❓ Hon. Tjorn Sibma questions the Minister for Environment regarding a native forest survey and its influence on the decision to end native forest logging. The response provides data on survey participation and refers to a tabled document for further details.
AnsweredQoN 677Legislative Council
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NATIVE FOREST SURVEY
677. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the Minister for Environment:
I
refer to the minister's taxpayer-funded native forest survey that
appears to have influenced yesterday's announcement to end the
state's native forest industry.
(1) Were comments made yesterday by Jess Beckerling of
the WA Forest Alliance to the effect that the survey elicited some 17 000
submissions, the majority of which called for the end of the native forest
industry, broadly accurate?
(2) If so, how
were these results known to WAFA but unknown to anyone else considering that
the data has not yet been published?
(3) How many submissions were received from
individuals or organisations domiciled in the following areas —
(a) the south west region of Western Australia;
(b) the Perth metropolitan area;
(c) from within Western Australia in
areas excluding the two abovementioned areas;
(d) Australia but outside Western Australia;
or
(e) overseas?
(4) Will the
minister table the survey result data; and, if not, why not?
677. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the Minister for Environment:
I
refer to the minister's taxpayer-funded native forest survey that
appears to have influenced yesterday's announcement to end the
state's native forest industry.
(1) Were comments made yesterday by Jess Beckerling of
the WA Forest Alliance to the effect that the survey elicited some 17 000
submissions, the majority of which called for the end of the native forest
industry, broadly accurate?
(2) If so, how
were these results known to WAFA but unknown to anyone else considering that
the data has not yet been published?
(3) How many submissions were received from
individuals or organisations domiciled in the following areas —
(a) the south west region of Western Australia;
(b) the Perth metropolitan area;
(c) from within Western Australia in
areas excluding the two abovementioned areas;
(d) Australia but outside Western Australia;
or
(e) overseas?
(4) Will the
minister table the survey result data; and, if not, why not?
AnswerView source ↗
I reply on behalf of the minister
representing the Minister for Environment.
(1) A total of 16
944 responses were received. Ninety-five per cent of respondents agreed or
strongly agreed with the statement ''More areas of native forest should
be protected''.
(2) In informing
stakeholders of the government's announcement to end native logging
from 2024, a number of stakeholders requested an update on the survey results.
(3) (a)–(e) A total of 16 944 responses were received:
64 per cent of responses were from the Perth metropolitan area and 32 per cent were from regional Western Australia;
fewer than four per cent of respondents did not supply their postcodes
or identified an interstate or overseas postcode.
(4) Please refer
to the ''Western Australia Native Forest Survey 2021 Snapshot''.
The information is in tabular form, so I seek leave to have it incorporated
into Hansard .
The
PRESIDENT : The parliamentary secretary seeks leave to have
the attachment incorporated into Hansard, but it cannot be
incorporated into Hansard because of the nature of the attachment, so I invite
him to table the document.
Hon MATTHEW SWINBOURN : I table
the document.
[See paper 540 .]
representing the Minister for Environment.
(1) A total of 16
944 responses were received. Ninety-five per cent of respondents agreed or
strongly agreed with the statement ''More areas of native forest should
be protected''.
(2) In informing
stakeholders of the government's announcement to end native logging
from 2024, a number of stakeholders requested an update on the survey results.
(3) (a)–(e) A total of 16 944 responses were received:
64 per cent of responses were from the Perth metropolitan area and 32 per cent were from regional Western Australia;
fewer than four per cent of respondents did not supply their postcodes
or identified an interstate or overseas postcode.
(4) Please refer
to the ''Western Australia Native Forest Survey 2021 Snapshot''.
The information is in tabular form, so I seek leave to have it incorporated
into Hansard .
The
PRESIDENT : The parliamentary secretary seeks leave to have
the attachment incorporated into Hansard, but it cannot be
incorporated into Hansard because of the nature of the attachment, so I invite
him to table the document.
Hon MATTHEW SWINBOURN : I table
the document.
[See paper 540 .]
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