❓ A parliamentary question regarding the implementation of the 'Richardson plan' (early step-down) for the timber industry and the government's awareness of the stress experienced by timber workers due to uncertainty about their future.
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I refer to the fact that the minister has in the past shown some support for what is termed the “Richardson plan” and to his statement that he does not expect the new forest management plan to be released until the second quarter of next year. (1) Does he intend to carry out any part of the Richardson plan? (2) Does he intend to take any decisive action prior to the forest management plan becoming available? (3) Is he aware that the lack of knowledge of people in the timber industry about their future is causing financial, psychological and social stress in the south west? Hon KIM CHANCE
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(1)-(3) The third part of the question summarised outcomes of the issues the member has raised. The Government is aware of the extreme difficulties that people are experiencing and the psychological and physical stress that they are facing as a result of the changes that have been made consequent to the implementation of the old-growth forest policy. As a Government, we are conscious of our responsibility to do what we can to mitigate those circumstances. The member asked whether the Government intends to implement any part of the Richardson plan. Members may be more familiar with it as the “early step-down”. The Government does intend to construct an offer that will enable the implementation and the realisation of the benefits of the early step-down or the Richardson plan. It is critical that it do so, because that is the only way to make sense of the transition period between now and the beginning of the calendar year 2004. The member also asked whether the Government will implement in any way prior to 2004 - Hon Peter Foss: No, prior to the second quarter of next year. Hon KIM CHANCE: It is important that we do. To clarify the question so that people understand what we are talking about, Hon Peter Foss referred to my earlier statement that I think it unlikely that we will get a forest management plan finalised until about the third quarter of 2002. As for the question, will we have anything that can put in place an early step-down proposition prior to that; yes, it is certainly the Government’s intention that we will do that. As the member is aware, that will pose particular difficulties because the Government cannot contract volumes until the forest management plan has been approved. However, in ways that have been indicated in Greenbushes’ Blueleaf Corporation Pty Ltd proposition, which the former Government put in place, or the Nannup proposition, which was designed by the former Government in large part and put in place by the current Government, precedents are established in those two propositions that could be relied upon to be used further into the industry’s structure. Hon Peter Foss: When will you do it though? Hon KIM CHANCE: Perhaps that question is not supplementary but may have been enclosed in the question. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Give a supplementary answer. Hon KIM CHANCE: I think the question was inherent in the first part of the question. When? As soon as possible, because I believe it is important that these issues take effect by 1 January 2002. For them to take effect by that date, obviously we must have a proposition formalised and locked away some months before that. It is my ambition that this will happen quite quickly.
(1) Does he intend to carry out any part of the Richardson plan? (2) Does he intend to take any decisive action prior to the forest management plan becoming available? (3) Is he aware that the lack of knowledge of people in the timber industry about their future is causing financial, psychological and social stress in the south west? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: (1)-(3) The third part of the question summarised outcomes of the issues the member has raised. The Government is aware of the extreme difficulties that people are experiencing and the psychological and physical stress that they are facing as a result of the changes that have been made consequent to the implementation of the old-growth forest policy. As a Government, we are conscious of our responsibility to do what we can to mitigate those circumstances. The member asked whether the Government intends to implement any part of the Richardson plan. Members may be more familiar with it as the “early step-down”. The Government does intend to construct an offer that will enable the implementation and the realisation of the benefits of the early step-down or the Richardson plan. It is critical that it do so, because that is the only way to make sense of the transition period between now and the beginning of the calendar year 2004. The member also asked whether the Government will implement in any way prior to 2004 - Hon Peter Foss: No, prior to the second quarter of next year. Hon KIM CHANCE: It is important that we do. To clarify the question so that people understand what we are talking about, Hon Peter Foss referred to my earlier statement that I think it unlikely that we will get a forest management plan finalised until about the third quarter of 2002. As for the question, will we have anything that can put in place an early step-down proposition prior to that; yes, it is certainly the Government’s intention that we will do that. As the member is aware, that will pose particular difficulties because the Government cannot contract volumes until the forest management plan has been approved. However, in ways that have been indicated in Greenbushes’ Blueleaf Corporation Pty Ltd proposition, which the former Government put in place, or the Nannup proposition, which was designed by the former Government in large part and put in place by the current Government, precedents are established in those two propositions that could be relied upon to be used further into the industry’s structure. Hon Peter Foss: When will you do it though? Hon KIM CHANCE: Perhaps that question is not supplementary but may have been enclosed in the question. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Give a supplementary answer. Hon KIM CHANCE: I think the question was inherent in the first part of the question. When? As soon as possible, because I believe it is important that these issues take effect by 1 January 2002. For them to take effect by that date, obviously we must have a proposition formalised and locked away some months before that. It is my ambition that this will happen quite quickly.
