Common use of Private Land Clause in Contracts

Private Land. There is a commitment to the conservation and management of the private forests. Conservation values occur on private land and these areas were not identified publicly during the assessment process, but must be an ongoing priority for conservation and protection as part of this agreement. Conservation values on private land are complementary to the CAR reserve system* identified on public land. There is a commitment to the voluntary inclusion of private land, where the conservation values either do not occur on public land or are not adequately reserved on public land. Attachment 7 outlines principles applying to private land and voluntary mechanisms that may be applied to achieve conservation on private land. These include various contractual arrangements such as Voluntary Conservation Agreements under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974, Property Management Plans under the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 and Property Management Plans under the Native Vegetation Conservation Act 1997. The protection of high conservation values on private land must be facilitated by RACAC*. To assist RACAC*, NPWS* by 1 January 2000 must identify forest ecosystems on private land, that are a conservation priority for inclusion in the CAR reserve system*. For the LNE Region this will require completion and incorporation of the CRAFTI* and land capability data into regional databases. By 1 January 2000, RACAC* must establish a committee and seek funding (subject to availability and approval) to promote protection of conservation values on private lands within the LNE Region. Where acquisition of lands is proposed it must be subject to the involvement of DMR* in assessment and valuation of mineral interests prior to any decision to proceed. The role of the Native Vegetation Conservation Act 1995 in conserving native vegetation on private land is acknowledged and the work by RACAC* must seek to complement and assist implementation of this Act. Private forest owners must be encouraged to undertake their management operations in a manner consistent with ESFM* principles, and agree that CRA data sets and reports must be made available to interested parties (such as Regional Vegetation Management Committees or Xxxx Fire Committees), for use in developing management operations consistent with ESFM* principles.

Private Land. There is a commitment to the conservation and management of the private forests. Conservation values occur on private land and although these areas were not identified publicly during the assessment process, but they must be an ongoing priority for conservation and protection as part of this agreement. Conservation values on private land are complementary to the CAR reserve system* identified on public land. There is a commitment to the voluntary inclusion of private land, where the conservation values either do not occur on public land or are not adequately reserved on public land. Attachment 7 5 outlines principles applying to private land and voluntary mechanisms that may be applied to achieve voluntary conservation on private land. These include various contractual arrangements such as Voluntary Conservation Agreements under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974, Property Management Plans under the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 and Property Agreements and Management Plans Contracts under the Native Vegetation Conservation Act 1997. The protection of high conservation values on private land must may be facilitated by RACAC*. To assist RACAC*, NPWS* by 1 January 2000 must identify forest ecosystems on private land, land that are a conservation priority for inclusion in the CAR reserve system*. For the LNE Region this will require completion and incorporation of the CRAFTI* and land capability data into regional databasesby 30 June 2002. By 1 January 200030 June 2002, RACAC* must establish a committee and seek funding (subject to availability and approval) to promote ensure agencies are promoting the protection of conservation values on private lands within the LNE RegionSouthern Region (subject to availability of funding and approval). Where acquisition of lands is proposed it must be subject to the involvement of DMR* in assessment and valuation evaluation of mineral interests prior to any decision to proceedbeing made. The role of the Native Vegetation Conservation Act 1995 1997 and Catchment Management Boards in conserving native vegetation on private land is acknowledged and the work by RACAC* must seek to complement and assist implementation of this Actwork. Private forest owners must be encouraged to undertake their management operations in a manner consistent with ESFM* principles, and . The Ministers* agree that CRA CRA* data sets and reports must be made available to interested parties (such as Regional Vegetation Management Committees or Xxxx Fire Committees, District Bushfire Management Committees), for use in developing management operations consistent with ESFM* principles. The distribution of CRA* data sets will be managed in accordance with the data management agreement discussed in section 6.13.

Private Land. There is a commitment to the conservation and management of the private forests. Conservation While it is recognised that conservation values occur on private land and land, these areas were not identified publicly during the assessment process. They must, but must however, be an ongoing priority for conservation and protection as part of this agreement. Conservation values on private land are complementary to the CAR reserve system* identified on public land. There is a commitment to the voluntary inclusion of private land, where the conservation values either do not occur on public land or are not adequately reserved on public land. Attachment 7 outlines principles applying to private land and voluntary mechanisms that may be applied to achieve conservation on private land. These include various contractual arrangements such as Voluntary Conservation Agreements under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974, Property Management Plans under the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 and Property Management Plans under the Native Vegetation Conservation Act 1997. The protection of high conservation values on private land must be facilitated by RACAC*. To assist RACAC*, NPWS* by 1 January 2000 must identify forest ecosystems on private land, that are a conservation priority for inclusion in the CAR reserve system*. For the LNE UNE Region this will require completion and incorporation of the CRAFTI* and land capability data into regional databases. By 1 January 2000, RACAC* must establish a committee and seek funding (subject to availability and approval) to promote protection of conservation values on private lands within the LNE UNE Region. Where acquisition of lands is proposed it must be subject to the involvement of DMR* in assessment and valuation of mineral interests prior to any decision to proceed. The role of the Native Vegetation Conservation Act 1995 in conserving native vegetation on private land is acknowledged and the work by RACAC* must seek to complement and assist implementation of this Act. Private forest owners must be encouraged to undertake their management operations in a manner consistent with ESFM* principles, and agree that CRA regional forest assessment data sets and reports must be made available to interested parties (such as Regional Vegetation Management Committees or Xxxx Fire Committees), for use in developing management operations consistent with ESFM* principles.