As forestry resource modelling become increasingly sophisticated, the Forestry Department was replaced by the Forestry Commission in 1947 and the research effort in all subject areas accelerated. The advent of the woodchip export industry in the 1970s gave rise to broad scale pulpwood harvesting. With a strengthened commercial focus, Forestry Tasmania was created in 1994, becoming a corporation under the Government Business Enterprises Act 1995.
As forestry modeling technology improved, the Forestry Department gave way to the Forestry Commission in 1947, and research efforts expanded across all areas. The woodchip export industry's growth in the 1970s prompted massive pulpwood harvesting operations. With a strengthened commercial presence, Forestry Tasmania was created in 1994 as a corporation under the Government Business Enterprises Act 1995.