Proposed changes to forest practices plans have been released which include amendments to how plans refer to native forest harvesting and stocking standards.
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The state's Forest Practices Authority will be accepting feedback on the new draft practices code until September.
The code dictates how forest practices plans are implemented throughout the state.
Planned native forest operations under the updated code will need to be written into a plan, rather than referred to in third-party documentation.
There will be changed to how harvesting and planting of forests near waterways is conducted into the future.
There will be a new requirement for a map to be included in a forest practices plan and the code has outlined the standard of map the Forest Practices Authority expects.
Chief forest practices officer Peter Volker said the code's amendments were developed with input from industry, private forest owners, forestry experts and community groups.
"It was a very positive process with a focus on changing only those things that were necessary and ensuring the code remains up to date with modern forest practices and environmental management," he said.
"Importantly, it is about how forests are managed and is not about setting forest policy or how wood and timber are used."