(2) Does he intend to take any decisive action prior to the forest management plan becoming available? (3) Is he aware that the lack of knowledge of people in the timber industry about their future is causing financial, psychological and social stress in the south west? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: (1)-(3) The third part of the question summarised outcomes of the issues the member has raised. The Government is aware of the extreme difficulties that people are experiencing and the psychological and physical stress that they are facing as a result of the changes that have been made consequent to the implementation of the old-growth forest policy. As a Government, we are conscious of our responsibility to do what we can to mitigate those circumstances. The member asked whether the Government intends to implement any part of the Richardson plan. Members may be more familiar with it as the “early step-down”. The Government does intend to construct an offer that will enable the implementation and the realisation of the benefits of the early step-down or the Richardson plan. It is critical that it do so, because that is the only way to make sense of the transition period between now and the beginning of the calendar year 2004. The member also asked whether the Government will implement in any way prior to 2004 - Hon Peter Foss: No, prior to the second quarter of next year. Hon KIM CHANCE: It is important that we do. To clarify the question so that people understand what we are talking about, Hon Peter Foss referred to my earlier statement that I think it unlikely that we will get a forest management plan finalised until about the third quarter of 2002. As for the question, will we have anything that can put in place an early step-down proposition prior to that; yes, it is certainly the Government’s intention that we will do that. As the member is aware, that will pose particular difficulties because the Government cannot contract volumes until the forest management plan has been approved. However, in ways that have been indicated in Greenbushes’ Blueleaf Corporation Pty Ltd proposition, which the former Government put in place, or the Nannup proposition, which was designed by the former Government in large part and put in place by the current Government, precedents are established in those two propositions that could be relied upon to be used further into the industry’s structure. Hon Peter Foss: When will you do it though? Hon KIM CHANCE: Perhaps that question is not supplementary but may have been enclosed in the question. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Give a supplementary answer. Hon KIM CHANCE: I think the question was inherent in the first part of the question. When? As soon as possible, because I believe it is important that these issues take effect by 1 January 2002. For them to take effect by that date, obviously we must have a proposition formalised and locked away some months before that. It is my ambition that this will happen quite quickly.
(3) Is he aware that the lack of knowledge of people in the timber industry about their future is causing financial, psychological and social stress in the south west? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: (1)-(3) The third part of the question summarised outcomes of the issues the member has raised. The Government is aware of the extreme difficulties that people are experiencing and the psychological and physical stress that they are facing as a result of the changes that have been made consequent to the implementation of the old-growth forest policy. As a Government, we are conscious of our responsibility to do what we can to mitigate those circumstances. The member asked whether the Government intends to implement any part of the Richardson plan. Members may be more familiar with it as the “early step-down”. The Government does intend to construct an offer that will enable the implementation and the realisation of the benefits of the early step-down or the Richardson plan. It is critical that it do so, because that is the only way to make sense of the transition period between now and the beginning of the calendar year 2004. The member also asked whether the Government will implement in any way prior to 2004 - Hon Peter Foss: No, prior to the second quarter of next year. Hon KIM CHANCE: It is important that we do. To clarify the question so that people understand what we are talking about, Hon Peter Foss referred to my earlier statement that I think it unlikely that we will get a forest management plan finalised until about the third quarter of 2002. As for the question, will we have anything that can put in place an early step-down proposition prior to that; yes, it is certainly the Government’s intention that we will do that. As the member is aware, that will pose particular difficulties because the Government cannot contract volumes until the forest management plan has been approved. However, in ways that have been indicated in Greenbushes’ Blueleaf Corporation Pty Ltd proposition, which the former Government put in place, or the Nannup proposition, which was designed by the former Government in large part and put in place by the current Government, precedents are established in those two propositions that could be relied upon to be used further into the industry’s structure. Hon Peter Foss: When will you do it though? Hon KIM CHANCE: Perhaps that question is not supplementary but may have been enclosed in the question. