The Tasmanian government has announced a policy to re-establish cultural burning practices in the state.

The $1.3 million policy aims to support cultural burning practices as part of the management of reserved land, a process undertaken for tens of thousands of years by Aboriginal people in Tasmania.

Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Parks Roger Jaensch said the policy recognises the rich cultural and environmental understanding of the landscape held by Tasmanian Aboriginal people.

"The government has been working with Tasmanian Aboriginal people to develop a policy and procedures for cultural burning on land managed by the Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service, supported by Aboriginal Fire Officers," Mr Jaensch said.

The policy aims to reinstate cultural burning to protect and enhance natural and cultural values on the land, and to enable and empower Tasmanian Aboriginal people and organisations to undertake cultural burning on the land and, through collaborative working relationships, share knowledge of culture and burning practices.

"The cultural burning procedures support the implementation of the policy, and focus on identification and assessment of areas where cultural burning could be undertaken," Mr Jaensch said.

"The procedures also outline the approval processes, statutory requirements, and minimum standards for the management of work health and safety and environmental risks."

Multiple new roles will be established to implement the policy, with an Aboriginal Fire Coordinator and two Aboriginal Fire Officers to be appointed to oversee the new policy and associated procedures.

The new positions will also be responsible for engage with Tasmanian Aboriginal people and organisations to identify areas suitable for cultural burning, facilitate approval for Aboriginal organisations to undertake cultural burning and identify and facilitate Aboriginal people to be involved in planned burning programs undertaken by the Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service.

Minister Jaensch said these important announcements are crucial steps towards ensuring cultural burning activities are a regular part of land management in the reserve estate.

The recruitment process for these positions begins Thursday, 8 June.