❓ Question on logging of old-growth forests in WA. Minister initially deflects due to claimed hearing/reading issues, then denies logging in old-growth forests, asserting policy adherence.
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STATE FORESTS — OLD-GROWTH FOREST LOGGING
In the context of the rising tide of community concern about the continued logging and felling of old trees in state forests, I ask a question in three parts. (1) Is the minister continuing to issue licences that result in the felling of old native forest trees in state forests? (2) If no to (1), how can the minister account for the logging at Diamond Forest, as reported in The West Australian today? (3) If yes to (1), how is this consistent with Labor Party policy to end old-growth forest logging? Hon KIM CHANCE
In the context of the rising tide of community concern about the continued logging and felling of old trees in state forests, I ask a question in three parts. (1) Is the minister continuing to issue licences that result in the felling of old native forest trees in state forests? (2) If no to (1), how can the minister account for the logging at Diamond Forest, as reported in The West Australian today? (3) If yes to (1), how is this consistent with Labor Party policy to end old-growth forest logging? Hon KIM CHANCE
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(1)-(3) Mr President, I have a problem with my hearing. Hon Paul Llewellyn asked a question in three parts, and I heard about half the question. Does the member have a copy of the question? Hon Paul Llewellyn : Yes, the minister will easily be able to read it! Hon KIM CHANCE : I have a problem with my reading, too, Mr President! The PRESIDENT : If need be, the question can be placed on notice. Hon KIM CHANCE : Hon Paul Llewellyn seems to be asking whether there is a rising tide of community concern about logging. Certainly, I am not aware of any such concern. Indeed, I believe the community has both adopted and embraced the Australian Labor Party’s old-growth forest policy. People recognise that more than 1.2 million hectares of forest are now protected from any form of harvesting—that is two-thirds of the Western Australian forest area. That is the policy we were elected on; it is the policy that we delivered the day after we were elected. Hon Norman Moore : Do you still support it? Hon KIM CHANCE : The government very strongly adheres to that policy. Hon Norman Moore : What about the minister? Hon KIM CHANCE : The minister, of course, agrees with the government! Part (2) of the question appears to be asking whether any logging is happening in old-growth forests. I can assure Hon Paul Llewellyn that that is absolutely not the case. No logging is occurring in the old-growth forests, and there has been no logging since the day after the election of the Gallop government. Part (3) does not make sense. I have just said that all of our actions are entirely consistent with the old-growth forest policy.
(1) Is the minister continuing to issue licences that result in the felling of old native forest trees in state forests? (2) If no to (1), how can the minister account for the logging at Diamond Forest, as reported in The West Australian today? (3) If yes to (1), how is this consistent with Labor Party policy to end old-growth forest logging? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: (1)-(3) Mr President, I have a problem with my hearing. Hon Paul Llewellyn asked a question in three parts, and I heard about half the question. Does the member have a copy of the question? Hon Paul Llewellyn : Yes, the minister will easily be able to read it! Hon KIM CHANCE : I have a problem with my reading, too, Mr President! The PRESIDENT : If need be, the question can be placed on notice. Hon KIM CHANCE : Hon Paul Llewellyn seems to be asking whether there is a rising tide of community concern about logging. Certainly, I am not aware of any such concern. Indeed, I believe the community has both adopted and embraced the Australian Labor Party’s old-growth forest policy. People recognise that more than 1.2 million hectares of forest are now protected from any form of harvesting—that is two-thirds of the Western Australian forest area. That is the policy we were elected on; it is the policy that we delivered the day after we were elected. Hon Norman Moore : Do you still support it? Hon KIM CHANCE : The government very strongly adheres to that policy. Hon Norman Moore : What about the minister? Hon KIM CHANCE : The minister, of course, agrees with the government! Part (2) of the question appears to be asking whether any logging is happening in old-growth forests. I can assure Hon Paul Llewellyn that that is absolutely not the case. No logging is occurring in the old-growth forests, and there has been no logging since the day after the election of the Gallop government. Part (3) does not make sense. I have just said that all of our actions are entirely consistent with the old-growth forest policy.
