Soft compliance measures are also used as the starting point in the Native Vegetation Regulations in Victoria, Australia. If contractual commitments or management actions are not being met by the offset supplier, the regulator will work with them to improve the situation, but if this is unsuccessful, subsequent payments may be withheld until the necessary land management actions are completed. Non-compliance with the land management contract may result in a requirement for payments received by the landowner and associated costs being paid back to the regulator (DSE, 2012). Conditional payments have proved to be a useful tool to align the incentives of the offset supplier and the regulator in order to improve supplier compliance (Box 4.6).