❓ Hon James Hayward questions the Minister for Environment regarding a WABSI survey on native forestry, inquiring about ministerial direction, terms of reference, and its scientific validity. The Minister confirms engagement but denies it being a scientific analysis.
AnsweredQoN 803Legislative Council
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FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN — SURVEY
803. Hon
JAMES HAYWARD to the minister representing the Minister for Environment:
I refer to the opinion survey
conducted by the Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute in relation
to native forestry.
(1) Did the
minister direct WABSI to conduct this survey; and, if yes, did the minister
provide WABSI with the terms of reference or instructions on what questions to
ask and how the survey would be conducted?
(2) If yes to (1), will the minister
table the documents that instruct WABSI to conduct the survey?
(3) Does the
minister consider the WABSI survey to be scientific analysis on the
sustainability of the native forestry industry in Western Australia?
803. Hon
JAMES HAYWARD to the minister representing the Minister for Environment:
I refer to the opinion survey
conducted by the Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute in relation
to native forestry.
(1) Did the
minister direct WABSI to conduct this survey; and, if yes, did the minister
provide WABSI with the terms of reference or instructions on what questions to
ask and how the survey would be conducted?
(2) If yes to (1), will the minister
table the documents that instruct WABSI to conduct the survey?
(3) Does the
minister consider the WABSI survey to be scientific analysis on the
sustainability of the native forestry industry in Western Australia?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question.
The following
information has been provided on behalf of the Minister for Environment.
(1) The Minister
for Environment engaged WABSI to undertake consultation in the form of an
online survey that was open for six weeks to
gauge views of Western Australians on the uses and value of our native forests.
(2) Not
Applicable. See question without notice 403 in Hansard .
(3) No.
honourable member for some notice of the question.
The following
information has been provided on behalf of the Minister for Environment.
(1) The Minister
for Environment engaged WABSI to undertake consultation in the form of an
online survey that was open for six weeks to
gauge views of Western Australians on the uses and value of our native forests.
(2) Not
Applicable. See question without notice 403 in Hansard .
(3) No.
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