❓ Hon Diane Evers questions the Minister for Forestry regarding the sale of Auswest Timbers to Parkside Timber, specifically addressing concerns about unprocessed timber exports and the status of an investigation into jarrah exports. The Minister apologises for not having an answer prepared and promises to provide one the following day.
AnsweredQoN 1546Legislative Council
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AUSWEST TIMBERS
1546. Hon DIANE EVERS to the minister representing the
Minister for Forestry:
I refer to the minister's
media release on 3 December 2019 that states that Parkside Timber, a Queensland-based
company, has purchased Auswest Timbers' Greenbushes mill and Nannup
timber processing.
(1) Has Parkside
Timber been awarded the contract that was stripped off Nannup Timber Processing
for breaching conditions by exporting unprocessed Western Australian marri
logs; and, if yes, what changes have been made to the conditions?
(2) What is the
government doing to ensure that breaches regarding the export of unprocessed
native timber do not occur again?
(3) Has the
independent investigation into jarrah exports been completed, and —
(a) if yes, what
was the result and will the minister table the report; and
(b) if not, why
not, and when will the report be completed?
1546. Hon DIANE EVERS to the minister representing the
Minister for Forestry:
I refer to the minister's
media release on 3 December 2019 that states that Parkside Timber, a Queensland-based
company, has purchased Auswest Timbers' Greenbushes mill and Nannup
timber processing.
(1) Has Parkside
Timber been awarded the contract that was stripped off Nannup Timber Processing
for breaching conditions by exporting unprocessed Western Australian marri
logs; and, if yes, what changes have been made to the conditions?
(2) What is the
government doing to ensure that breaches regarding the export of unprocessed
native timber do not occur again?
(3) Has the
independent investigation into jarrah exports been completed, and —
(a) if yes, what
was the result and will the minister table the report; and
(b) if not, why
not, and when will the report be completed?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for the question.
I apologise member; I certainly have
not seen that answer. The member indicated to me earlier today that she was
putting a question forward, but we have had no answer from the minister and, to
my knowledge, my office has not received one, so we will investigate and answer
the question tomorrow.
I apologise member; I certainly have
not seen that answer. The member indicated to me earlier today that she was
putting a question forward, but we have had no answer from the minister and, to
my knowledge, my office has not received one, so we will investigate and answer
the question tomorrow.
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