Hon Steve Martin questions the Minister for Forestry regarding timber supply percentages from the Forest Products Commission (FPC) to contracted sawmills, particularly in relation to the Redmond Sawmill closure. The answer provides the requested percentages for 2019-2023 and explains that many factors determine delivery volumes.

AnsweredQoN 1548Legislative Council
Asked
17 August 2023
Portfolio
Forestry

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I refer to the closure of the Redmond Sawmill, and I ask: (a) can the Minister provide the amount of timber supplied by the Forest Products Commission (FPC) to contracted sawmills by the end of July, as a percentage of their annual supply, for: (i) 2019; (ii) 2020; (iii) 2021; (iv) 2022; and (v) 2023; and (b) can the Minister outline if it is usual FPC practice to deliver 50% of a sawmill's annual timber allocation in the first half of a calendar year?

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Answered
19 September 2023
Responded by
Minister for Forestry
Response time
7 days
Answer
(a)
(i)           45%
(ii)         49%
(iii)       42%
(iv)       37%
(v)         71%
(b)     There are many factors that determine delivery volumes.

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