(2) If no to (1), how can the minister account for the logging at Diamond Forest, as reported in The West Australian today? (3) If yes to (1), how is this consistent with Labor Party policy to end old-growth forest logging? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: (1)-(3) Mr President, I have a problem with my hearing. Hon Paul Llewellyn asked a question in three parts, and I heard about half the question. Does the member have a copy of the question? Hon Paul Llewellyn : Yes, the minister will easily be able to read it! Hon KIM CHANCE : I have a problem with my reading, too, Mr President! The PRESIDENT : If need be, the question can be placed on notice. Hon KIM CHANCE : Hon Paul Llewellyn seems to be asking whether there is a rising tide of community concern about logging. Certainly, I am not aware of any such concern. Indeed, I believe the community has both adopted and embraced the Australian Labor Party’s old-growth forest policy. People recognise that more than 1.2 million hectares of forest are now protected from any form of harvesting—that is two-thirds of the Western Australian forest area. That is the policy we were elected on; it is the policy that we delivered the day after we were elected. Hon Norman Moore : Do you still support it? Hon KIM CHANCE : The government very strongly adheres to that policy. Hon Norman Moore : What about the minister? Hon KIM CHANCE : The minister, of course, agrees with the government! Part (2) of the question appears to be asking whether any logging is happening in old-growth forests. I can assure Hon Paul Llewellyn that that is absolutely not the case. No logging is occurring in the old-growth forests, and there has been no logging since the day after the election of the Gallop government. Part (3) does not make sense. I have just said that all of our actions are entirely consistent with the old-growth forest policy.
(3) If yes to (1), how is this consistent with Labor Party policy to end old-growth forest logging? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: (1)-(3) Mr President, I have a problem with my hearing. Hon Paul Llewellyn asked a question in three parts, and I heard about half the question. Does the member have a copy of the question? Hon Paul Llewellyn : Yes, the minister will easily be able to read it! Hon KIM CHANCE : I have a problem with my reading, too, Mr President! The PRESIDENT : If need be, the question can be placed on notice. Hon KIM CHANCE : Hon Paul Llewellyn seems to be asking whether there is a rising tide of community concern about logging. Certainly, I am not aware of any such concern. Indeed, I believe the community has both adopted and embraced the Australian Labor Party’s old-growth forest policy. People recognise that more than 1.2 million hectares of forest are now protected from any form of harvesting—that is two-thirds of the Western Australian forest area. That is the policy we were elected on; it is the policy that we delivered the day after we were elected. Hon Norman Moore : Do you still support it? Hon KIM CHANCE : The government very strongly adheres to that policy. Hon Norman Moore : What about the minister? Hon KIM CHANCE : The minister, of course, agrees with the government! Part (2) of the question appears to be asking whether any logging is happening in old-growth forests. I can assure Hon Paul Llewellyn that that is absolutely not the case. No logging is occurring in the old-growth forests, and there has been no logging since the day after the election of the Gallop government. Part (3) does not make sense. I have just said that all of our actions are entirely consistent with the old-growth forest policy.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: (1)-(3) Mr President, I have a problem with my hearing. Hon Paul Llewellyn asked a question in three parts, and I heard about half the question. Does the member have a copy of the question? Hon Paul Llewellyn : Yes, the minister will easily be able to read it! Hon KIM CHANCE : I have a problem with my reading, too, Mr President! The PRESIDENT : If need be, the question can be placed on notice. Hon KIM CHANCE : Hon Paul Llewellyn seems to be asking whether there is a rising tide of community concern about logging. Certainly, I am not aware of any such concern. Indeed, I believe the community has both adopted and embraced the Australian Labor Party’s old-growth forest policy. People recognise that more than 1.2 million hectares of forest are now protected from any form of harvesting—that is two-thirds of the Western Australian forest area. That is the policy we were elected on; it is the policy that we delivered the day after we were elected. Hon Norman Moore : Do you still support it? Hon KIM CHANCE : The government very strongly adheres to that policy. Hon Norman Moore : What about the minister? Hon KIM CHANCE : The minister, of course, agrees with the government! Part (2) of the question appears to be asking whether any logging is happening in old-growth forests. I can assure Hon Paul Llewellyn that that is absolutely not the case. No logging is occurring in the old-growth forests, and there has been no logging since the day after the election of the Gallop government. Part (3) does not make sense. I have just said that all of our actions are entirely consistent with the old-growth forest policy.
