- Author:
- Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
- Date:
- 26 Sept 2022
The Conservation Regulator plays an important role in protecting our forests, parks and reserves for future generations. We are responsible for regulating timber harvesting, biodiversity, fire prevention and public land-use.
Each year, we undertake a risk assessment to determine our key regulatory priorities for the year ahead. Elevated public land use, population growth and climate change remain key driving factors of environmental decline, influencing our risks and actions into the future.
Foreword
The Conservation Regulator plays an important role in protecting our forests, parks and reserves for future generations.
How we set our regulatory priorities
We use a data and intelligence driven approach to determine the most significant risks to the environment, which form our priorities.
Trends we are seeing
The trends we are seeing include the COVID-19 pandemic, off-road vehicle use, bushfire risk and recovery, impacts on wildlife and demand for firewood.
State-wide regulatory priorities
Regulatory priorities for 2022-2023 are illegal campfires, illegal possession of wildlife, illegal commercial timber harvesting in state forests, illegal take of firewood, illegal vehicle use.
Contact us
There are several ways you can communicate with us, whether you have seen something that could be a breach in compliance, to seek advice, find information or share an idea.
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