RULES OF MEMBERSHIP
4.0 MEMBERSHIP
4.1 Membership will be by invitation from the executive after a nomination has been formally made in writing to the executive by a member and seconded by a member of the executive once the application has been received, and the applicant admitted after the criteria for membership has been satisfied. A member will abide by the rules of membership and the code of ethics.
5.0 CRITERIA FOR MEMBERSHIP
5.1 Membership will be restricted to individuals who are practitioners involved in an Arboricultural Consultancy practice as the majority of their business activity. This allows for the undertaking or supervision of scientific testing or research and associated reporting on trees, and related tree management and tree protection practices, e.g. the installation of tree protection zones on construction sites, or root investigation excavation, and where no situation of a conflict of interest could arise that would bias or unduly influence the provision of their consultancy service.
5.2 Further to 5.1 and 5.3, eligibility for membership is excluded to Arboriculturists involved in the undertaking of tree pruning or removal works, or the management, or ownership of such businesses, due to the obvious potential for ethical conflict between these activities and the consultancy process.
5.3 Further to 5.1 and 5.2, the minimum qualification will be a Diploma of Horticulture (Arboriculture) as recognised by the Australian Qualification Framework (AQF).
5.4 Further to 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and 5.5, the applicant will be required to have and maintain Professional Indemnity insurance with the minimum requirements for such insurance as determined by the Institute.
5.5 The Sunset Clause, further to the requirements of 5.1, 5.2 and 5.4, and taken from the date of the formation of the Start-up Committee. Membership in the first year of operation will be open to competent practitioners with a diverse range of qualifications, other than that in 5.3, where their work is known to and recognised by other members. Where a dispute arises members of the Start-up Committee with the minimum qualification will form an initial Extra-admissions Criteria Committee, for the duration of the first year or until the first executive elections are conducted, with disputes referred to that committee.
Just kidding, what Ekka said, get someone to check it. Problem with alder is that 60 - 70 years is an old one. Very susceptible to decay - weak compartmentalizers - fast growers, first thing to come up on a cleared lot, at least here.
