Page 4860 - Week 13 - Wednesday, 11 November 2009

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Omit paragraph (2), substitute:

“(2) notes that:

(a) the ACT Greens have requested that the Commissioner for Sustainability and the Environment consider investigating a number of tree management issues;

(b) subsequently the Minister for Territory and Municipal Services has formally requested that the Commissioner investigate the Government’s tree management practices, including the need for an enhanced program to manage and renew Canberra’s urban forest, with a report to Government by 30 June 2010;

(i) the scope and urgency of any enhancement that may be required to the Government’s existing tree management programs;

(ii) the benefits and drawbacks of considering funding for urban tree programs separately to climate change initiatives;

(iii) improved notification and consultation processes to support greater community involvement in urban tree planning and management, including risk mitigation, tree removal and planting;

(iv) the priority given in tree management decisions to environmental values, solar access and the retention of communities of trees in parks;

(v) the sustainable reuse of timber from felled trees;

(vi) when replanting should occur following the removal of trees, and principles for the number and species of trees that should be replanted;

(vii) the need for enhanced management to maintain the survival and good health of trees;

(viii) appropriate safeguards to ensure contractors follow best practice and adhere to Government tree policies;

(ix) principles for the decision-making process where it is proposed that a tree is removed;

(x) improvements to the Tree Protection Act or other relevant Acts in light of the above matters; and

(xi) resource implications associated with an enhanced program;

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