❓ Hon Sally Talbot asks about the costs and details of the 'community forest inspection program' under Sustainable Forest Management. The response indicates limited activity and difficulty in isolating specific costs.
AnsweredQoN 5321Legislative Council
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I refer to the information provided in the Department of Environment and Conservation 2010-11 Annual Report, page 20, regarding
Service 2: Sustainable Forest Management
, and I ask -
(1) How many inspections under the 'community forest inspection program' were carried out during the reporting period?
(2) What costs are associated with the community forest inspection program?
(3) Are any of these costs recovered from the Forest Products Commission or any other agency, organisation or entity?
(4) If yes to (3), which ones and what percentage of the costs are recovered?
(5) If no to (3), from which DEC program does the funding come?
Service 2: Sustainable Forest Management
, and I ask -
(1) How many inspections under the 'community forest inspection program' were carried out during the reporting period?
(2) What costs are associated with the community forest inspection program?
(3) Are any of these costs recovered from the Forest Products Commission or any other agency, organisation or entity?
(4) If yes to (3), which ones and what percentage of the costs are recovered?
(5) If no to (3), from which DEC program does the funding come?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
15 May 2012
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Environment
Response time
56 days
(1) 1
(2) Providing the cost attributed to community forest inspections is not feasible as the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) does not comprehensively record expenditure against this specific activity. DEC manages State forest and timber reserves for a range of values, not just timber production. Therefore, financial reporting reflects expenditure to manage these values across the whole of State forest and timber reserves.
Notwithstanding this, the cost was relatively modest as it involved the participation of two DEC staff, one Forest Products Commission staff and one Conservation Commission staff as well as community representatives on a one-day field visit, with associated planning, hosting and reporting costs.
(3) No
(4) Not applicable
(5) The Sustainable Forest Management Service
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(2) Providing the cost attributed to community forest inspections is not feasible as the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) does not comprehensively record expenditure against this specific activity. DEC manages State forest and timber reserves for a range of values, not just timber production. Therefore, financial reporting reflects expenditure to manage these values across the whole of State forest and timber reserves.
Notwithstanding this, the cost was relatively modest as it involved the participation of two DEC staff, one Forest Products Commission staff and one Conservation Commission staff as well as community representatives on a one-day field visit, with associated planning, hosting and reporting costs.
(3) No
(4) Not applicable
(5) The Sustainable Forest Management Service
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