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Page 26 of the Draft Simple Method states that a "Registered Forestry Professional" must sign-off on a Forest Management Plan for projects undertaken under Schedule 4. This requirement seems too narrow, and potentially misguided, when Management Plans for activities under Schedule 4 may include permanent environmental plantings. Such plantings would be better served by the oversight of a qualified ecologist / land management practitioner, than a Registered Forestry Professional who might not possess the skills or expertise required to effectively plan for the management of a permanent, native forest. To avoid relying on one existing accreditation scheme, it is suggested that consultants possessing the relevant skills could be 'pre-qualified' by demonstrating their experience to the CER in the field relevant to the schedule (s) of the method they intend to offer services under.
