Appendix 4
The NEFD Steering Committee's Terms of Reference
The New Zealand Forest Owners' Association and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry have agreed that the Steering Committee shall:
- Produce a five-year strategic plan, which outlines long term strategies to
maintain the quality of planted production forest resource information
collected and plans for projects of a longer-term nature such as wood supply
forecasts. This strategic plan needs to be submitted through the
Director-General of Agriculture and Forestry and the Board of the New
Zealand Forest Owners' Association.
- Prepare an annual work plan and budget for NEFD activity, outlining
details of statistics to be collected, how they are to be handled, the
analysis to be performed and products to be produced during the year.
This work plan is to be submitted through the Director-General of
Agriculture and Forestry to the Board of the New Zealand Forest Owners'
Association by 31 May each year (Review and approval by the Director-General
and the Board are required by 30 June of that year).
- Prepare an annual report reviewing the year's work and achievements.
This report is to be submitted to the Director-General of Agriculture and
Forestry and to the Board of the New Zealand Forest Owners' Association by
31 July each year.
- Monitor user satisfaction with the NEFD outputs through the use of client
surveys and through direct discussion with user representatives.
- Advise the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Senior Management Team and
the Forest Owners' Association Board of any significant issues that the
Steering Committee is unable to resolve.
- Oversee the preparation of each edition of the National
Exotic Forest Description.
- Commission forecasts of future wood supply from New Zealand's planted
production forests.
- Ensure that all users are able to subscribe to NEFD reports on an
equitable basis, with no barriers to access.
- Advertise and promote the availability of NEFD reports.
- Sponsor research by suitable bodies to improve the quality of NEFD information.
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