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The Tasmanian Forests Intergovernmental Agreement was an initiative made between the then Prime Minister, the Hon Julia Gillard MP, and the then Premier of Tasmania, the Hon Lara Giddings MP, on 7 August 2011.
$277 million, including $15 million from the Tasmanian Government, was allocated under the agreement. Key funding elements included:
The Australian, state and territory governments share an objective of sustainable management of forests through integrating environmental, economic and community values and uses.
The Australian Government is working with the state and territory governments (that have primary responsibility for forest management) and the forest industries on developing and implementing national forest policy.
The Australian Government works with governments across the globe to support Australia's domestic forestry interests, promote sustainable forest management, combat illegal logging and its associated trade, and advance Australia’s trade and market access interests.
The $8 million Illegal Logging: Regional Capacity Building Partnership was funded in 2012-13 and aimed to build capacity in the Asia Pacific region to implement timber legality verification systems.
Drought Hardship Loan - applications now open
As announced by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, the Australian Government’s Drought Hardship Loan is now available. This loan, delivered by the Regional Investment Corporation (RIC), provides financial relief for farmers experiencing severe and prolonged drought.
Import conditions for Zantedeschia dormant tubers are available on the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON).
Import conditions for pears from China are available on the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON), making the import of these goods possible.
Emergency measures are currently in place to manage the risk of the bacterial pathogen Xylella. Further information on these measures is available on the Xylella emergency measures webpage.
Import conditions for wood packaging material are available on the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON).
As the draft IRA only requires an organism's presence on Citrus as the justification for presence on fresh Unshu mandarin fruit, this direction was followed in preparing these comments.
