Corporate Plan

The Service has prepared an Inland Fisheries Service Corporate Plan 2005 - 2009 , which establishes the following Vision, Mission, Strategic Outcomes and Goals.

Vision

For Tasmania to have sustainable inland fisheries of a world class standard.

Mission

To manage Tasmania’s inland fisheries for the benefit of anglers and the Tasmanian community.

Strategic Outcomes

1.    To maintain a financially viable business.
2.    To excel in fisheries management.
3.    To apply exceptional corporate governance.
4.    To maintain a strong customer focus.
5.    To adopt contemporary human resource management practices.
6.    To manage our main undertakings and other assets on a commercial basis.

Goals

1.    To re-implement the finance system so that it meets the needs of the Service from both financial reporting and management perspective’s.
2.    To review the assets held by the Service on a commercial basis with the intent of rationalising those that do not meet the criteria of being necessary for core business or cannot be justified when applying cost benefit principles or considering other alternatives.
3.    To formalise corporate management and adopt corporate governance practices as far as applicable in line with the Corporate Governance Handbook for Government Business Enterprises published by the Department of Treasury and Finance.
4.    To report to the Minister for Primary Industries and Water on a quarterly basis with reporting as undertaken by Government Business Enterprises.
5.    To implement fisheries management practices that improve fisheries performance and increase fisheries diversity in the product we are providing.
6.    Develop close relationships with commercial hatcheries concerning supplies of fish.
7.    Develop, document and proceed with a stocking program that complements the fisheries management program.
8.    To enter into water management level agreements that complement fisheries management plans.
9.    Enhance fisheries protection through enforcement programs, monitoring and eradication of pest species and the monitoring of the aquarium industry.
10.    To consider and participate in improvement of access to key waters where we have the financial capacity to do so.
11.    To apply marketing principles and a customer orientation in our dealings with all stakeholders.
12.    To adopt standards of excellence in the presentation of our facilities, the work we do and ourselves to the public at large.
13.    To restructure the IFS to prepare it for the challenges that lie ahead and align its structure to the directions being taken.
14.    To communicate the organisational directions with staff and introduce accountability requirements.
15.    To develop consultative and communicative arrangements with other aligned organisations such as Marine and Safety Tasmania, Hydro Tasmania, Parks and Wildlife Service and Tourism Tasmania.