(1)-(3) Mr President, I have a problem with my hearing. Hon Paul Llewellyn asked a question in three parts, and I heard about half the question. Does the member have a copy of the question? Hon Paul Llewellyn : Yes, the minister will easily be able to read it! Hon KIM CHANCE : I have a problem with my reading, too, Mr President! The PRESIDENT : If need be, the question can be placed on notice. Hon KIM CHANCE : Hon Paul Llewellyn seems to be asking whether there is a rising tide of community concern about logging. Certainly, I am not aware of any such concern. Indeed, I believe the community has both adopted and embraced the Australian Labor Party’s old-growth forest policy. People recognise that more than 1.2 million hectares of forest are now protected from any form of harvesting—that is two-thirds of the Western Australian forest area. That is the policy we were elected on; it is the policy that we delivered the day after we were elected. Hon Norman Moore : Do you still support it? Hon KIM CHANCE : The government very strongly adheres to that policy. Hon Norman Moore : What about the minister? Hon KIM CHANCE : The minister, of course, agrees with the government! Part (2) of the question appears to be asking whether any logging is happening in old-growth forests. I can assure Hon Paul Llewellyn that that is absolutely not the case. No logging is occurring in the old-growth forests, and there has been no logging since the day after the election of the Gallop government. Part (3) does not make sense. I have just said that all of our actions are entirely consistent with the old-growth forest policy.
Hon Paul Llewellyn : Yes, the minister will easily be able to read it! Hon KIM CHANCE : I have a problem with my reading, too, Mr President! The PRESIDENT : If need be, the question can be placed on notice. Hon KIM CHANCE : Hon Paul Llewellyn seems to be asking whether there is a rising tide of community concern about logging. Certainly, I am not aware of any such concern. Indeed, I believe the community has both adopted and embraced the Australian Labor Party’s old-growth forest policy. People recognise that more than 1.2 million hectares of forest are now protected from any form of harvesting—that is two-thirds of the Western Australian forest area. That is the policy we were elected on; it is the policy that we delivered the day after we were elected. Hon Norman Moore : Do you still support it? Hon KIM CHANCE : The government very strongly adheres to that policy. Hon Norman Moore : What about the minister? Hon KIM CHANCE : The minister, of course, agrees with the government! Part (2) of the question appears to be asking whether any logging is happening in old-growth forests. I can assure Hon Paul Llewellyn that that is absolutely not the case. No logging is occurring in the old-growth forests, and there has been no logging since the day after the election of the Gallop government. Part (3) does not make sense. I have just said that all of our actions are entirely consistent with the old-growth forest policy.
Hon KIM CHANCE : I have a problem with my reading, too, Mr President! The PRESIDENT : If need be, the question can be placed on notice. Hon KIM CHANCE : Hon Paul Llewellyn seems to be asking whether there is a rising tide of community concern about logging. Certainly, I am not aware of any such concern. Indeed, I believe the community has both adopted and embraced the Australian Labor Party’s old-growth forest policy. People recognise that more than 1.2 million hectares of forest are now protected from any form of harvesting—that is two-thirds of the Western Australian forest area. That is the policy we were elected on; it is the policy that we delivered the day after we were elected. Hon Norman Moore : Do you still support it? Hon KIM CHANCE : The government very strongly adheres to that policy. Hon Norman Moore : What about the minister? Hon KIM CHANCE : The minister, of course, agrees with the government! Part (2) of the question appears to be asking whether any logging is happening in old-growth forests. I can assure Hon Paul Llewellyn that that is absolutely not the case. No logging is occurring in the old-growth forests, and there has been no logging since the day after the election of the Gallop government. Part (3) does not make sense. I have just said that all of our actions are entirely consistent with the old-growth forest policy.
The PRESIDENT : If need be, the question can be placed on notice. Hon KIM CHANCE : Hon Paul Llewellyn seems to be asking whether there is a rising tide of community concern about logging. Certainly, I am not aware of any such concern. Indeed, I believe the community has both adopted and embraced the Australian Labor Party’s old-growth forest policy. People recognise that more than 1.2 million hectares of forest are now protected from any form of harvesting—that is two-thirds of the Western Australian forest area. That is the policy we were elected on; it is the policy that we delivered the day after we were elected. Hon Norman Moore : Do you still support it? Hon KIM CHANCE : The government very strongly adheres to that policy. Hon Norman Moore : What about the minister? Hon KIM CHANCE : The minister, of course, agrees with the government! Part (2) of the question appears to be asking whether any logging is happening in old-growth forests. I can assure Hon Paul Llewellyn that that is absolutely not the case. No logging is occurring in the old-growth forests, and there has been no logging since the day after the election of the Gallop government. Part (3) does not make sense. I have just said that all of our actions are entirely consistent with the old-growth forest policy.
