| Updates from DAFF - Consultation open—Draft Illegal Logging Prohibition Rules 2024.
International news - Timber legality spotlight – Illegal timber detections
In other news - Spotting fake documents in your due diligence system
- Have your Say—regulatory service delivery and stakeholder engagement
Events - The International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO) - Global Legal and Sustainable Timber Forum
Updates from DAFF Consultation open! Draft Illegal Logging Prohibition Rules 2024. We are seeking feedback on the draft Illegal Logging Prohibition Rules 2024 (rules). These are intended to replace the current Illegal Logging Prohibition Regulation 2012 (the Regulation) ahead of it sunsetting (ceasing to have effect) on 1 April 2025. The draft rules will implement further reforms identified in the Sunsetting Review of the Regulation in 2022 and identified in the Sunsetting Review Regulation Impact Statement published in 2023. We will be holding a public webinar at 12PM (AEST) Thursday 29 August to explain the rules and the consultation process. The consultation will remain open for feedback until 5PM (AEST) Friday 13 September. For further details on the webinar, and to have your say on the draft rules, please visit our Have Your Say page International News Timber legality spotlight - Illegal timber detections Wood Central recently published several articles relating to illegal timber: These findings are a timely reminder of the importance of meeting your due diligence requirements to gather sufficient, reliable information to adequately understand your supply chain/s. We offer a range of resources to help with this. In other news Take a look - Spotting fake documents in your due diligence system To assist in detecting fake documents in your supply chain, Preferred by Nature's Fake Documents Guide offers some useful tips and hints. The guide includes examples of forged documents, ways of distinguishing between genuine and fake documents and advice on what to do if you encounter fake documents. Have your Say - Share your ideas for improving regulatory service delivery Stakeholders are invited to provide feedback on how the wider department delivers regulatory services and engages with stakeholders. This survey is relevant to everyone who engages with our regulatory activities, including for exports, biosecurity, imported food and the prohibition of illegal logging. Visit the Have Your Say page to provide your feedback by 9:00AM AEST on 30 September 2024. Events Global Legal and Sustainable Timber Forum 2024 (GLSTF 2024)—together towards reliable and effective global timber supply chains Date and venue: 11-12 September 2024, MGM COTAI, Macao SAR, China. The GLSTF 2024 will provide timber-industry stakeholders the opportunity to network and collaborate with a view to strengthening support for sustainable forest management and the uptake of legal and sustainable wood product supply chains. The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) will be hosting this in person forum which is expected to attract participants from a wide range of timber-industry stakeholders including those with interests in trade, industrial and business associations, governments, international organizations, research institutions. For more information on this forum visit the ITTO website, and GLSTF 2024 website to register. Further information - See the department's illegal logging website for information and resources
- Email the department's compliance branch
- Call the department during business hours (8.30 am to 5.30 pm) on 1800 657 313 or +61 2 6272 3933 outside Australia
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