Management of Planned Burning

The Environment Protection Policy (Air Quality) 2004 contains provisions on planned burning. The provisions are not directly enforceable but are to be implemented by the relevant government agencies and by councils when establishing permit conditions, developing policies and undertaking regulatory activities.

The Environment Division of the Department has been active in promoting measures by other agencies and industry to improve planned burning practices and complaint handling.

Useful Links

  • Forest Practices Authority (external)
    The Forest Practices Authority (FPA) is an independent statutory body that administers the forest practices system. The FPA web site includes information on the management of smoke from planned burning. 
  • Forestry Planned Burns - Current Information  (external)
    Forestry Tasmania provides details of where planned burning will occur in State Forests during the regeneration burns season, in Autumn. View the approximate locations of burns planned by Forestry Tasmania and members of the Forest Industries Association Tasmania.
  • Tasmania Fire Service (external)
    See Tasmania Fire Service information about current bushfires in Tasmania.

Further Information

For further information, please contact:

Air Specialist

134 Macquarie Street
GPO Box 1751
Hobart TAS 7001

Phone: 03 6233 3373
Fax: 03 6233 3800

Email: EnvironmentEnquiries@environment.tas.gov.au