A correspondent (who wishes to remain anonymous so I cannot publicly thank them, but they know who they are) has drawn my attention to a report by Phillipa McCormack, Michelle McKemey and Oliver Costell for the North East NSW Foresty Hub on Identifying and overcoming legal barriers to cultural burning: https://nenswforestryhub.com.au/news-reports/reports/report/10-identifying-and-overcoming-legal-barriers-to-cultural-burning.

The report shows how societal values are expressed in legislation, and how, when embarking on legislative reform, advocates need to be clear what values the current legislation supports and what values they (and the other stakeholders involved) want the new legislation to embody. This report is a great starting point for reforming NSW bushfire/hazard reduction legislation to enable cultural and environmental burning and will be of interest not only to those working in the field but those seeking guidance on how to push for legislative reform in any area.

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