Forest Practices Act 1985

The chief forest practices officer – may give a direction to a forest practices officer in relation to the exercise or performance of a function or power of the forest practices officer under this Act; and may give a direction to a forest practices officer, or other person, in relation to a function or power of the Authority that has been delegated to the forest practices officer or person under section 43.

A direction under subsection (1) – to a forest practices officer in relation to the performance or exercise of – a function or power of the forest practices officer; or a function or power of the Authority that has been delegated to the forest practices officer under section 43; or to a person in relation to the performance or exercise by the person of a function or power of the Authority that has been delegated to the person under section 43 – may be a direction as to a policy, or matters, to be considered by the forest practices officer, or the person, before performing or exercising the function or power, but must not require the forest practices officer or the person to make a particular decision in performing or exercising the function or power.

Without limiting subsection (1) – a direction under that subsection to a forest practices officer may require the forest practices officer to seek the advice of the chief forest practices officer before performing or exercising – a function or power of the forest practices officer; or a function or power of the Authority that has been delegated to the forest practices officer under section 43; and a direction under that subsection to a person may require the person to seek the advice of the chief forest practices officer before performing or exercising a function or power of the Authority that has been delegated to the person under section 43.

A direction under subsection (1) may specify a period, that is reasonable in all the circumstances, in which the direction is to be complied with.