4ABoard of the Authority

### 4A Board of the Authority > *\[Section 4A Inserted by No. 29 of 1994, s. 5 \]**\[Section 4A Subsection (1) amended by No. 37 of 1996, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \]*[*\[Section 4A Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 1999, s. 6, Applied:01 Jul 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-07-01/act-1999-023#GS6@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 4A Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 1999, s. 6, Applied:01 Jul 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-07-01/act-1999-023#GS6@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 4A Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 23 of 1999, s. 6, Applied:01 Jul 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-07-01/act-1999-023#GS6@Hpc@EN) [*\[Section 4A Subsection (1B) inserted by No. 23 of 1999, s. 6, Applied:01 Jul 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-07-01/act-1999-023#GS6@Hpc@EN) [*\[Section 4A Subsection (1C) inserted by No. 23 of 1999, s. 6, Applied:01 Jul 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-07-01/act-1999-023#GS6@Hpc@EN) [*\[Section 4A Subsection (1D) inserted by No. 23 of 1999, s. 6, Applied:01 Jul 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-07-01/act-1999-023#GS6@Hpc@EN) [*\[Section 4A Subsection (1E) inserted by No. 23 of 1999, s. 6, Applied:01 Jul 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-07-01/act-1999-023#GS6@Hpc@EN) [*\[Section 4A Subsection (1F) inserted by No. 23 of 1999, s. 6, Applied:01 Jul 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-07-01/act-1999-023#GS6@Hpc@EN) [*\[Section 4A Substituted by No. 55 of 2004, s. 7, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS7@EN) > > > (1)  The Authority has a Board of Directors consisting of – > > > > > > (a) a person with expertise in public administration and in environmental or natural resource management and governance; and > > > > > > > (b) a person with applied knowledge and expertise in environmental or natural resource management; and > > > > > > > (c) a person with applied knowledge and expertise in sustainable forest management on private land; and > > > > > > > (d) a person with applied knowledge and expertise in sustainable forest management on public land; and > > > > > > > (e) a person with applied knowledge and expertise in community liaison and local government, from a municipal area in which forestry is a major land use; and > > > > > > > (f) a person with expertise in biological science or nature conservation; and > > > > > > > (g) the chief forest practices officer. > > > (2)  The directors referred to in [subsection (1)(a)](#GS4A@Gs1@Hpa@EN) , [(b)](#GS4A@Gs1@Hpb@EN) , [(c)](#GS4A@Gs1@Hpc@EN) , [(d)](#GS4A@Gs1@Hpd@EN) , [(e)](#GS4A@Gs1@Hpe@EN) and [(f)](#GS4A@Gs1@Hpf@EN) are appointed by the Minister. > > > (3)  The Minister is to ensure that one of the directors appointed under [subsection (1)(c)](#GS4A@Gs1@Hpc@EN) and [(d)](#GS4A@Gs1@Hpd@EN) has practical knowledge and experience in forest operations, including the harvesting and reforestation of forests. > > > (4)  The director appointed under [subsection (1)(a)](#GS4A@Gs1@Hpa@EN) is also, by virtue of that appointment, chairperson of the Board. > > > (5)  The Board may elect a director referred to in [subsection (1)(b)](#GS4A@Gs1@Hpb@EN) , [(c)](#GS4A@Gs1@Hpc@EN) , [(d)](#GS4A@Gs1@Hpd@EN) , [(e)](#GS4A@Gs1@Hpe@EN) or [(f)](#GS4A@Gs1@Hpf@EN) to be deputy chairperson of the Board. > > > (6)  [Schedule 3](#JS3@EN) has effect with respect to the directors. > > > (7)  [Schedule 4](#JS4@EN) has effect with respect to meetings of the Board.