Governance

The Board of the FPA

We are governed by a Board of Directors, which is responsible for:

• overseeing the powers and functions of the FPA
• ensuring that the financial affairs of the FPA are managed with sound business practice
• other powers and functions conferred or imposed on the FPA or the Board.

Strategic plan 2020–23 (PDF 245.6 KB)

FPA Board Communiques (PDF 100.5 KB)

Directors

The directors of the FPA are appointed by the Minister for Resources as independent experts. They are:

1. Chairperson Pam Allan: a person with expertise in public administration and in environmental or natural resource management and governance.
2. Sarah Munks: a person with applied knowledge and expertise in environmental or natural resource management.
3. Jodie Mason: a person with applied knowledge and expertise in sustainable forest management on private land.
4. Kim Creak: a person with applied knowledge and expertise in sustainable forest management on public land.
5. Paul West: 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.
6. Phil Barker: a person with expertise in biological science or nature conservation.
7. Anne Chuter: the Chief Forest Practices Officer.