4JChief forest practices officer

### 4J Chief forest practices officer > [*\[Section 4J Inserted by No. 23 of 1999, s. 11, Applied:01 Jul 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-07-01/act-1999-023#GS11@EN) > > > (1)  [*\[Section 4J Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 14, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS14@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 4J Subsection (1) amended by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-05-01/act-2000-086#JS1@Ja59@GC1@Hpc@EN) [*\[Section 4J Subsection (1) amended by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-05-01/act-2000-086#JS1@Ja59@GC1@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 4J Subsection (1) amended by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-05-01/act-2000-086#JS1@Ja59@GC1@Hpa@EN) The Minister, on the recommendation of the Authority, is to appoint a State Service officer or State Service employee to be chief forest practices officer and that officer or employee holds that office in conjunction with State Service employment. > > > (2)  A person appointed as chief forest practices officer must have – > > > > > > (a) extensive expertise in forestry; and > > > > > > > (b) extensive experience in forest operations; and > > > > > > > (c) knowledge of the sustainable management of forests; and > > > > > > > (d) management skills. > > > (3)  If a person who is appointed as chief forest practices officer was not a forest practices officer immediately before that appointment, he or she is, by virtue of that appointment and without further authorisation than this subsection, a forest practices officer for the purposes of this Act. > > > (4)  [*\[Section 4J Subsection (4) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 14, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS14@Hpb@EN) The Authority may recommend to the Minister that the appointment of a person as chief forest practices officer should be terminated if the Authority is reasonably of the opinion that the person – > > > > > > (a) is not discharging the duties of that office efficiently or in the best interests of the State; or > > > > > > > (b) is, except by reason of temporary illness, unfit to discharge or incapable of discharging the duties of the office. > > > (5)  [Subsection (4)](#GS4J@Gs4@EN) does not limit or affect a power to terminate the appointment of a person as chief forest practices officer that is contained in any other enactment or in any contract of service relating to that office.