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An individual must be able to demonstrate the knowledge required to perform the tasks outlined in the elements and performance criteria of this unit. This includes knowledge of:
tree management plans, their purpose and structure, including:operational areas for formulating an operational tree management planspecifying the objectives, performance targets and intended outcomes for the planidentifying key stakeholders who influence operational tree management plansdocumenting and preparing draft management plans for feedbackpreparing documentation and distribution for stakeholder feedbackusing and assessing stakeholder feedback to finalise final versionscommunications strategies for stakeholder engagement, including:print mediapublic submissions public hearing and presentationsdeveloping and documenting tree management policies and proceduresconsiderations for specific sites and trees their use and value, including:historical and cultural heritageland ownership and usestreet trees and street tree plantingnational, state and local government legislation and regulations governing arboriculture management policies, including:zoning and planning controlsdevelopment and planning lawsdisability discriminationcompanion animalsmanagement and maintenance of trees within specific sites, including:health, condition and maintenance requirementsthe need and frequency of pruning cyclestree assessments and maintaining an inventory tree species, type, diversity and distributionsoils analysis and growing conditionstree protection for development and construction sitestree pruning operationspower line clearancehabitat protectionpest and disease controls and control strategies relevant to userstree removal and replacement strategies, including:selection of planting locationscriteria for the selection of tree speciesreasons for tree replacementprotecting infrastructureworking with and managing third party obligations, including:contractual arrangements and contractorsleasing arrangementslicensing obligationsdata collection methodologies and storagedeveloping and documenting operational procedures and managing resources, including:personnelsupplies and materialsequipment and machinerythird party management and maintenance arrangements, including:obligations affecting management plansexisting contracts for works or resourcesleasing arrangements for equipmentlicensing requirements.