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Give a supplementary answer. Hon KIM CHANCE: I think the question was inherent in the first part of the question. When? As soon as possible, because I believe it is important that these issues take effect by 1 January 2002. For them to take effect by that date, obviously we must have a proposition formalised and locked away some months before that. It is my ambition that this will happen quite quickly.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: (1)-(3) The third part of the question summarised outcomes of the issues the member has raised. The Government is aware of the extreme difficulties that people are experiencing and the psychological and physical stress that they are facing as a result of the changes that have been made consequent to the implementation of the old-growth forest policy. As a Government, we are conscious of our responsibility to do what we can to mitigate those circumstances. The member asked whether the Government intends to implement any part of the Richardson plan. Members may be more familiar with it as the “early step-down”. The Government does intend to construct an offer that will enable the implementation and the realisation of the benefits of the early step-down or the Richardson plan. It is critical that it do so, because that is the only way to make sense of the transition period between now and the beginning of the calendar year 2004. The member also asked whether the Government will implement in any way prior to 2004 - Hon Peter Foss: No, prior to the second quarter of next year. Hon KIM CHANCE: It is important that we do. To clarify the question so that people understand what we are talking about, Hon Peter Foss referred to my earlier statement that I think it unlikely that we will get a forest management plan finalised until about the third quarter of 2002. As for the question, will we have anything that can put in place an early step-down proposition prior to that; yes, it is certainly the Government’s intention that we will do that. As the member is aware, that will pose particular difficulties because the Government cannot contract volumes until the forest management plan has been approved. However, in ways that have been indicated in Greenbushes’ Blueleaf Corporation Pty Ltd proposition, which the former Government put in place, or the Nannup proposition, which was designed by the former Government in large part and put in place by the current Government, precedents are established in those two propositions that could be relied upon to be used further into the industry’s structure. Hon Peter Foss: When will you do it though? Hon KIM CHANCE: Perhaps that question is not supplementary but may have been enclosed in the question. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Give a supplementary answer. Hon KIM CHANCE: I think the question was inherent in the first part of the question. When? As soon as possible, because I believe it is important that these issues take effect by 1 January 2002. For them to take effect by that date, obviously we must have a proposition formalised and locked away some months before that. It is my ambition that this will happen quite quickly.
(1)-(3) The third part of the question summarised outcomes of the issues the member has raised. The Government is aware of the extreme difficulties that people are experiencing and the psychological and physical stress that they are facing as a result of the changes that have been made consequent to the implementation of the old-growth forest policy. As a Government, we are conscious of our responsibility to do what we can to mitigate those circumstances. The member asked whether the Government intends to implement any part of the Richardson plan. Members may be more familiar with it as the “early step-down”. The Government does intend to construct an offer that will enable the implementation and the realisation of the benefits of the early step-down or the Richardson plan. It is critical that it do so, because that is the only way to make sense of the transition period between now and the beginning of the calendar year 2004. The member also asked whether the Government will implement in any way prior to 2004 - Hon Peter Foss: No, prior to the second quarter of next year. Hon KIM CHANCE: It is important that we do. To clarify the question so that people understand what we are talking about, Hon Peter Foss referred to my earlier statement that I think it unlikely that we will get a forest management plan finalised until about the third quarter of 2002. As for the question, will we have anything that can put in place an early step-down proposition prior to that; yes, it is certainly the Government’s intention that we will do that. As the member is aware, that will pose particular difficulties because the Government cannot contract volumes until the forest management plan has been approved. However, in ways that have been indicated in Greenbushes’ Blueleaf Corporation Pty Ltd proposition, which the former Government put in place, or the Nannup proposition, which was designed by the former Government in large part and put in place by the current Government, precedents are established in those two propositions that could be relied upon to be used further into the industry’s structure. Hon Peter Foss: When will you do it though? Hon KIM CHANCE: Perhaps that question is not supplementary but may have been enclosed in the question. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Give a supplementary answer. Hon KIM CHANCE: I think the question was inherent in the first part of the question. When? As soon as possible, because I believe it is important that these issues take effect by 1 January 2002. For them to take effect by that date, obviously we must have a proposition formalised and locked away some months before that. It is my ambition that this will happen quite quickly.
