2017-10-13 Special Meeting

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA   13 OCTOBER 2017




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SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA                                                                    13 OCTOBER 2017

                                 (b)  Pine PLA made up of soft pine plantings ranging from recently planted
                                      pines to mature pines yet to be harvested;
                                 (c)  Fallow PLA made up of areas that have been harvested but have not
                                      yet been replanted. Some of these areas have been fallow for 1 year
                                      whilst other areas have been fallow for more than 7 years; and
                                 (d)  Natural Buffer PLA made up of areas within the PLA that have not been
                                      subject to clearing, planting or harvesting of timber.
                        1.2.2    State Forest Area Non-PLA, which comprises approximately 910 ha of State
                                 Forest Timber Reserve under the Forestry Act 1995. The area of State Forest
                                 subject to this MOU is further categorised as follows:
                                 (a)  Available State Forest made up of areas within the State Forest
                                      Reserve that have not been subject to clearing).planting or harvesting of
                                      timber and are not currently allocated for use; and
                                 (b)  DAF Required State Forest which is made up of areas)within the State
                                      Forest Area required by DAF for other forestry needs for up to 5 years,
                   1.3. The parties agree to collaborate and further enhance. their relationship to realise the
                        long-term environmental benefits of preservingthe Land via protected tenure status for
                        future generations.
                   1.4  This collaboration is currently intended to focus on, but is not limited to, the following
                        areas:

                        1.4.1.   the purchase by the State of harvesting and licence rights from HQP;
                        1.4.2    the State, Council and,NPA jointly funding costs incurred to transition the Land
                                 to protected area tenure and
                        1.4.3.  joint.engagement on issues relating to the management and rehabilitation of
                                 the Land for environmental outcomes;
                        and the parties intend to negotiate with a view to entering into binding legal agreements
                        in relation to those matters.

             2.   ESTABLISHMENT OF A JOINT TRANSITION COMMITTEE

                  2.1.  A joint transition committee comprising representatives of the parties is to be
                        established to provide a coordinated approach to the transition of the Yurol and Ringtail
                        State Forest lands to protected area tenure and on issues relating to management and
                        rehabilitation of the Land for environmental outcomes.

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