❓ Hon Peter Foss asks about the successful applicants for jarrah and karri sawlogs and the volumes requested. Hon Kim Chance refers to a previous answer, clarifies the process relates only to jarrah, names successful companies, and declines to disclose volume details publicly.
AnsweredQoN 307Legislative Council
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I refer to stage B of the request for proposals for the purchase of jarrah and karri sawlogs. (1) Will the minister advise who has been successful in the stage B analysis in the request for karri and jarrah sawlogs? If not, why not? (2) What are the volumes being requested by each of the applicants? (3) When will the Forest Products Commission’s negotiations with each of the proponents be completed? Hon KIM CHANCE
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(1)-(3) I thank the member for some notice of this question. He may not have been aware that Hon Barry House asked an identical question, which I answered on 23 October 2002. I wondered whether Hon Peter Foss had asked the question to update the information, which would have been a reasonable thing to do. I cannot update the information in any great detail. I refer the honourable member to question without notice 276 on 23 October in this House; however, I can summarise that answer by saying that the request for proposals process is only in relation to jarrah sawlogs, rather than karri. The karri sawlog resource is now fully committed, with the agreements already made. The companies that have been advised that their business plans have been accepted are Appadene Forest Products, Australian Craftwood and Timbers Pty Ltd, Cardoso Pty Ltd, G.W. & N.L. Saunders, Inglewood Forest Products Group, Middlesex Mill, Sotico Pty Ltd, Whiteland Milling and Yornup Mill Pty Ltd. The Forest Products Commission will continue negotiations with those companies. In my previous answer I advised that the volume of timber sought was an issue upon which it was not productive to speculate at this stage. It is a component of the confidential applications that were made by those companies, but, while I appreciate that with the passage of time we will need to talk about those volumes, at this stage it is not in the interests of the industry or the individual businesses to comment on that matter. I am happy to speak privately to the member about it. As to the timing, the final level of sustained yield will obviously be determined by the forest management plan. However, the Forest Products Commission is now able to present to Cabinet for consideration proposals that can lead to the formation of an agreement to guarantee supply to 2014. That is similar to the agreements already concluded with the Greenbushes and Nannup mills.
(1) Will the minister advise who has been successful in the stage B analysis in the request for karri and jarrah sawlogs? If not, why not? (2) What are the volumes being requested by each of the applicants? (3) When will the Forest Products Commission’s negotiations with each of the proponents be completed? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : (1)-(3) I thank the member for some notice of this question. He may not have been aware that Hon Barry House asked an identical question, which I answered on 23 October 2002. I wondered whether Hon Peter Foss had asked the question to update the information, which would have been a reasonable thing to do. I cannot update the information in any great detail. I refer the honourable member to question without notice 276 on 23 October in this House; however, I can summarise that answer by saying that the request for proposals process is only in relation to jarrah sawlogs, rather than karri. The karri sawlog resource is now fully committed, with the agreements already made. The companies that have been advised that their business plans have been accepted are Appadene Forest Products, Australian Craftwood and Timbers Pty Ltd, Cardoso Pty Ltd, G.W. & N.L. Saunders, Inglewood Forest Products Group, Middlesex Mill, Sotico Pty Ltd, Whiteland Milling and Yornup Mill Pty Ltd. The Forest Products Commission will continue negotiations with those companies. In my previous answer I advised that the volume of timber sought was an issue upon which it was not productive to speculate at this stage. It is a component of the confidential applications that were made by those companies, but, while I appreciate that with the passage of time we will need to talk about those volumes, at this stage it is not in the interests of the industry or the individual businesses to comment on that matter. I am happy to speak privately to the member about it. As to the timing, the final level of sustained yield will obviously be determined by the forest management plan. However, the Forest Products Commission is now able to present to Cabinet for consideration proposals that can lead to the formation of an agreement to guarantee supply to 2014. That is similar to the agreements already concluded with the Greenbushes and Nannup mills.
