Overview
The Australian Government made the Improved Native Forest Management method on 26 June 2026. This page provides information on the public consultation undertaken during the making of this method.
Consultation on exposure drafts of the methods
On 4 December 2025, we released an exposure draft of the INFM method to allow stakeholders time to familiarise themselves with the proposed approach.
On 2 January 2026, on behalf of the Emissions Reduction Assurance Committee (ERAC), we released the exposure draft alongside consultation materials and invited stakeholders to provide submissions during the public consultation period, which ran from 2 January to 30 January 2026.
To support engagement, the ERAC also held a public information session on 21 January 2026.
Consultation documents
INFM example workflow - Southern RFA region hypothetical case study [PDF 285KB]
INFM example workflow - Southern RFA region hypothetical case study [DOCX 141KB]
Public consultation submissions
The ERAC received 371 submissions from stakeholders during public consultation on the exposure draft. All submissions received during the public consultation period have been published, except those that indicated publication would prejudice their commercial interests.
Read published submissions.
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