The Forests and Forest Industry Council (FFIC) of Tasmania was established in 1990 in response to events surrounding the Helsham Inquiry of 1988 and the formation of the Tasmanian Parliamentary Accord of 29 May 1989 between the Tasmanian ALP and the Green Independents. ;;;;The FFIC went on to create the Forests and Forest Industry Strategy of 1990 and played a significant role in the annual forest debates about export quotas for woodchips, Recommended Areas for Protection, the formation of the Public Land Use Commission, and the development of the Regional Forest Agreement.;;;;The FFIC represented the broad cross-section of forestry-related interests, including;;forest workers, contractors, sawmillers, beekeepers, local government, indigenous;;groups, recreational users, furniture manufacturers, timber companies, private forest;;growers and farmers as well as Forestry Tasmania and the State Government.;;;;The FFIC later had a dual role - the original FFIC as the peak body provided external advice to governments, and as an Industry Council under the Industry Audit process initiated by the State Government.;;;;The Council was wound up at the beginning of 2013 and their records transferred to the Department of Infrastructure Energy and Resources.