(2) What are the volumes being requested by each of the applicants? (3) When will the Forest Products Commission’s negotiations with each of the proponents be completed? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : (1)-(3) I thank the member for some notice of this question. He may not have been aware that Hon Barry House asked an identical question, which I answered on 23 October 2002. I wondered whether Hon Peter Foss had asked the question to update the information, which would have been a reasonable thing to do. I cannot update the information in any great detail. I refer the honourable member to question without notice 276 on 23 October in this House; however, I can summarise that answer by saying that the request for proposals process is only in relation to jarrah sawlogs, rather than karri. The karri sawlog resource is now fully committed, with the agreements already made. The companies that have been advised that their business plans have been accepted are Appadene Forest Products, Australian Craftwood and Timbers Pty Ltd, Cardoso Pty Ltd, G.W. & N.L. Saunders, Inglewood Forest Products Group, Middlesex Mill, Sotico Pty Ltd, Whiteland Milling and Yornup Mill Pty Ltd. The Forest Products Commission will continue negotiations with those companies. In my previous answer I advised that the volume of timber sought was an issue upon which it was not productive to speculate at this stage. It is a component of the confidential applications that were made by those companies, but, while I appreciate that with the passage of time we will need to talk about those volumes, at this stage it is not in the interests of the industry or the individual businesses to comment on that matter. I am happy to speak privately to the member about it. As to the timing, the final level of sustained yield will obviously be determined by the forest management plan. However, the Forest Products Commission is now able to present to Cabinet for consideration proposals that can lead to the formation of an agreement to guarantee supply to 2014. That is similar to the agreements already concluded with the Greenbushes and Nannup mills.
(3) When will the Forest Products Commission’s negotiations with each of the proponents be completed? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : (1)-(3) I thank the member for some notice of this question. He may not have been aware that Hon Barry House asked an identical question, which I answered on 23 October 2002. I wondered whether Hon Peter Foss had asked the question to update the information, which would have been a reasonable thing to do. I cannot update the information in any great detail. I refer the honourable member to question without notice 276 on 23 October in this House; however, I can summarise that answer by saying that the request for proposals process is only in relation to jarrah sawlogs, rather than karri. The karri sawlog resource is now fully committed, with the agreements already made. The companies that have been advised that their business plans have been accepted are Appadene Forest Products, Australian Craftwood and Timbers Pty Ltd, Cardoso Pty Ltd, G.W. & N.L. Saunders, Inglewood Forest Products Group, Middlesex Mill, Sotico Pty Ltd, Whiteland Milling and Yornup Mill Pty Ltd. The Forest Products Commission will continue negotiations with those companies. In my previous answer I advised that the volume of timber sought was an issue upon which it was not productive to speculate at this stage. It is a component of the confidential applications that were made by those companies, but, while I appreciate that with the passage of time we will need to talk about those volumes, at this stage it is not in the interests of the industry or the individual businesses to comment on that matter. I am happy to speak privately to the member about it. As to the timing, the final level of sustained yield will obviously be determined by the forest management plan. However, the Forest Products Commission is now able to present to Cabinet for consideration proposals that can lead to the formation of an agreement to guarantee supply to 2014. That is similar to the agreements already concluded with the Greenbushes and Nannup mills.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied : (1)-(3) I thank the member for some notice of this question. He may not have been aware that Hon Barry House asked an identical question, which I answered on 23 October 2002. I wondered whether Hon Peter Foss had asked the question to update the information, which would have been a reasonable thing to do. I cannot update the information in any great detail. I refer the honourable member to question without notice 276 on 23 October in this House; however, I can summarise that answer by saying that the request for proposals process is only in relation to jarrah sawlogs, rather than karri. The karri sawlog resource is now fully committed, with the agreements already made. The companies that have been advised that their business plans have been accepted are Appadene Forest Products, Australian Craftwood and Timbers Pty Ltd, Cardoso Pty Ltd, G.W. & N.L. Saunders, Inglewood Forest Products Group, Middlesex Mill, Sotico Pty Ltd, Whiteland Milling and Yornup Mill Pty Ltd. The Forest Products Commission will continue negotiations with those companies. In my previous answer I advised that the volume of timber sought was an issue upon which it was not productive to speculate at this stage. It is a component of the confidential applications that were made by those companies, but, while I appreciate that with the passage of time we will need to talk about those volumes, at this stage it is not in the interests of the industry or the individual businesses to comment on that matter. I am happy to speak privately to the member about it. As to the timing, the final level of sustained yield will obviously be determined by the forest management plan. However, the Forest Products Commission is now able to present to Cabinet for consideration proposals that can lead to the formation of an agreement to guarantee supply to 2014. That is similar to the agreements already concluded with the Greenbushes and Nannup mills.