Hon KIM CHANCE : Hon Paul Llewellyn seems to be asking whether there is a rising tide of community concern about logging. Certainly, I am not aware of any such concern. Indeed, I believe the community has both adopted and embraced the Australian Labor Party’s old-growth forest policy. People recognise that more than 1.2 million hectares of forest are now protected from any form of harvesting—that is two-thirds of the Western Australian forest area. That is the policy we were elected on; it is the policy that we delivered the day after we were elected. Hon Norman Moore : Do you still support it? Hon KIM CHANCE : The government very strongly adheres to that policy. Hon Norman Moore : What about the minister? Hon KIM CHANCE : The minister, of course, agrees with the government! Part (2) of the question appears to be asking whether any logging is happening in old-growth forests. I can assure Hon Paul Llewellyn that that is absolutely not the case. No logging is occurring in the old-growth forests, and there has been no logging since the day after the election of the Gallop government. Part (3) does not make sense. I have just said that all of our actions are entirely consistent with the old-growth forest policy.
Hon Norman Moore : Do you still support it? Hon KIM CHANCE : The government very strongly adheres to that policy. Hon Norman Moore : What about the minister? Hon KIM CHANCE : The minister, of course, agrees with the government! Part (2) of the question appears to be asking whether any logging is happening in old-growth forests. I can assure Hon Paul Llewellyn that that is absolutely not the case. No logging is occurring in the old-growth forests, and there has been no logging since the day after the election of the Gallop government. Part (3) does not make sense. I have just said that all of our actions are entirely consistent with the old-growth forest policy.
Hon KIM CHANCE : The government very strongly adheres to that policy. Hon Norman Moore : What about the minister? Hon KIM CHANCE : The minister, of course, agrees with the government! Part (2) of the question appears to be asking whether any logging is happening in old-growth forests. I can assure Hon Paul Llewellyn that that is absolutely not the case. No logging is occurring in the old-growth forests, and there has been no logging since the day after the election of the Gallop government. Part (3) does not make sense. I have just said that all of our actions are entirely consistent with the old-growth forest policy.
Hon Norman Moore : What about the minister? Hon KIM CHANCE : The minister, of course, agrees with the government! Part (2) of the question appears to be asking whether any logging is happening in old-growth forests. I can assure Hon Paul Llewellyn that that is absolutely not the case. No logging is occurring in the old-growth forests, and there has been no logging since the day after the election of the Gallop government. Part (3) does not make sense. I have just said that all of our actions are entirely consistent with the old-growth forest policy.
Hon KIM CHANCE : The minister, of course, agrees with the government! Part (2) of the question appears to be asking whether any logging is happening in old-growth forests. I can assure Hon Paul Llewellyn that that is absolutely not the case. No logging is occurring in the old-growth forests, and there has been no logging since the day after the election of the Gallop government. Part (3) does not make sense. I have just said that all of our actions are entirely consistent with the old-growth forest policy.
Part (2) of the question appears to be asking whether any logging is happening in old-growth forests. I can assure Hon Paul Llewellyn that that is absolutely not the case. No logging is occurring in the old-growth forests, and there has been no logging since the day after the election of the Gallop government. Part (3) does not make sense. I have just said that all of our actions are entirely consistent with the old-growth forest policy.
(1) Is the minister continuing to issue licences that result in the felling of old native forest trees in state forests? (2) If no to (1), how can the minister account for the logging at Diamond Forest, as reported in The West Australian today? (3) If yes to (1), how is this consistent with Labor Party policy to end old-growth forest logging? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: (1)-(3) Mr President, I have a problem with my hearing. Hon Paul Llewellyn asked a question in three parts, and I heard about half the question. Does the member have a copy of the question? Hon Paul Llewellyn : Yes, the minister will easily be able to read it! Hon KIM CHANCE : I have a problem with my reading, too, Mr President! The PRESIDENT : If need be, the question can be placed on notice. Hon KIM CHANCE : Hon Paul Llewellyn seems to be asking whether there is a rising tide of community concern about logging. Certainly, I am not aware of any such concern. Indeed, I believe the community has both adopted and embraced the Australian Labor Party’s old-growth forest policy. People recognise that more than 1.2 million hectares of forest are now protected from any form of harvesting—that is two-thirds of the Western Australian forest area. That is the policy we were elected on; it is the policy that we delivered the day after we were elected. Hon Norman Moore : Do you still support it? Hon KIM CHANCE : The government very strongly adheres to that policy. Hon Norman Moore : What about the minister? Hon KIM CHANCE : The minister, of course, agrees with the government! Part (2) of the question appears to be asking whether any logging is happening in old-growth forests. I can assure Hon Paul Llewellyn that that is absolutely not the case. No logging is occurring in the old-growth forests, and there has been no logging since the day after the election of the Gallop government. Part (3) does not make sense. I have just said that all of our actions are entirely consistent with the old-growth forest policy.
