• Royal Commissions

• Information on the Code of Practice for Fire Management on Public Land

• When can native vegetation be removed? Planning Scheme Clause 52.17

• How to find out which zones and overlays apply to a property

Other areas of environmental law and policy which may be relevant to this area:

• Native vegetation and Victorian planning laws

• Habitat and biodiversity

• Victoria's Native Vegetation Management Framework

• Land use and planning in Victoria

This is a list of summaries of and links to legislation which may be relevant:

• Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987 (Vic)

• Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994 (Vic)

• Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (Vic)

• Forests Act 1958 (Vic)

• Forestry Rights Act 1996 (Vic)

• Land Act 1958 (Vic)

• National Parks Act 1975 (Vic)

• Parks Victoria Act 1998 (Vic)

• Planning and Environment Act 1987 (Vic)

• Regional Forest Agreements Act 2002 (Cth)

• Safe Drinking Water Act 2003 (Vic)

• Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004 (Vic)

• Victorian Plantations Corporation Act 1993 (Vic)

The Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) maintains a wealth of information relating to fire and land management:

• Bushfire Research Reports - listed by theme

* Living with Fire, Victoria's Bushfire Strategy

• Major Reviews and Inquiries into Bushfires in Victoria

• Bushfire Code of Practice

• Synopsis of Knowledge used in Prescribed Burning in Australia

• Fire Suppression

• Planned Burning Activities

In 2008 the Parliament of Victoria released an extensive report on the Impact of Public Land Management Practices on Bushfires in Victoria:

• You can view the Report here

• And the Government response

For information on zoning in a particular area see:

• Victoria's Planning Schemes

The terms of reference for the Fires Royal Commission and other information:

• Fires Royal Commission Terms of Reference

• Media releases on the Fires from the Premier's office.

You can view the Australian Policy Online (APO) section on 'environment' policies and reports here.