A WA parliamentary question seeks data on jarrah extraction, revenue, exports, and market value. The Minister deferred answering, citing the need for significant research.

AnsweredQoN 639Legislative Council
Asked
15 September 2005
Portfolio
Agriculture and Forestry

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(1) What volume of first and second-grade jarrah was extracted from public forests in each year from 2000 to 2004? (2) What was the royalty revenue received by the state of Western Australia for that timber in each year? (3) What volume of first and second-grade jarrah was exported out of Western Australia in each of the years 2000 to 2004 - (a) to overseas destinations; and (b) to eastern states of Australia? (4) What approximately is the current market value of first and second-grade dry sawn jarrah sold in Japan? (5) What approximately is the current market value of first and second-grade dry sawn jarrah sold in Sydney? Hon JON FORD

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On behalf of the Minister for Agriculture and Forestry, I thank the member for some notice of this question. I request that the honourable member place the question on notice to allow time for the considerable amount of research that will be required to provide a response.
(2) What was the royalty revenue received by the state of Western Australia for that timber in each year? (3) What volume of first and second-grade jarrah was exported out of Western Australia in each of the years 2000 to 2004 - (a) to overseas destinations; and (b) to eastern states of Australia? (4) What approximately is the current market value of first and second-grade dry sawn jarrah sold in Japan? (5) What approximately is the current market value of first and second-grade dry sawn jarrah sold in Sydney? Hon JON FORD replied: On behalf of the Minister for Agriculture and Forestry, I thank the member for some notice of this question. I request that the honourable member place the question on notice to allow time for the considerable amount of research that will be required to provide a response.
(3) What volume of first and second-grade jarrah was exported out of Western Australia in each of the years 2000 to 2004 - (a) to overseas destinations; and (b) to eastern states of Australia? (4) What approximately is the current market value of first and second-grade dry sawn jarrah sold in Japan? (5) What approximately is the current market value of first and second-grade dry sawn jarrah sold in Sydney? Hon JON FORD replied: On behalf of the Minister for Agriculture and Forestry, I thank the member for some notice of this question. I request that the honourable member place the question on notice to allow time for the considerable amount of research that will be required to provide a response.
(b) to eastern states of Australia?
(5) What approximately is the current market value of first and second-grade dry sawn jarrah sold in Sydney? Hon JON FORD replied: On behalf of the Minister for Agriculture and Forestry, I thank the member for some notice of this question. I request that the honourable member place the question on notice to allow time for the considerable amount of research that will be required to provide a response.
Hon JON FORD replied: On behalf of the Minister for Agriculture and Forestry, I thank the member for some notice of this question. I request that the honourable member place the question on notice to allow time for the considerable amount of research that will be required to provide a response.
On behalf of the Minister for Agriculture and Forestry, I thank the member for some notice of this question. I request that the honourable member place the question on notice to allow time for the considerable amount of research that will be required to provide a response.

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