the methods and results of calculating Sustainable Yield on Public Land.
By 1 December 2006
Att 6 Point 2(e)
New South Wales to publish independent audits of Sustainable Yield as outlined in Attachment 8.
For the second and subsequent five-yearly reviews
Att 6 Point 2(f)
NSW will produce annual reports of progress for meeting targets in regional ESFM plans.
Annually
Att 6 Point 2(g)
NSW will report on the Forest Agreement covering the Southern region and on compliance with the IFOA applying to the Southern region
Annually
Att 6 Point
New South Wales to table in each House of Parliament an annual report on the New South Wales Southern 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.
Annually
Att 8 Point 2(b)
NSW NPWS will develop an Environmental Management System for lands dedicated under the NPWS Act 1974.
By 30 April 2004
Att 8 Point 2(c)
SFNSW develop a native Forest Management System as an Environmental Management System.
By 30 April 2001
Att 8 Point 2(l)
New South Wales to incorporate provisions 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).
By the first five-yearly review
Att 8 Point 2(m)
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.
By the first five-yearly review.
Att 8 Point 2
New South Wales to establish a process, including public reporting, for regular audits of compliance and reviews of Codes of Practice, Eco-Field Guides and Regional Prescriptions.
By 31 December 2002  
Att 8 Point 2(n)
New South Wales to undertake audits as described above.
By the first and subsequent five-yearly reviews of the Agreement
Att 8 Point 5
SFNSW will publish all FRAMES CRA reports for the Southern region.
By 30 September 2001
Att 8 Point 6(b)
NSW will develop a model to predict recruitment and maintenance of habitat trees.
By end 2010
Att 8 Point 6(d)
Report production of all timber products.
Annually
Att 8 Point 6(e)
Undertake additional FRAMES plot inventory measurements.
By the first five yearly review.
Att 8 Point 6(f)
Monitor FRAMES performance through comparison of actual versus predicted volumes.
Annually
Att 8 Point 7
NSW will establish and implement an ongoing FRAMES development program.
By 1 December 2006
Att 8 Point 8
NSW Agrees to Commission and publish an independent review of the enhanced FRAMES systems and processes applying to both the South Coast and Tumut sub regions.
By 1 December 2006
Att 11 Point 7
NSW will have long term wood supply contracts in place for South Coast and Tumut.
By 1 January 2001 and 1 January 2002 respectively

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