Australian Capital Territory
Tree Protection (Advisory Panel) 
Appointment 2013 (No 1)
Disallowable Instrument DI2013—163
made under the
Tree Protection Act 2005, s69 (1) (Members of Advisory Panel)
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Section 68 of the Tree Protection Act 2005 establishes the Tree Advisory Panel. 

Section 69 (1) provides for the appointment of 3 or more members by the Minister.

Section 69 (2) provides for the appointments to be for a term of at least one year and not longer than two years.  

This instrument appoints Mr Robert Friederich as a member of the Tree Advisory Panel for a period of two years from the day after the notification of this instrument.  

Section 69 (3) provides that the Minister must not appoint a person to the Advisory Panel unless the person has extensive experience in 1 or more of the fields of  (a) arboriculture, (b) forestry, (c) horticulture, (d) landscape architecture, (e) natural and cultural heritage. 

Mr Friederich has experience in forestry, arboriculture, natural and cultural heritage planning and management and landscape architecture

Prior to making this appointment, the Minister for Territory and Municipal Services consulted with the Legislative Assembly’s Standing Committee on Planning, Public Works and Territory and Municipal Services in accordance with section 228 of the Legislation Act 2001.  The Standing Committee on Planning, Public Works and Territory and Municipal Services supported this appointment.