Regional Forest Agreements and Comprehensive Regional Assessment Boundaries

Abstract This vector dataset provides a national polygon coverage combining all Regional Forest Agreements (RFAs) and Comprehensive Regional Assessment boundaries supplied by states. A total of 12 boundaries are included, comprising boundaries for the 11 Regional Forest Agreements regions and one Comprehensive Regional Assessment region boundary. Regional Forest Agreements boundaries include: NSW: -Upper North East -Lower North East -Eden -Southern NSW Victoria: -East Gippsland -North East -Central Highlands -West Victoria -Gippsland Tasmania -Tasmanian Western Australia: -South West Forest Region of Western Australia Notes: Region names are consistent with the titles of each Regional Forest Agreement. The North East New South Wales Regional Forest Agreement comprises two regions – Upper and Lower. A Comprehensive Regional Assessment was completed for the South-East Queensland region, however a Regional Forest Agreement was not signed. The area within the South-East Queensland region is included in this dataset. Victorian RFAs were terminated on 31 December 2024. Areas outside RFA boundaries are not covered by an RFA and are effectively treated as having ‘no RFA’. The boundary for the Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement is defined as the whole State of Tasmania. The terrestrial extent of the State of Tasmania was derived from Geoscience Australia’s GEODATA Coast 100K data product. [Regional Forest Agreements and Comprehensive Regional Assessment boundaries] Currency Date Modified: 24 February 2025 Modification Frequency: As required Data Extent Spatial Extent North: -24° South: -44° East: 154° West: 115° Source Information This dataset is provided by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. [Map Server] [Metadata] Known Limitations Limitations of Use The user waives and releases the Commonwealth of Australia to the full extent permitted by law from all liability for loss or damage arising from the use of, or reliance on, material or information made available through this dataset. The spatial boundaries are a representation of the RFAs as legally defined in the Regional Forest Agreements Act 2002 and should not be used for detailed analysis. In the event of an inconsistency between this data and the relevant legislation, the latter prevails. Lineage Statement Spatial datasets of individual region boundaries were supplied by relevant state agencies, as credited. Where relevant, coastlines for regions were derived from Geoscience Australia’s GEODATA Coast 100K data product to ensure consistent coastline representation for all jurisdictions. Inconsistencies between internal region boundaries on state borders were rectified by applying geometry information from Geoscience Australia’s GEODATA 100K data product. The final dataset is supplied in Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 (GDA94) geographics. Areas generated from this data should be calculated using an Albers equal area projection for Australia. Data Dictionary ──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Attribute name│Description ──────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── REG_NAME │Specifies the name of the region. ──────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── REG_TYPE │Specifies the type of region where: │RFA = Regional Forest Agreement │CRA = Comprehensive Regional Assessment ──────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── STATE │Specifies the jurisdiction in which the region occurs. ──────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Shape_Leng │Total length of boundaries at Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 in metres. ──────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── SHAPE.AREA │System managed calculation. ──────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── SHAPE.LEN │System managed calculation. ──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Contact Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, [Geospatial@dcceew.gov.au] Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, [info.ABARES@aff.gov.au]