Hon Lynn MacLaren asks about the number of registered timber workers involved in harvesting and transporting timber in state forests and timber reserves. The Minister provides specific figures for each category and overlap.

AnsweredQoN 851Legislative Council
Asked
6 September 2016
Portfolio
Forestry

QuestionView source ↗

STATE
FORESTS — TIMBER HARVESTERS
851. Hon LYNN MacLAREN to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Forestry:
I refer to part 2 of the Forest Management Regulations 1993, ''Registration
of timber workers''.
(1) How many
workers are currently registered to engage in timber harvesting in a state
forest or timber reserve?
(2) How many
workers are currently registered to engage in the transport of log timber
harvested in a state forest or timber reserve?
(3) Are any workers registered for
both timber harvesting and transport of log timber?
(4) If yes to (3), how many?

AnswerView source ↗

(1) There are 547.
(2) There are 258.
(3) Yes.
(4) There are 125.

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