DELWP’s Regulatory Framework describes how we deliver our regulatory functions in collaboration with the community and co-regulators. Statements of regulatory intent provide a detailed explanation of how the Conservation Regulator uses its powers to prevent and respond to breaches of the law in specific areas.
The regulatory framework
DELWP’s Regulatory Framework describes how we deliver our regulatory functions in collaboration with the community and co-regulators.
The regulatory framework
Collaborate and engage
We develop and maintain productive and effective relationships with communities, Traditional Owners, co-regulators, regulated parties and peak bodies.
Conduct risk-based and intelligence-led regulation
Good intelligence requires strong relationships and networks to identify emerging risks.
Address priority risks
By being clear about what we are trying to achieve, applying a consistent risk approach, and designing, implementing and reviewing the effectiveness of our regulatory interventions.
The Conservation Regulator’s Regulatory Priorities 2021 – 2022 draws on the principles in the Regulatory Framework to define the risks and regulatory priorities for this year.
Compliance and enforcement policy
The Compliance and Enforcement Policy sets out:
- how we encourage voluntary compliance with the law
- the range of compliance and enforcement tools available, depending on the culpability and harm to the environment
- how we will apply the law and exercise judgement in carrying out our compliance and enforcement activities.
Our Regulatory Priorities reflects a balance between encouraging voluntary compliance (setting standards, informing and educating, supporting compliance) with effective regulatory risk management (issuing permits, licenses and authorisations, monitoring compliance, enforcing the law).
Statements of regulatory intent
Statements of regulatory intent provide a detailed explanation of how the Conservation Regulator uses its powers to prevent and respond to breaches of the law in specific areas.
Regulating the Protection of Wildlife
The Statement of Regulatory Intent for the Protection of Wildlife was published for public consultation in July 2021 and will be finalised in light of feedback in 2021.
The statement sets out proposed commitments for how the Conservation Regulator will acquit its responsibilities for wildlife regulation and measure its performance as a regulator in protecting wildlife, including the sustainable use of and access to wildlife.
Regulating timber harvesting in State forests under the Allocation Order
This Statement of regulatory intent outlines the role of the Conservation Regulator in regulating timber harvesting in State forests under the Allocation Order and describes what the community and industry can expect from us as a regulator.
Specifically, it describes how the Conservation Regulator intends to use the regulatory tools that are available to it under the law.
The Year in Review
The Conservation Regulator published its first Year in Review 2019-2020 which outlines the progress we made in our first full year of operation from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.
The Year in Review will be published annually and describes the progress towards our regulatory priorities and our key achievements.
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