Dr. Thomas questions the Minister for Forestry regarding contracts related to ecological thinning and the upcoming forest management plan. The Minister responds that no contracts have been entered into for the 2024-2033 period, citing the Forest Products Act 2000.

AnsweredQoN 310Legislative Council
Asked
23 March 2023
Portfolio
Forestry

QuestionView source ↗

NATIVE FOREST —
ECOLOGICAL THINNING
310. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the Minister for Forestry:
I refer to my question without
notice 203 of 14 March 2023 on native forest ecological thinning and the
minister's statement that the future forest management plan will work
on areas not volumes.
(1) Will the
minister table a list of all current contracts entered into by the Forest
Products Commission by treaty, including the name of the other party, the
purpose of the contract and the contract commencement and termination dates?
(2) If not, why
not?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the
member for some notice of the question.
(1)–(2) As outlined in the Forest Products Act 2000,
contracts related to forest products located on Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions lands
must be in accordance with the relevant management plan . The Forest
Products Commission has not entered into any contracts for the proposed forest
management plan period from 2024 to 2033.

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