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Approval for work to commence on Crown Land

Crown Land Managed by the Parks and Wildlife Service (PWS)

Any works on land managed by the PWS has set procedures that must be followed before approval is given for work to commence. A Project Proposal Form (PPF) is required from any agency, organisation or person proposing to carry out works on public land (including PWS and DELM).

The PPF is an integral part of any rehabilitation project and must be factored in to the budgeting and planning process.

Information required for the PPF includes details of the type and scale of work proposed and prescriptions for the particular site. Natural resource information is also required.

The PPF is assessed by PWS staff from the different sections, i.e. Earth Science, Cultural Heritage, Threatened Species etc. It takes approximately five weeks.

Information assessed includes known natural and cultural values which may occur in the vicinity and how they may be influenced by on ground works. Consideration is also given to the prescriptions or treatments being proposed and whether they are consistent with conservation and land management requirements.

PWS staff are not available, unless adequately resourced, to do detailed environmental assessments outside the agency, it being the proponents responsibility to provide information necessary for an adequate assessment.

In some instances further on ground assessments may be required, if for example there is a high likelihood the works could impact on important conservation values or they may have adverse environmental impacts due to site conditions or the nature of the disturbance being treated.

Crown Land Managed by Sustainable Timber Tasmania (SST)

The great majority of identified abandoned mine sites occur on Crown land managed by PWS.  In a situation where a site occurred on land administered by SST and major works was required a Level 1 permit would be applied for under LUPPA.  SST would be consulted and involved in prior planning and approvals would need to be obtained through the relevant District Forester.  In addition natural and cultural heritage considerations would be reported on to satisfy the Crowns responsibilities under the Threatened Species Protection Act, 1995 and Historic Cultural Heritage Act, 1995.

The Management Decision Classification System (MDCS) of FT will be a useful mechanism for identifying special values in areas prioritised for rehabilitation.