(2) If no to (1), how can the minister account for the logging at Diamond Forest, as reported in The West Australian today? (3) If yes to (1), how is this consistent with Labor Party policy to end old-growth forest logging? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: (1)-(3) Mr President, I have a problem with my hearing. Hon Paul Llewellyn asked a question in three parts, and I heard about half the question. Does the member have a copy of the question? Hon Paul Llewellyn : Yes, the minister will easily be able to read it! Hon KIM CHANCE : I have a problem with my reading, too, Mr President! The PRESIDENT : If need be, the question can be placed on notice. Hon KIM CHANCE : Hon Paul Llewellyn seems to be asking whether there is a rising tide of community concern about logging. Certainly, I am not aware of any such concern. Indeed, I believe the community has both adopted and embraced the Australian Labor Party’s old-growth forest policy. People recognise that more than 1.2 million hectares of forest are now protected from any form of harvesting—that is two-thirds of the Western Australian forest area. That is the policy we were elected on; it is the policy that we delivered the day after we were elected. Hon Norman Moore : Do you still support it? Hon KIM CHANCE : The government very strongly adheres to that policy. Hon Norman Moore : What about the minister? Hon KIM CHANCE : The minister, of course, agrees with the government! Part (2) of the question appears to be asking whether any logging is happening in old-growth forests. I can assure Hon Paul Llewellyn that that is absolutely not the case. No logging is occurring in the old-growth forests, and there has been no logging since the day after the election of the Gallop government. Part (3) does not make sense. I have just said that all of our actions are entirely consistent with the old-growth forest policy.
(3) If yes to (1), how is this consistent with Labor Party policy to end old-growth forest logging? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: (1)-(3) Mr President, I have a problem with my hearing. Hon Paul Llewellyn asked a question in three parts, and I heard about half the question. Does the member have a copy of the question? Hon Paul Llewellyn : Yes, the minister will easily be able to read it! Hon KIM CHANCE : I have a problem with my reading, too, Mr President! The PRESIDENT : If need be, the question can be placed on notice. Hon KIM CHANCE : Hon Paul Llewellyn seems to be asking whether there is a rising tide of community concern about logging. Certainly, I am not aware of any such concern. Indeed, I believe the community has both adopted and embraced the Australian Labor Party’s old-growth forest policy. People recognise that more than 1.2 million hectares of forest are now protected from any form of harvesting—that is two-thirds of the Western Australian forest area. That is the policy we were elected on; it is the policy that we delivered the day after we were elected. Hon Norman Moore : Do you still support it? Hon KIM CHANCE : The government very strongly adheres to that policy. Hon Norman Moore : What about the minister? Hon KIM CHANCE : The minister, of course, agrees with the government! Part (2) of the question appears to be asking whether any logging is happening in old-growth forests. I can assure Hon Paul Llewellyn that that is absolutely not the case. No logging is occurring in the old-growth forests, and there has been no logging since the day after the election of the Gallop government. Part (3) does not make sense. I have just said that all of our actions are entirely consistent with the old-growth forest policy.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: (1)-(3) Mr President, I have a problem with my hearing. Hon Paul Llewellyn asked a question in three parts, and I heard about half the question. Does the member have a copy of the question? Hon Paul Llewellyn : Yes, the minister will easily be able to read it! Hon KIM CHANCE : I have a problem with my reading, too, Mr President! The PRESIDENT : If need be, the question can be placed on notice. Hon KIM CHANCE : Hon Paul Llewellyn seems to be asking whether there is a rising tide of community concern about logging. Certainly, I am not aware of any such concern. Indeed, I believe the community has both adopted and embraced the Australian Labor Party’s old-growth forest policy. People recognise that more than 1.2 million hectares of forest are now protected from any form of harvesting—that is two-thirds of the Western Australian forest area. That is the policy we were elected on; it is the policy that we delivered the day after we were elected. Hon Norman Moore : Do you still support it? Hon KIM CHANCE : The government very strongly adheres to that policy. Hon Norman Moore : What about the minister? Hon KIM CHANCE : The minister, of course, agrees with the government! Part (2) of the question appears to be asking whether any logging is happening in old-growth forests. I can assure Hon Paul Llewellyn that that is absolutely not the case. No logging is occurring in the old-growth forests, and there has been no logging since the day after the election of the Gallop government. Part (3) does not make sense. I have just said that all of our actions are entirely consistent with the old-growth forest policy.
