Previous VEAC Assessments & Advice
In 2016 the Victorian Environmental Assessment Council Act was amended to establish a process by which the Minister may request VEAC to conduct assessments or to provide advice, in addition to being requested to carry out investigations. The amended Act allows VEAC to provide advice or carry out assessments on matters that, because of their limited scale or scope or their technical nature, might not require an investigation under the provisions of the Act.
Submissions may not be required for assessments or advice, depending on the specific terms of reference. Requests and reports must be tabled and made available to the public. If recommendations are made a government response must be prepared.
Assessment of the Values of Victoria's Marine Environment (VEAC, 2019)
In March 2018 VEAC was requested by the Minister to carry out an assessment of the values of Victoria’s marine environment.
Assessment of Victoria's Coastal Reserves
The Final Report was submitted to the Minister on 6 March 2020 and publicly released in mid March 2020. The Government response to the recommendations in the final report was tabled in Parliament on 5 August 2021.
Fibre and Wood Supply Assessment (VEAC, 2017)
The report on VEAC’s Fibre and Wood Supply Assessment was publicly released on 10 May 2017.
Conservation Values of State Forests (VEAC, 2017)
In September 2016, the Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change requested VEAC to undertake an assessment of the conservation values of state forests in the Central Highlands, North East, Gippsland and East Gippsland regional forest agreement areas