❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details on logging road construction and maintenance in state forests, including responsibilities, costs, and industry involvement. The answer indicates the Forest Products Commission and Department of Conservation and Land Management are primarily responsible, but data on road length and area is unavailable.
AnsweredQoN 664Legislative Council
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In relation to logging roads in State forest and timber reserves -
(1) Who is responsible for their construction and maintenance?
(2) Who pays for them?
(3) Who decides which contractor will be awarded the tender?
(4) Who decides if a road is required?
(5) Who decides where it will be located?
(6) Who decides what standard is required?
(7) Are logging industry representatives involved in the decisions in (3), (4), (5) and/or (6)?
(8) What is the estimated -
(a) length; and
(b) area of these roads?
(9) Of the roads included in (8), what is the estimated -
(a) length; and
(b) area that will be retained as permanent roads?
(1) Who is responsible for their construction and maintenance?
(2) Who pays for them?
(3) Who decides which contractor will be awarded the tender?
(4) Who decides if a road is required?
(5) Who decides where it will be located?
(6) Who decides what standard is required?
(7) Are logging industry representatives involved in the decisions in (3), (4), (5) and/or (6)?
(8) What is the estimated -
(a) length; and
(b) area of these roads?
(9) Of the roads included in (8), what is the estimated -
(a) length; and
(b) area that will be retained as permanent roads?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
27 June 2002
Responded by
Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Response time
37 days
(b) area of these roads?
(b) area that will be retained as permanent roads?
(2) Forest Products Commission (3) Forest Products Commission (4) Forest Products Commission (5) Forest Products Commission and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (6) Forest Products Commission (7) No, although roading contractors may give some informal and practical advice in the field with respect to questions 4, 5 and 6. (8) & (9) The road network in south-west forests has been built over many decades for a variety of purposes including public roads through the forest area, dedicated haul roads, strategic forest roading and a range of in-coupe roads and "snig tracks". The database currently available on the road network cannot provide the information requested.
(3) Forest Products Commission (4) Forest Products Commission (5) Forest Products Commission and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (6) Forest Products Commission (7) No, although roading contractors may give some informal and practical advice in the field with respect to questions 4, 5 and 6. (8) & (9) The road network in south-west forests has been built over many decades for a variety of purposes including public roads through the forest area, dedicated haul roads, strategic forest roading and a range of in-coupe roads and "snig tracks". The database currently available on the road network cannot provide the information requested.
(4) Forest Products Commission (5) Forest Products Commission and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (6) Forest Products Commission (7) No, although roading contractors may give some informal and practical advice in the field with respect to questions 4, 5 and 6. (8) & (9) The road network in south-west forests has been built over many decades for a variety of purposes including public roads through the forest area, dedicated haul roads, strategic forest roading and a range of in-coupe roads and "snig tracks". The database currently available on the road network cannot provide the information requested.
(5) Forest Products Commission and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (6) Forest Products Commission (7) No, although roading contractors may give some informal and practical advice in the field with respect to questions 4, 5 and 6. (8) & (9) The road network in south-west forests has been built over many decades for a variety of purposes including public roads through the forest area, dedicated haul roads, strategic forest roading and a range of in-coupe roads and "snig tracks". The database currently available on the road network cannot provide the information requested.
(6) Forest Products Commission (7) No, although roading contractors may give some informal and practical advice in the field with respect to questions 4, 5 and 6. (8) & (9) The road network in south-west forests has been built over many decades for a variety of purposes including public roads through the forest area, dedicated haul roads, strategic forest roading and a range of in-coupe roads and "snig tracks". The database currently available on the road network cannot provide the information requested.
(7) No, although roading contractors may give some informal and practical advice in the field with respect to questions 4, 5 and 6. (8) & (9) The road network in south-west forests has been built over many decades for a variety of purposes including public roads through the forest area, dedicated haul roads, strategic forest roading and a range of in-coupe roads and "snig tracks". The database currently available on the road network cannot provide the information requested.
(8) & (9) The road network in south-west forests has been built over many decades for a variety of purposes including public roads through the forest area, dedicated haul roads, strategic forest roading and a range of in-coupe roads and "snig tracks". The database currently available on the road network cannot provide the information requested.
(b) area that will be retained as permanent roads?
(2) Forest Products Commission (3) Forest Products Commission (4) Forest Products Commission (5) Forest Products Commission and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (6) Forest Products Commission (7) No, although roading contractors may give some informal and practical advice in the field with respect to questions 4, 5 and 6. (8) & (9) The road network in south-west forests has been built over many decades for a variety of purposes including public roads through the forest area, dedicated haul roads, strategic forest roading and a range of in-coupe roads and "snig tracks". The database currently available on the road network cannot provide the information requested.
(3) Forest Products Commission (4) Forest Products Commission (5) Forest Products Commission and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (6) Forest Products Commission (7) No, although roading contractors may give some informal and practical advice in the field with respect to questions 4, 5 and 6. (8) & (9) The road network in south-west forests has been built over many decades for a variety of purposes including public roads through the forest area, dedicated haul roads, strategic forest roading and a range of in-coupe roads and "snig tracks". The database currently available on the road network cannot provide the information requested.
(4) Forest Products Commission (5) Forest Products Commission and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (6) Forest Products Commission (7) No, although roading contractors may give some informal and practical advice in the field with respect to questions 4, 5 and 6. (8) & (9) The road network in south-west forests has been built over many decades for a variety of purposes including public roads through the forest area, dedicated haul roads, strategic forest roading and a range of in-coupe roads and "snig tracks". The database currently available on the road network cannot provide the information requested.
(5) Forest Products Commission and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (6) Forest Products Commission (7) No, although roading contractors may give some informal and practical advice in the field with respect to questions 4, 5 and 6. (8) & (9) The road network in south-west forests has been built over many decades for a variety of purposes including public roads through the forest area, dedicated haul roads, strategic forest roading and a range of in-coupe roads and "snig tracks". The database currently available on the road network cannot provide the information requested.
(6) Forest Products Commission (7) No, although roading contractors may give some informal and practical advice in the field with respect to questions 4, 5 and 6. (8) & (9) The road network in south-west forests has been built over many decades for a variety of purposes including public roads through the forest area, dedicated haul roads, strategic forest roading and a range of in-coupe roads and "snig tracks". The database currently available on the road network cannot provide the information requested.
(7) No, although roading contractors may give some informal and practical advice in the field with respect to questions 4, 5 and 6. (8) & (9) The road network in south-west forests has been built over many decades for a variety of purposes including public roads through the forest area, dedicated haul roads, strategic forest roading and a range of in-coupe roads and "snig tracks". The database currently available on the road network cannot provide the information requested.
(8) & (9) The road network in south-west forests has been built over many decades for a variety of purposes including public roads through the forest area, dedicated haul roads, strategic forest roading and a range of in-coupe roads and "snig tracks". The database currently available on the road network cannot provide the information requested.
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