(1)-(3) Mr President, I have a problem with my hearing. Hon Paul Llewellyn asked a question in three parts, and I heard about half the question. Does the member have a copy of the question? Hon Paul Llewellyn : Yes, the minister will easily be able to read it! Hon KIM CHANCE : I have a problem with my reading, too, Mr President! The PRESIDENT : If need be, the question can be placed on notice. Hon KIM CHANCE : Hon Paul Llewellyn seems to be asking whether there is a rising tide of community concern about logging. Certainly, I am not aware of any such concern. Indeed, I believe the community has both adopted and embraced the Australian Labor Party’s old-growth forest policy. People recognise that more than 1.2 million hectares of forest are now protected from any form of harvesting—that is two-thirds of the Western Australian forest area. That is the policy we were elected on; it is the policy that we delivered the day after we were elected. Hon Norman Moore : Do you still support it? Hon KIM CHANCE : The government very strongly adheres to that policy. Hon Norman Moore : What about the minister? Hon KIM CHANCE : The minister, of course, agrees with the government! Part (2) of the question appears to be asking whether any logging is happening in old-growth forests. I can assure Hon Paul Llewellyn that that is absolutely not the case. No logging is occurring in the old-growth forests, and there has been no logging since the day after the election of the Gallop government. Part (3) does not make sense. I have just said that all of our actions are entirely consistent with the old-growth forest policy.
Hon Paul Llewellyn : Yes, the minister will easily be able to read it! Hon KIM CHANCE : I have a problem with my reading, too, Mr President! The PRESIDENT : If need be, the question can be placed on notice. Hon KIM CHANCE : Hon Paul Llewellyn seems to be asking whether there is a rising tide of community concern about logging. Certainly, I am not aware of any such concern. Indeed, I believe the community has both adopted and embraced the Australian Labor Party’s old-growth forest policy. People recognise that more than 1.2 million hectares of forest are now protected from any form of harvesting—that is two-thirds of the Western Australian forest area. That is the policy we were elected on; it is the policy that we delivered the day after we were elected. Hon Norman Moore : Do you still support it? Hon KIM CHANCE : The government very strongly adheres to that policy. Hon Norman Moore : What about the minister? Hon KIM CHANCE : The minister, of course, agrees with the government! Part (2) of the question appears to be asking whether any logging is happening in old-growth forests. I can assure Hon Paul Llewellyn that that is absolutely not the case. No logging is occurring in the old-growth forests, and there has been no logging since the day after the election of the Gallop government. Part (3) does not make sense. I have just said that all of our actions are entirely consistent with the old-growth forest policy.
Hon KIM CHANCE : I have a problem with my reading, too, Mr President! The PRESIDENT : If need be, the question can be placed on notice. Hon KIM CHANCE : Hon Paul Llewellyn seems to be asking whether there is a rising tide of community concern about logging. Certainly, I am not aware of any such concern. Indeed, I believe the community has both adopted and embraced the Australian Labor Party’s old-growth forest policy. People recognise that more than 1.2 million hectares of forest are now protected from any form of harvesting—that is two-thirds of the Western Australian forest area. That is the policy we were elected on; it is the policy that we delivered the day after we were elected. Hon Norman Moore : Do you still support it? Hon KIM CHANCE : The government very strongly adheres to that policy. Hon Norman Moore : What about the minister? Hon KIM CHANCE : The minister, of course, agrees with the government! Part (2) of the question appears to be asking whether any logging is happening in old-growth forests. I can assure Hon Paul Llewellyn that that is absolutely not the case. No logging is occurring in the old-growth forests, and there has been no logging since the day after the election of the Gallop government. Part (3) does not make sense. I have just said that all of our actions are entirely consistent with the old-growth forest policy.
