A NEW authority will take over governance of the Parks and Wildlife Service.
Legislation establishing a corporate style authority to control all state parks and reserves would be introduced in State Parliament next month, said Environment, Parks and Heritage Minister Brian Wightman.
The authority would be managed by a chief executive and guided by an appointed five-member multi-skilled board. It would remain a part of the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment.
"It's establishment will not change day-to-day operational work of staff on reserve management," Mr Wightman said.
About 500,000ha of forest reserves nominated as part of the Tasmanian Forestry Agreement would be transferred to the new authority, including about 220,000ha of forest to be moved across from Forestry Tasmania.
Some Forestry Tasmania staff were likely to shift to the new authority.
Its portfolio would include almost 600 conservation reserves, recreation areas, state reserves, historic sites, plus Crown land recently transferred to Parks and Wildlife Service control.
Existing land tenure and management employees would tend the parks and reserves.
Mr Wightman said the Parks and Reserves Board would consider environmental conservation, fire management and cultural and Aboriginal heritage issues, as well as recreation and economic opportunities, such as tourism and resource use.
Liberal parks spokesman Matthew Groom said the authority was a continuation of the Government's trend of outsourcing its decision making to "an unelected, unaccountable board".
Mr Wightman said the authority's chief executive would be answerable to the minister, giving the minister a greater say over key decisions that were previously taken by a departmental secretary.
Tourism Industry Council of Tasmania chief executive Luke Martin questioned the need for "another layer of bureaucracy" that might give "unelected and unaccountable board members authority over ... lands owned by the Tasmanian people".
Tasmanian Conservation Trust director Peter McGlone said the changes had the potential to improve management and protection.
"These changes should ensure that reserve management is given greater attention and importance by the government of the day, which as been gravely missing," Mr McGlone said. "One concern is that the board may end up with a majority of its proposed five members with interests other than natural and cultural heritage conservation."
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