❓ Hon. Christine Sharp questions the Minister for Environment regarding post-logging audits in specific forest blocks, potential breaches of regulations, and actions taken against responsible parties. The Minister, Hon. Kim Chance, requests the question be placed on notice due to time constraints.
AnsweredQoN 1470Legislative Council
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(1) Did Department of Conservation and Land Management officers recently conduct a post-logging audit of operations in any of Alco, Yornup and Thornton forest blocks? (2) If yes - (i) who conducted the audit, and what logging coupes were audited; (ii) were any breaches of logging regulations, prescriptions or specifications, or ministerial conditions, identified; (iii) if yes to (ii), has any action been taken against the Forest Products Commission or any contractor for any breaches; (iv) if yes to (iii), in what form; if not, why not; and (v) who were the contractors who carried out the roading and logging in these forest blocks? (3) Will the minister table a copy of the audit report? (4) Has any action been taken by CALM or by the Conservation Commission for any breaches of logging regulations, prescriptions or specifications in the past three years? If yes, please specify. Hon KIM CHANCE
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. Providing the information in the time required is not possible, and I request that the member place the question on notice.
(2) If yes - (i) who conducted the audit, and what logging coupes were audited; (ii) were any breaches of logging regulations, prescriptions or specifications, or ministerial conditions, identified; (iii) if yes to (ii), has any action been taken against the Forest Products Commission or any contractor for any breaches; (iv) if yes to (iii), in what form; if not, why not; and (v) who were the contractors who carried out the roading and logging in these forest blocks? (3) Will the minister table a copy of the audit report? (4) Has any action been taken by CALM or by the Conservation Commission for any breaches of logging regulations, prescriptions or specifications in the past three years? If yes, please specify. Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the member for some notice of this question. Providing the information in the time required is not possible, and I request that the member place the question on notice.
(ii) were any breaches of logging regulations, prescriptions or specifications, or ministerial conditions, identified; (iii) if yes to (ii), has any action been taken against the Forest Products Commission or any contractor for any breaches; (iv) if yes to (iii), in what form; if not, why not; and (v) who were the contractors who carried out the roading and logging in these forest blocks?
(iii) if yes to (ii), has any action been taken against the Forest Products Commission or any contractor for any breaches; (iv) if yes to (iii), in what form; if not, why not; and (v) who were the contractors who carried out the roading and logging in these forest blocks?
(iv) if yes to (iii), in what form; if not, why not; and (v) who were the contractors who carried out the roading and logging in these forest blocks?
(v) who were the contractors who carried out the roading and logging in these forest blocks?
(4) Has any action been taken by CALM or by the Conservation Commission for any breaches of logging regulations, prescriptions or specifications in the past three years? If yes, please specify. Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the member for some notice of this question. Providing the information in the time required is not possible, and I request that the member place the question on notice.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the member for some notice of this question. Providing the information in the time required is not possible, and I request that the member place the question on notice.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. Providing the information in the time required is not possible, and I request that the member place the question on notice.
(2) If yes - (i) who conducted the audit, and what logging coupes were audited; (ii) were any breaches of logging regulations, prescriptions or specifications, or ministerial conditions, identified; (iii) if yes to (ii), has any action been taken against the Forest Products Commission or any contractor for any breaches; (iv) if yes to (iii), in what form; if not, why not; and (v) who were the contractors who carried out the roading and logging in these forest blocks? (3) Will the minister table a copy of the audit report? (4) Has any action been taken by CALM or by the Conservation Commission for any breaches of logging regulations, prescriptions or specifications in the past three years? If yes, please specify. Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the member for some notice of this question. Providing the information in the time required is not possible, and I request that the member place the question on notice.
(ii) were any breaches of logging regulations, prescriptions or specifications, or ministerial conditions, identified; (iii) if yes to (ii), has any action been taken against the Forest Products Commission or any contractor for any breaches; (iv) if yes to (iii), in what form; if not, why not; and (v) who were the contractors who carried out the roading and logging in these forest blocks?
(iii) if yes to (ii), has any action been taken against the Forest Products Commission or any contractor for any breaches; (iv) if yes to (iii), in what form; if not, why not; and (v) who were the contractors who carried out the roading and logging in these forest blocks?
(iv) if yes to (iii), in what form; if not, why not; and (v) who were the contractors who carried out the roading and logging in these forest blocks?
(v) who were the contractors who carried out the roading and logging in these forest blocks?
(4) Has any action been taken by CALM or by the Conservation Commission for any breaches of logging regulations, prescriptions or specifications in the past three years? If yes, please specify. Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the member for some notice of this question. Providing the information in the time required is not possible, and I request that the member place the question on notice.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the member for some notice of this question. Providing the information in the time required is not possible, and I request that the member place the question on notice.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. Providing the information in the time required is not possible, and I request that the member place the question on notice.
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