The PRESIDENT : If need be, the question can be placed on notice. Hon KIM CHANCE : Hon Paul Llewellyn seems to be asking whether there is a rising tide of community concern about logging. Certainly, I am not aware of any such concern. Indeed, I believe the community has both adopted and embraced the Australian Labor Party’s old-growth forest policy. People recognise that more than 1.2 million hectares of forest are now protected from any form of harvesting—that is two-thirds of the Western Australian forest area. That is the policy we were elected on; it is the policy that we delivered the day after we were elected. Hon Norman Moore : Do you still support it? Hon KIM CHANCE : The government very strongly adheres to that policy. Hon Norman Moore : What about the minister? Hon KIM CHANCE : The minister, of course, agrees with the government! Part (2) of the question appears to be asking whether any logging is happening in old-growth forests. I can assure Hon Paul Llewellyn that that is absolutely not the case. No logging is occurring in the old-growth forests, and there has been no logging since the day after the election of the Gallop government. Part (3) does not make sense. I have just said that all of our actions are entirely consistent with the old-growth forest policy.
Hon KIM CHANCE : Hon Paul Llewellyn seems to be asking whether there is a rising tide of community concern about logging. Certainly, I am not aware of any such concern. Indeed, I believe the community has both adopted and embraced the Australian Labor Party’s old-growth forest policy. People recognise that more than 1.2 million hectares of forest are now protected from any form of harvesting—that is two-thirds of the Western Australian forest area. That is the policy we were elected on; it is the policy that we delivered the day after we were elected. Hon Norman Moore : Do you still support it? Hon KIM CHANCE : The government very strongly adheres to that policy. Hon Norman Moore : What about the minister? Hon KIM CHANCE : The minister, of course, agrees with the government! Part (2) of the question appears to be asking whether any logging is happening in old-growth forests. I can assure Hon Paul Llewellyn that that is absolutely not the case. No logging is occurring in the old-growth forests, and there has been no logging since the day after the election of the Gallop government. Part (3) does not make sense. I have just said that all of our actions are entirely consistent with the old-growth forest policy.
Hon Norman Moore : Do you still support it? Hon KIM CHANCE : The government very strongly adheres to that policy. Hon Norman Moore : What about the minister? Hon KIM CHANCE : The minister, of course, agrees with the government! Part (2) of the question appears to be asking whether any logging is happening in old-growth forests. I can assure Hon Paul Llewellyn that that is absolutely not the case. No logging is occurring in the old-growth forests, and there has been no logging since the day after the election of the Gallop government. Part (3) does not make sense. I have just said that all of our actions are entirely consistent with the old-growth forest policy.
Hon KIM CHANCE : The government very strongly adheres to that policy. Hon Norman Moore : What about the minister? Hon KIM CHANCE : The minister, of course, agrees with the government! Part (2) of the question appears to be asking whether any logging is happening in old-growth forests. I can assure Hon Paul Llewellyn that that is absolutely not the case. No logging is occurring in the old-growth forests, and there has been no logging since the day after the election of the Gallop government. Part (3) does not make sense. I have just said that all of our actions are entirely consistent with the old-growth forest policy.
Hon Norman Moore : What about the minister? Hon KIM CHANCE : The minister, of course, agrees with the government! Part (2) of the question appears to be asking whether any logging is happening in old-growth forests. I can assure Hon Paul Llewellyn that that is absolutely not the case. No logging is occurring in the old-growth forests, and there has been no logging since the day after the election of the Gallop government. Part (3) does not make sense. I have just said that all of our actions are entirely consistent with the old-growth forest policy.
Hon KIM CHANCE : The minister, of course, agrees with the government! Part (2) of the question appears to be asking whether any logging is happening in old-growth forests. I can assure Hon Paul Llewellyn that that is absolutely not the case. No logging is occurring in the old-growth forests, and there has been no logging since the day after the election of the Gallop government. Part (3) does not make sense. I have just said that all of our actions are entirely consistent with the old-growth forest policy.
Part (2) of the question appears to be asking whether any logging is happening in old-growth forests. I can assure Hon Paul Llewellyn that that is absolutely not the case. No logging is occurring in the old-growth forests, and there has been no logging since the day after the election of the Gallop government. Part (3) does not make sense. I have just said that all of our actions are entirely consistent with the old-growth forest policy.
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