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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 3.6 MB)

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.
Date in 2026Board meeting location
Friday 20 FebruaryBoard meeting - Launceston
Friday 17 AprilBoard meeting - Online
Thursday 21 MayBoard meeting – Hobart
Friday 22 MayBoard meeting - Hobart
Friday 3 JulyBoard meeting - Launceston
Friday 14 AugustBoard meeting - Hobart
Friday 25 SeptemberBoard meeting - Hobart
Thursday 29 OctoberBoard - Launceston (field day)
Friday 30 OctoberBoard meeting - Launceston
Friday 27 NovemberBoard meeting - Hobart