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.
The advancement of forestry resource modeling prompted the Forestry Department's transformation into the Forestry Commission in 1947, resulting in accelerated research across various fields. The woodchip export industry's rise in the 1970s led to widespread pulpwood harvesting on a large scale. With a renewed emphasis on commercial activities, Forestry Tasmania was formed in 1994 as a corporation under the Government Business Enterprises Act 1995.