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Looking Outside the Legislation

The Expectations That Affect the Management of Public Forest and Range Lands in British Columbia:
Looking Outside the Legislation

A Discussion Paper prepared for the Ministry of Forests and Range
and the Ministry of Environment
by Roberta Reader
(February 2006) 

If due diligence entails taking all reasonable care, what exactly does “taking all reasonable care entail?” [1] 

When will we be in a position to say that professional reliance really is a viable alternative to government controls? [2]

When is reliance on a resource management professional justified? [3]

If you’ve wondered about the answers to these and other questions, look no further.  This lengthy (327-page) paper is divided into five sections for ease of use.  Readers are invited to browse the table of contents for topics of most interest. For example, range users may find subheadings in chapter 4 and 6 relevant to their interests. 

 For hints to find answers to the questions above, see footnotes below.

Part

Topic

Chapter

Content

Part 1

Context
(PDF)

 

Purpose, Table of Contents, Executive Summary

Part 2

Statutory Framework (PDF)

 

Chapters 1–4

Introduction; Whose Expectations Matter? Expectations Arising Inside Regimes; Moving from the FPC to FRPA

Part 3

Outside the Statutory Framework (PDF)

Chapters 5– 9

The Role of the Tenure Holder, Professions, Experts and Guidance

Part 4

Evaluating Decisions & Practices (PDF)

Chapter 10

Evaluating Management Decisions and Practices: how do we know whether tenure holders are doing the “right thing”

Part 5

To Conclude (PDF)

Chapter 11

Concluding Remarks

[1] Reasonable care - See Part 2 - Chapter 4 Moving from FPC to FRPA (hint - p.89)

[2] Professional Reliance - See Part 3 - Chapter 7 – the Role of the Professions (hint – p. 212-213)

[3] When is reliance justified? See Part 3 - Chapter 8 – The Experts: Whose Opinions Really Matter? (hint – page 221)

 
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