Register of Crown forestry investigations

Current Investigations

Last updated 20 November 2023

Investigation Title	Investigation Stage	Date Investigation Commenced	Allegation Category
Bulga State Forest	Under Investigation	October 2023	Alleged damage to habitat of threatened species and/or ecological communities
Flat Rock State Forest	Under Investigation	November 2023	Alleged damage to habitat of threatened species and/or ecological communities
Orara West State Forest	Under Investigation	June 2023	Alleged damage to habitat of threatened species and/or ecological communities
Orara East State Forest	Under Investigation	June 2023	Alleged damage to habitat of threatened species and/or ecological communities
Doubleduke State Forest	Under Investigation	April 2023	Alleged breaches of the CIFOA
Styx River	Under Investigation	November 2023	Alleged breaches of the CIFOA
Tallaganda State Forest	Under Investigation	August 2023	Alleged damage to habitat of threatened species and/or ecological communities
Nadgee State Forest	Under Investigation	22 March 2022	Alleged damage to a tree retention clump
Nadgee State Forest	Under Investigation	29 November 2022	Alleged breaches of the Coastal Integrated Forestry Operations Approval (CIFOA)
Currowan State Forest	Under investigation	August 2022	Alleged breaches of the CIFOA
Bago State Forest	Under investigation	December 2022	Alleged breaches of the CIFOA
Benandarah State Forest	Under Investigation	27 March 2023	Alleged breaches of the CIFOA
Shallow Crossing State Forest	Under Investigation	27 March 2023	Alleged breaches of the CIFOA
South Brooman State Forest	Under Investigation	27 March 2023	Alleged breaches of the CIFOA
Clouds Creek State Forest	Under Investigation	March 2023	Alleged damage to habitat of threatened species and/or ecological communities
Wedding Bells State Forest	Under investigation	December 2022	Alleged damage to habitat of threatened species and/or ecological communities
Mogo 174A	Prosecution Commenced	April 2020	Alleged damage to habitat of threatened species and/or ecological communities
Mogo 146A	Under investigation	January 2022	Alleged damage to habitat of threatened species and/or ecological communities
Bagawa State Forest BGW001	Under investigation	February 2023	Alleged soil erosion and/or water pollution
Wild Cattle Creek 32, 33, 34	Prosecution commenced	July 2020	Alleged damage to habitat of threatened species and/or ecological communities
Yambulla State Forest 299A	Prosecution commenced	October 2020	Alleged damage to habitat of threatened species and/or ecological communities

Completed Investigations

Investigation Title	Date Investigation Commenced	Allegation Category	Outcome	Date Completed
Coopernook State Forest	December 2021	Alleged damage to environmentally significant area	Enforceable Undertaking	8 November 2023
Currowan 502A	January 2022	Alleged breach of tree retention requirements	Advisory letter issued	13 July 2023
Shallow Crossing 211A	January 2023	Incursions into threatened species exclusion zone	Penalty notice issued	7 August 2023
Conglomerate State Forest	May 2020	Alleged damage to habitat of threatened species and/or ecological communities	Official caution, advice and advisory letters issued	17 January 2023
East Boyd Timbillica State Forest	August 2022	Alleged breach of road and track crossing conditions	Advisory letter issued	11 November
Tomerong State Forest 1199	October 2019	Alleged damage to habitat of threatened species and/or ecological communities	Discontinued	5 December 2022
South Brooman 58A – Part 2	6 October 2020	Alleged felling of 1 hollow bearing trees after re-commencement of harvest operations (post SWO)	Penalty notice issued to FCNSW	23 June 2022
Dampier State Forest	May 2019	Alleged damage to habitat of threatened species and/or ecological communities	FCNSW were convicted of 3 charges, ordered to pay fines of $230,000 and the EPA's costs of $8,000	23 June 2022
Wild Cattle Creek  Cpts. 537 539 540 and 548	December 2018	Alleged damage to habitat of threatened species and/or ecological communities	FCNSW were convicted of 4 charges, ordered to pay fines of $135,600 and the EPA’s costs of $150,000	9 June 2022
Lower Bucca State Forest 8-14 CIFOA	June 2020	Alleged damage to habitat of threatened species and/or ecological communities	Official Caution and advisory letter issued to FCNSW	19 April 2022
Lower Bucca State Forest 8-14 CIFOA	June 2020	Alleged issues identified relating to operational planning requirements	Discontinued. Closed out with correspondence	19 April 2022
Forestry Corp of NSW – Norwood Western Land Lease	May 2021	Alleged damage to habitat of threatened species and/or ecological communities	Discontinued due to lack of evidence	7 April 2022
Forestry Corp of NSW – Woodmount Western Land Lease	May 2021	Alleged damage to habitat of threatened species and/or ecological communities	Discontinued due to lack of evidence	10 March 2022
Mogo 161, 173A, 174	August 2020	Alleged damage to habitat of threatened species and/or ecological communities	3 penalty notices issued to FCNSW	21 December 2021
Yambulla S.F, Cpts 345A, 350A, 355A, 357A. CIFOA -SSC	22 July 2020	Alleged damage to habitat of threatened species and/or ecological communities	Advisory letter written.	3 August 2021
Bago 47A	October 2020	Alleged damage to habitat of threatened species and/or ecological communities	Advisory letter written.	16 November 2020
Styx River State Forest	29 October 2020	Alleged damage to habitat of threatened species and/or ecological communities	Formal warning issued.	20 January 2021
Wild Cattle Creek State Forest -Compartments 551, 552 and 553 -old IFOA	27 February 2020	Alleged damage to habitat of threatened species and/or ecological communities	Advisory letter written.	2 February 2021
Olney erosion control	23 April 2020	Alleged soil erosion and/or water pollution	Official caution issued.	3 September 2020
Olney exclusion zone breach	23 April 2020	Alleged damage to habitat of threatened species and/or ecological communities	Penalty notice issued.	16 February 2021
South Brooman Compartment 58A (Part 1)	June 2020	Alleged damage to habitat of threatened species and/or ecological communities	Discontinued due to lack of evidence.	2 May 2022
Kalateenee State Forest, South Kempsey	22 May 2020	Alleged damage to habitat of threatened species and/or ecological communities	Discontinued due to lack of evidence.	16 February 2021
Girard State Forest -Compartment 456	21 February 2020	Alleged damage to habitat of threatened species and/or ecological communities	Advisory Letter issues	4 June 2021
Bodalla State Forest, Boyne State Forest and Mogo State Forest (Swift Parrots)	24 July 2019	Alleged damage to habitat of threatened species and/or ecological communities	Two penalty notices issued and three official cautions issued to FCNSW.	1 March 2021
Ballengarra State Forest	21 August 2019	Alleged damage to habitat of threatened species and/or ecological communities	Two penalty notices and an official caution issued to FCNSW.	26 February 2021
Tantawangalo	29/01/2019	Contravene requirement of integrated forestry operations approval	Penalty Notice	21 April 2020
Tantawangalo	29/01/2019	Contravene requirement of integrated forestry operations approval	Penalty Notice	21 April 2020
Orara East 565 566	November 2018	Alleged damage to habitat of threatened species and/or ecological communities	Two penalty notices issued	7 January 2020

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