Renewables, Climate and Future Industries Tasmania and Resources

Renewables, Climate and Future Industries Tasmania (ReCFIT) and the Resources Division comprises the following areas:

Renewables, Climate and Future Industries Tasmania

The Tasmanian Government established Renewables, Climate, Future Industries, Tasmania (ReCFIT) to prepare the state for the rapidly transitioning energy sector, the impacts and opportunities of a changing climate, We are responsible for advising the Government on the state’s strategic direction on climate change, renewable energy growth and emissions reduction to help shape Tasmania’s future while maintaining a secure, sustainable, and affordable energy system.

Renewables, Climate and Future Industries Tasmania provides:

• advice to the Government on energy, climate change and emissions reduction
• input on state and national climate change priorities and policies, and coordination of Tasmania’s climate change strategy
• programs to support Tasmanian businesses and communities reduce emissions, improve energy efficiency, and prepare for and adapt to a changing climate
• monitoring and reporting on Tasmania’s greenhouse gas emissions and the impacts of climate change
• research and analysis to capitalise on the development of decarbonisation strategies, to maximise our economic and job opportunities
• advice on a range of large, complex, energy-related projects, including new renewables generation and uses for renewable energy, such as green hydrogen production (future industries)
• collaboration with industry, State-owned energy businesses and communities on the planning and delivery of our large renewable energy projects
• oversight of energy regulation and current energy mix, and monitoring of the security of our electricity system
• a voice for our state on intergovernmental forums relating to the National Electricity Market.

Resources incorporates Mineral Resources Tasmania, Mining Policy and Forest Policy. Mineral Resources Tasmania provides essential information for land management in Tasmania. MRT produce and promote up-to-date geoscientific information on Tasmania as an aid to the mineral and petroleum exploration industries, other government agencies and the general public, in order to improve the State's economic position, and promotes sustainable land-use planning and environmental management. Find out more about MRT at www.mrt.tas.gov.au

Mining Policy provides expert, high-level strategic advice on issues relating to Tasmania’s minerals industry. Mining Policy lead and manage the legislative and policy agenda for Mineral Resource industries and deliver a range of mining policy projects of strategic importance and specific programs to assist the development and growth of the mining and quarrying industry.

Forest Policy
Forestry is critical to Tasmania's future, and our role is instrumental in developing strategies and policies to ensure a sustainable forestry industry.

• We provide advice on forest policy and implementation, as well as regulatory services around forest practices.
• Forestry is critical to Tasmania's future, and our role is instrumental in developing strategies and policies to ensure a sustainable forestry industry.
• The Forestry fact sheet  (PDF 1.5 MB) provides information on forestry in Tasmania, including land-use types and areas, forestry production statistics, the level of employment and economic activity in the industry, recent Tasmanian Government initiatives, and outlines the Forest Management System.

Legislative and Policy Framework

Tasmania's forest management system is a comprehensive system for delivering ecologically sustainable forest management across all land tenures. The system comprises an overarching legislative and policy framework.

Statutory Authority and related Acts

Our Executive Director of ReCFIT has statutory obligations and responsibilities as Director of Energy Planning under the Energy Co-ordination and Planning Act 1995. Our officers undertake the statutory position of the Jurisdictional System Security Coordinator.

We are guided by the Climate Change (State Action) Act 2008 and the Climate Change (Greenhouse Gas Emissions) Regulations 2012.

Renewables, Climate and Future Industries Tasmania and Resoures is administratively supported by the Department of State Growth.

The Director of Mineral Resources Tasmania has statutory responsibilities as the Director of Mines under the Mineral Resources Development Act 1995 and the Strategic Prospectivity Act.