SCHEDULE 1 - Objectives of Aut SCHEDULE 1 - Objectives of Authority

Section 5

1.   The objective of the Authority is to facilitate and expand the development of the private forest resource in Tasmania in a manner which is consistent with sound forest land management practice.

2.   Without limiting clause 1 , the objectives of the Authority include the following:

(a) to promote the development of private forestry in Tasmania;

(b) to foster competitive markets for private forest growers;

(c) to provide strategic planning and policy direction for private forestry in Tasmania;

(d) to foster progressive and incremental funding from all private forest growers to fund the Authority;

(e) to foster commercial wood production forestry on private land in Tasmania;

(f) to foster the use and values of trees in sustainable land management.