Biodiversity

Conservation incentives

Covenanting programs approved by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts for the purposes of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

State Program and contact details Initial approval date
New South Wales Conservation Agreements Program
Department of Environment and Conservation
(02) 9585 6040
30 July 2004
Wildlife Refuges
Department of Environment and Conservation
(02) 9585 6040
30 July 2004
NSW Registered Property Agreements Program
Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources
(02) 9895 7801
30 November 2004
Queensland Queensland Nature Refuge and Coordinated Conservation Areas Covenanting Program
Environment Protection Agency
1800 603 604
10 July 2006
South Australia South Australian Heritage Agreement Program
Department for Environment and Heritage
(08) 8222 9416
21 March 2005
Tasmania Tasmanian Private Forest Reserve Conservation Covenanting Program
Department of Primary Industries and Water
1300 660 062
29 March 2006
Tasmanian Protected Areas on Private Land Conservation Covenanting Program
Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment
(03) 6223 6210
1 June 2006
Australian Government Forest Conservation Fund
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
1300 854 456 or email fcf@environment.gov.au
30 October 2006
Victoria Trust For Nature (Victoria) Conservation Covenanting Program
Trust for Nature (Victoria)
(03) 9670 9933
20 September 2005
Western Australia The National Trust of Australia (WA) Conservation Covenanting Program
The National Trust of Australia (WA)
(08) 9321 6088
29 March 2006
The Nature Conservation Covenant Program (WA)
Department of Conservation and Land Management
(08) 9334 0477
29 March 2006

NB: Program approvals are for three years. After three years each programme approval will be reviewed.

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Close up of bark on eucalyptus tree. Photo Joseph Lafferty

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