❓ Hon Steve Martin questions the Minister for Forestry about alternative species being used to mitigate the shortfall in pine resources, including volumes supplied and future availability, particularly concerning native forest species after 2024. The Minister acknowledges the pine shortage due to past inaction and provides data on alternative species volumes.
AnsweredQoN 933Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
FORESTRY — PINE ALTERNATIVES
933. Hon STEVE MARTIN to the Minister for Forestry:
I refer to an answer to a Forest
Products Commission estimates supplementary question in which it is stated that
the shortfall in pine resources is being mitigated by the supply of alternative
species.
(1) What are these alternatives
species?
(2) How much of these alternative
species have been supplied in each of the past five years?
(3) How much of these alternative
species will be available in future years?
(4) If these alternative species are native forest
species, will they be available for mitigation after 1 January 2024?
933. Hon STEVE MARTIN to the Minister for Forestry:
I refer to an answer to a Forest
Products Commission estimates supplementary question in which it is stated that
the shortfall in pine resources is being mitigated by the supply of alternative
species.
(1) What are these alternatives
species?
(2) How much of these alternative
species have been supplied in each of the past five years?
(3) How much of these alternative
species will be available in future years?
(4) If these alternative species are native forest
species, will they be available for mitigation after 1 January 2024?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice
of the question. The answer is correct as of 15 August.
Following years of inaction and lack
of investment under the previous Liberal–National government, there is
a shortage of pine resources.
(1) Native hardwoods and radiata
pine are the alternative species.
(2) I have been provided the volumes
of alternative species supplied in tabular form.
I seek leave to have the response
incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
Financial
Year
Volume
in Cubic Metres
2018–19
50,023
2019–20
62,129
2020–21
90,848
2021–22
100,397
2023–23
94,401
(3)–(4) The
volume of timber required into the future for specialist building products will
depend on demand.
of the question. The answer is correct as of 15 August.
Following years of inaction and lack
of investment under the previous Liberal–National government, there is
a shortage of pine resources.
(1) Native hardwoods and radiata
pine are the alternative species.
(2) I have been provided the volumes
of alternative species supplied in tabular form.
I seek leave to have the response
incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
Financial
Year
Volume
in Cubic Metres
2018–19
50,023
2019–20
62,129
2020–21
90,848
2021–22
100,397
2023–23
94,401
(3)–(4) The
volume of timber required into the future for specialist building products will
depend on demand.
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