(1)-(3) I thank the member for some notice of this question. He may not have been aware that Hon Barry House asked an identical question, which I answered on 23 October 2002. I wondered whether Hon Peter Foss had asked the question to update the information, which would have been a reasonable thing to do. I cannot update the information in any great detail. I refer the honourable member to question without notice 276 on 23 October in this House; however, I can summarise that answer by saying that the request for proposals process is only in relation to jarrah sawlogs, rather than karri. The karri sawlog resource is now fully committed, with the agreements already made. The companies that have been advised that their business plans have been accepted are Appadene Forest Products, Australian Craftwood and Timbers Pty Ltd, Cardoso Pty Ltd, G.W. & N.L. Saunders, Inglewood Forest Products Group, Middlesex Mill, Sotico Pty Ltd, Whiteland Milling and Yornup Mill Pty Ltd. The Forest Products Commission will continue negotiations with those companies. In my previous answer I advised that the volume of timber sought was an issue upon which it was not productive to speculate at this stage. It is a component of the confidential applications that were made by those companies, but, while I appreciate that with the passage of time we will need to talk about those volumes, at this stage it is not in the interests of the industry or the individual businesses to comment on that matter. I am happy to speak privately to the member about it. As to the timing, the final level of sustained yield will obviously be determined by the forest management plan. However, the Forest Products Commission is now able to present to Cabinet for consideration proposals that can lead to the formation of an agreement to guarantee supply to 2014. That is similar to the agreements already concluded with the Greenbushes and Nannup mills.
(1) Will the minister advise who has been successful in the stage B analysis in the request for karri and jarrah sawlogs? If not, why not? (2) What are the volumes being requested by each of the applicants? (3) When will the Forest Products Commission’s negotiations with each of the proponents be completed? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : (1)-(3) I thank the member for some notice of this question. He may not have been aware that Hon Barry House asked an identical question, which I answered on 23 October 2002. I wondered whether Hon Peter Foss had asked the question to update the information, which would have been a reasonable thing to do. I cannot update the information in any great detail. I refer the honourable member to question without notice 276 on 23 October in this House; however, I can summarise that answer by saying that the request for proposals process is only in relation to jarrah sawlogs, rather than karri. The karri sawlog resource is now fully committed, with the agreements already made. The companies that have been advised that their business plans have been accepted are Appadene Forest Products, Australian Craftwood and Timbers Pty Ltd, Cardoso Pty Ltd, G.W. & N.L. Saunders, Inglewood Forest Products Group, Middlesex Mill, Sotico Pty Ltd, Whiteland Milling and Yornup Mill Pty Ltd. The Forest Products Commission will continue negotiations with those companies. In my previous answer I advised that the volume of timber sought was an issue upon which it was not productive to speculate at this stage. It is a component of the confidential applications that were made by those companies, but, while I appreciate that with the passage of time we will need to talk about those volumes, at this stage it is not in the interests of the industry or the individual businesses to comment on that matter. I am happy to speak privately to the member about it. As to the timing, the final level of sustained yield will obviously be determined by the forest management plan. However, the Forest Products Commission is now able to present to Cabinet for consideration proposals that can lead to the formation of an agreement to guarantee supply to 2014. That is similar to the agreements already concluded with the Greenbushes and Nannup mills.
(2) What are the volumes being requested by each of the applicants? (3) When will the Forest Products Commission’s negotiations with each of the proponents be completed? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : (1)-(3) I thank the member for some notice of this question. He may not have been aware that Hon Barry House asked an identical question, which I answered on 23 October 2002. I wondered whether Hon Peter Foss had asked the question to update the information, which would have been a reasonable thing to do. I cannot update the information in any great detail. I refer the honourable member to question without notice 276 on 23 October in this House; however, I can summarise that answer by saying that the request for proposals process is only in relation to jarrah sawlogs, rather than karri. The karri sawlog resource is now fully committed, with the agreements already made. The companies that have been advised that their business plans have been accepted are Appadene Forest Products, Australian Craftwood and Timbers Pty Ltd, Cardoso Pty Ltd, G.W. & N.L. Saunders, Inglewood Forest Products Group, Middlesex Mill, Sotico Pty Ltd, Whiteland Milling and Yornup Mill Pty Ltd. The Forest Products Commission will continue negotiations with those companies. In my previous answer I advised that the volume of timber sought was an issue upon which it was not productive to speculate at this stage. It is a component of the confidential applications that were made by those companies, but, while I appreciate that with the passage of time we will need to talk about those volumes, at this stage it is not in the interests of the industry or the individual businesses to comment on that matter. I am happy to speak privately to the member about it. As to the timing, the final level of sustained yield will obviously be determined by the forest management plan. However, the Forest Products Commission is now able to present to Cabinet for consideration proposals that can lead to the formation of an agreement to guarantee supply to 2014. That is similar to the agreements already concluded with the Greenbushes and Nannup mills.
