DOC volunteer work

DOC arent going to bother trying to prosecute someone just trying to get through a windfall by clearing it enough to get past? i think that law is for people who are using that as an excuse to clear something more than they should be for whatever reason, ie making the track wider than it originally was without permission.. given you've got groups at present who are reestablishing tracks with DOC permission, and there will be some discussion from DOC that will tell them what standard of track they are allowed to create, and the limitations on how much clearing they can do. whats going to happen in the future with the increasing amount of DOC volunteer work, there are going to be more injuries and possibly deaths of volunteers and its going to highlight the situation of putting people in dangerous situations they aren't even being remunerated for. wasn't the person who died at Raoul island a volunteer? permanent staff work there as well but it was a volunteer who died? how much was this because of their lack of experience compared to a long term employed staff member? or was it just bad luck a rogue wave swept him away to his death? i wouldnt do a job like that in such a remote place without having a locator beacon attached to me at all times at least and i wouldnt volunteer for it. there are volunteers and volunteers, you've got people working on huts and maintaining tracks who have decades of experience in the outdoors and their chances of having an accident are low because their experience enables them to work more safely and minimise the risks of the job. I"d argue DOC havent taken that factor into account enough as they've increased the push for volunteers. There are more and more volunteers with far less experience getting involved in volunteer work now who arent as good at coping with the risks involved. A forestry worker told me the vast majority of accidents happen to workers in their early years on the job. they arent as adept at coping with the risks or just dont have the aptitude and wouldnt last in the job anyway, some just cant or won't develop enough of a safety awareness to avoid injury...