Pastoral Lands Board
About the Pastoral Lands Board
The Pastoral Lands Board is a statutory authority established under section 94 of the Land Administration Act 1997, charged with administering Western Australian pastoral leases in accordance with Part 7 of this Act.
Currently, 470 pastoral stations made up of 519 pastoral leases are included in this activity and cover nearly 90 million hectares or 36% of Western Australia. Most of the State's pastoral leases occur in the Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne, Murchison, Goldfields and Nullabor regions.
Under section 95 of the Act, the functions of the Pastoral Lands Board are to:
(a) advise the Minister on policy relating to the pastoral industry and the administration of pastoral leases;
(b) administer pastoral leases in accordance with Part 7 of the Land Administration Act 1997;
(c) ensure pastoral leases are managed on an ecologically sustainable basis;
(d) develop policies to prevent the degradation of rangelands;
(e) develop policies to rehabilitate degraded or eroded rangelands and to restore their pastoral potential;
(f) consider applications for the subdivision of pastoral land and make recommendations to the Minister in relation to them;
(g) establish and evaluate a system of pastoral land monitoring sites;
(h) monitor the numbers and the effect of stock and feral animals on pastoral land;
(i) conduct or commission research into any matters that it considers are relevant to the pastoral industry;
(j) provide such other assistance or advice as the Minister may require in relation to the administration of Part 7 of the LAA; and
(k) exercise or perform such other functions as it may be given under the LAA or any other Act.
Governance charter of the Pastoral Lands Board
The Pastoral Lands Board has a Governance Charter that defines the roles, responsibilities and authorities of the Board members and establishes the parameters within which the Board members and Pastoral Land unit officers operate.
This Charter is consistent with the Code of Conduct for Government Boards and Committees (Office of the Public Sector Standards Commissioner May 1999), the Land Administration Act 1997 and where appropriate relevant sections of the ASX Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations (Second edition August 2007).
The charter details the current approach to corporate governance practice and is structured into four parts:
Part A Governance roles
Part B Board processes
Part C Key board functions
Part D Continuing improvement
Click here to view the latest version of the Charter.
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