Mr. Tallentire questions the Forest Products Commission's operations without finalised logging guidance and seeks clarification on rectification plans in the new Forest Management Plan. The answer confirms operations are guided by existing documents and the new plan addresses document revisions.

AnsweredQoN 2001Legislative Assembly
Asked
1 April 2014
Portfolio
Environment

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With regard to the Conservation Commission, I ask: (a) has the Forest Products Commission been operating in the absence of finalised operational logging planning guidance material; and (b) if yes to (a), what is the Commission proposing to do to rectify this situation in the new Forest Management Plan 2014–2023?

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Answered
6 May 2014
Responded by
Minister for Environment
Response time
35 days
(a)-(b) The Forest Products Commission carries out timber harvesting operations in accordance with requirements of the approved forest management plan and relevant guidance documents. The Forest Management Plan 2014-2023 requires some of these guidance documents to be either revised or developed.

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