(3) When will the Forest Products Commission’s negotiations with each of the proponents be completed? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : (1)-(3) I thank the member for some notice of this question. He may not have been aware that Hon Barry House asked an identical question, which I answered on 23 October 2002. I wondered whether Hon Peter Foss had asked the question to update the information, which would have been a reasonable thing to do. I cannot update the information in any great detail. I refer the honourable member to question without notice 276 on 23 October in this House; however, I can summarise that answer by saying that the request for proposals process is only in relation to jarrah sawlogs, rather than karri. The karri sawlog resource is now fully committed, with the agreements already made. The companies that have been advised that their business plans have been accepted are Appadene Forest Products, Australian Craftwood and Timbers Pty Ltd, Cardoso Pty Ltd, G.W. & N.L. Saunders, Inglewood Forest Products Group, Middlesex Mill, Sotico Pty Ltd, Whiteland Milling and Yornup Mill Pty Ltd. The Forest Products Commission will continue negotiations with those companies. In my previous answer I advised that the volume of timber sought was an issue upon which it was not productive to speculate at this stage. It is a component of the confidential applications that were made by those companies, but, while I appreciate that with the passage of time we will need to talk about those volumes, at this stage it is not in the interests of the industry or the individual businesses to comment on that matter. I am happy to speak privately to the member about it. As to the timing, the final level of sustained yield will obviously be determined by the forest management plan. However, the Forest Products Commission is now able to present to Cabinet for consideration proposals that can lead to the formation of an agreement to guarantee supply to 2014. That is similar to the agreements already concluded with the Greenbushes and Nannup mills.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied : (1)-(3) I thank the member for some notice of this question. He may not have been aware that Hon Barry House asked an identical question, which I answered on 23 October 2002. I wondered whether Hon Peter Foss had asked the question to update the information, which would have been a reasonable thing to do. I cannot update the information in any great detail. I refer the honourable member to question without notice 276 on 23 October in this House; however, I can summarise that answer by saying that the request for proposals process is only in relation to jarrah sawlogs, rather than karri. The karri sawlog resource is now fully committed, with the agreements already made. The companies that have been advised that their business plans have been accepted are Appadene Forest Products, Australian Craftwood and Timbers Pty Ltd, Cardoso Pty Ltd, G.W. & N.L. Saunders, Inglewood Forest Products Group, Middlesex Mill, Sotico Pty Ltd, Whiteland Milling and Yornup Mill Pty Ltd. The Forest Products Commission will continue negotiations with those companies. In my previous answer I advised that the volume of timber sought was an issue upon which it was not productive to speculate at this stage. It is a component of the confidential applications that were made by those companies, but, while I appreciate that with the passage of time we will need to talk about those volumes, at this stage it is not in the interests of the industry or the individual businesses to comment on that matter. I am happy to speak privately to the member about it. As to the timing, the final level of sustained yield will obviously be determined by the forest management plan. However, the Forest Products Commission is now able to present to Cabinet for consideration proposals that can lead to the formation of an agreement to guarantee supply to 2014. That is similar to the agreements already concluded with the Greenbushes and Nannup mills.
(1)-(3) I thank the member for some notice of this question. He may not have been aware that Hon Barry House asked an identical question, which I answered on 23 October 2002. I wondered whether Hon Peter Foss had asked the question to update the information, which would have been a reasonable thing to do. I cannot update the information in any great detail. I refer the honourable member to question without notice 276 on 23 October in this House; however, I can summarise that answer by saying that the request for proposals process is only in relation to jarrah sawlogs, rather than karri. The karri sawlog resource is now fully committed, with the agreements already made. The companies that have been advised that their business plans have been accepted are Appadene Forest Products, Australian Craftwood and Timbers Pty Ltd, Cardoso Pty Ltd, G.W. & N.L. Saunders, Inglewood Forest Products Group, Middlesex Mill, Sotico Pty Ltd, Whiteland Milling and Yornup Mill Pty Ltd. The Forest Products Commission will continue negotiations with those companies. In my previous answer I advised that the volume of timber sought was an issue upon which it was not productive to speculate at this stage. It is a component of the confidential applications that were made by those companies, but, while I appreciate that with the passage of time we will need to talk about those volumes, at this stage it is not in the interests of the industry or the individual businesses to comment on that matter. I am happy to speak privately to the member about it. As to the timing, the final level of sustained yield will obviously be determined by the forest management plan. However, the Forest Products Commission is now able to present to Cabinet for consideration proposals that can lead to the formation of an agreement to guarantee supply to 2014. That is similar to the agreements already concluded with the Greenbushes and Nannup mills.
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