The Authority was created to provide assistance and advice on private forest management in Tasmania, Australia.
[1] Private Forest Tasmania is the only Australian government funded body established to specifically promote, foster and assist private landowners to manage sustainably their native forests and encourage the expansion of plantation estate.
[1] The Part 19A of the Private Forests Act[3] provides that a Ministerial Charter to the agency outlining the broad policy expectations and limit the functions and powers of the agency and requires that the Board conduct business and affairs in a manner consistent with the charter.
[4] Costs and expenses, incurred in performing selected functions are funded by money provided by the Tasmanian Parliament.
The Private Forestry Division provided financial incentives, as grants and loans, for the establishment and tending of commercial plantations of pine, eucalyptus and special timber species, notably blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon).