❓ A parliamentary question regarding Treasury's refusal to accept a transfer of $10.4 million in uncommercial debt from the Forest Products Commission (FPC). The response indicates disagreement on the nature of the debt and potential community service obligation payments.
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I refer to question without notice 310 in which I referred to a letter to the Forest Products Commission, tabled by the Minister for Forestry. In that letter of 28 June 2001, the Minister for Forestry states that the Treasury has refused to take a transfer of $10.4 million of uncommercial debt and that he will be seeking funding to enable the FPC to fund that debt. (1) Why has Treasury refused to take a transfer of the $10.4 million? (2) If the reason is that Treasury does not accept that the debt is uncommercial, what are the reasons for arguing that it is not uncommercial debt? (3) Irrespective of the reasons for refusing to accept the debt, what is the effect of that debt remaining on the books of the FPC rather than on those of the Treasury so far as the budget is concerned? Hon N.D. GRIFFITHS
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) At this stage, the Forest Products Commission and Treasury have not reached agreement on the amount of the debt recently transferred from the Department of Conservation and Land Management to the FPC which is non-commercial. (2) Not applicable. (3) To the extent that any non-commercial debt remains with the FPC, it may be the subject of a community service obligation payment.
(1) Why has Treasury refused to take a transfer of the $10.4 million? (2) If the reason is that Treasury does not accept that the debt is uncommercial, what are the reasons for arguing that it is not uncommercial debt? (3) Irrespective of the reasons for refusing to accept the debt, what is the effect of that debt remaining on the books of the FPC rather than on those of the Treasury so far as the budget is concerned? Hon N.D. GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) At this stage, the Forest Products Commission and Treasury have not reached agreement on the amount of the debt recently transferred from the Department of Conservation and Land Management to the FPC which is non-commercial. (2) Not applicable. (3) To the extent that any non-commercial debt remains with the FPC, it may be the subject of a community service obligation payment.
(2) If the reason is that Treasury does not accept that the debt is uncommercial, what are the reasons for arguing that it is not uncommercial debt? (3) Irrespective of the reasons for refusing to accept the debt, what is the effect of that debt remaining on the books of the FPC rather than on those of the Treasury so far as the budget is concerned? Hon N.D. GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) At this stage, the Forest Products Commission and Treasury have not reached agreement on the amount of the debt recently transferred from the Department of Conservation and Land Management to the FPC which is non-commercial. (2) Not applicable. (3) To the extent that any non-commercial debt remains with the FPC, it may be the subject of a community service obligation payment.
(3) Irrespective of the reasons for refusing to accept the debt, what is the effect of that debt remaining on the books of the FPC rather than on those of the Treasury so far as the budget is concerned? Hon N.D. GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) At this stage, the Forest Products Commission and Treasury have not reached agreement on the amount of the debt recently transferred from the Department of Conservation and Land Management to the FPC which is non-commercial. (2) Not applicable. (3) To the extent that any non-commercial debt remains with the FPC, it may be the subject of a community service obligation payment.
Hon N.D. GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) At this stage, the Forest Products Commission and Treasury have not reached agreement on the amount of the debt recently transferred from the Department of Conservation and Land Management to the FPC which is non-commercial. (2) Not applicable. (3) To the extent that any non-commercial debt remains with the FPC, it may be the subject of a community service obligation payment.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) At this stage, the Forest Products Commission and Treasury have not reached agreement on the amount of the debt recently transferred from the Department of Conservation and Land Management to the FPC which is non-commercial. (2) Not applicable. (3) To the extent that any non-commercial debt remains with the FPC, it may be the subject of a community service obligation payment.
(1) At this stage, the Forest Products Commission and Treasury have not reached agreement on the amount of the debt recently transferred from the Department of Conservation and Land Management to the FPC which is non-commercial. (2) Not applicable. (3) To the extent that any non-commercial debt remains with the FPC, it may be the subject of a community service obligation payment.
(2) Not applicable. (3) To the extent that any non-commercial debt remains with the FPC, it may be the subject of a community service obligation payment.
(3) To the extent that any non-commercial debt remains with the FPC, it may be the subject of a community service obligation payment.
(1) Why has Treasury refused to take a transfer of the $10.4 million? (2) If the reason is that Treasury does not accept that the debt is uncommercial, what are the reasons for arguing that it is not uncommercial debt? (3) Irrespective of the reasons for refusing to accept the debt, what is the effect of that debt remaining on the books of the FPC rather than on those of the Treasury so far as the budget is concerned? Hon N.D. GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) At this stage, the Forest Products Commission and Treasury have not reached agreement on the amount of the debt recently transferred from the Department of Conservation and Land Management to the FPC which is non-commercial. (2) Not applicable. (3) To the extent that any non-commercial debt remains with the FPC, it may be the subject of a community service obligation payment.
(2) If the reason is that Treasury does not accept that the debt is uncommercial, what are the reasons for arguing that it is not uncommercial debt? (3) Irrespective of the reasons for refusing to accept the debt, what is the effect of that debt remaining on the books of the FPC rather than on those of the Treasury so far as the budget is concerned? Hon N.D. GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) At this stage, the Forest Products Commission and Treasury have not reached agreement on the amount of the debt recently transferred from the Department of Conservation and Land Management to the FPC which is non-commercial. (2) Not applicable. (3) To the extent that any non-commercial debt remains with the FPC, it may be the subject of a community service obligation payment.
(3) Irrespective of the reasons for refusing to accept the debt, what is the effect of that debt remaining on the books of the FPC rather than on those of the Treasury so far as the budget is concerned? Hon N.D. GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) At this stage, the Forest Products Commission and Treasury have not reached agreement on the amount of the debt recently transferred from the Department of Conservation and Land Management to the FPC which is non-commercial. (2) Not applicable. (3) To the extent that any non-commercial debt remains with the FPC, it may be the subject of a community service obligation payment.
Hon N.D. GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) At this stage, the Forest Products Commission and Treasury have not reached agreement on the amount of the debt recently transferred from the Department of Conservation and Land Management to the FPC which is non-commercial. (2) Not applicable. (3) To the extent that any non-commercial debt remains with the FPC, it may be the subject of a community service obligation payment.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) At this stage, the Forest Products Commission and Treasury have not reached agreement on the amount of the debt recently transferred from the Department of Conservation and Land Management to the FPC which is non-commercial. (2) Not applicable. (3) To the extent that any non-commercial debt remains with the FPC, it may be the subject of a community service obligation payment.
(1) At this stage, the Forest Products Commission and Treasury have not reached agreement on the amount of the debt recently transferred from the Department of Conservation and Land Management to the FPC which is non-commercial. (2) Not applicable. (3) To the extent that any non-commercial debt remains with the FPC, it may be the subject of a community service obligation payment.
(2) Not applicable. (3) To the extent that any non-commercial debt remains with the FPC, it may be the subject of a community service obligation payment.
(3) To the extent that any non-commercial debt remains with the FPC, it may be the subject of a community service obligation payment.
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