The member asked whether the Government intends to implement any part of the Richardson plan. Members may be more familiar with it as the “early step-down”. The Government does intend to construct an offer that will enable the implementation and the realisation of the benefits of the early step-down or the Richardson plan. It is critical that it do so, because that is the only way to make sense of the transition period between now and the beginning of the calendar year 2004. The member also asked whether the Government will implement in any way prior to 2004 - Hon Peter Foss: No, prior to the second quarter of next year. Hon KIM CHANCE: It is important that we do. To clarify the question so that people understand what we are talking about, Hon Peter Foss referred to my earlier statement that I think it unlikely that we will get a forest management plan finalised until about the third quarter of 2002. As for the question, will we have anything that can put in place an early step-down proposition prior to that; yes, it is certainly the Government’s intention that we will do that. As the member is aware, that will pose particular difficulties because the Government cannot contract volumes until the forest management plan has been approved. However, in ways that have been indicated in Greenbushes’ Blueleaf Corporation Pty Ltd proposition, which the former Government put in place, or the Nannup proposition, which was designed by the former Government in large part and put in place by the current Government, precedents are established in those two propositions that could be relied upon to be used further into the industry’s structure. Hon Peter Foss: When will you do it though? Hon KIM CHANCE: Perhaps that question is not supplementary but may have been enclosed in the question. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Give a supplementary answer. Hon KIM CHANCE: I think the question was inherent in the first part of the question. When? As soon as possible, because I believe it is important that these issues take effect by 1 January 2002. For them to take effect by that date, obviously we must have a proposition formalised and locked away some months before that. It is my ambition that this will happen quite quickly.
Hon Peter Foss: No, prior to the second quarter of next year. Hon KIM CHANCE: It is important that we do. To clarify the question so that people understand what we are talking about, Hon Peter Foss referred to my earlier statement that I think it unlikely that we will get a forest management plan finalised until about the third quarter of 2002. As for the question, will we have anything that can put in place an early step-down proposition prior to that; yes, it is certainly the Government’s intention that we will do that. As the member is aware, that will pose particular difficulties because the Government cannot contract volumes until the forest management plan has been approved. However, in ways that have been indicated in Greenbushes’ Blueleaf Corporation Pty Ltd proposition, which the former Government put in place, or the Nannup proposition, which was designed by the former Government in large part and put in place by the current Government, precedents are established in those two propositions that could be relied upon to be used further into the industry’s structure. Hon Peter Foss: When will you do it though? Hon KIM CHANCE: Perhaps that question is not supplementary but may have been enclosed in the question. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Give a supplementary answer. Hon KIM CHANCE: I think the question was inherent in the first part of the question. When? As soon as possible, because I believe it is important that these issues take effect by 1 January 2002. For them to take effect by that date, obviously we must have a proposition formalised and locked away some months before that. It is my ambition that this will happen quite quickly.
Hon KIM CHANCE: It is important that we do. To clarify the question so that people understand what we are talking about, Hon Peter Foss referred to my earlier statement that I think it unlikely that we will get a forest management plan finalised until about the third quarter of 2002. As for the question, will we have anything that can put in place an early step-down proposition prior to that; yes, it is certainly the Government’s intention that we will do that. As the member is aware, that will pose particular difficulties because the Government cannot contract volumes until the forest management plan has been approved. However, in ways that have been indicated in Greenbushes’ Blueleaf Corporation Pty Ltd proposition, which the former Government put in place, or the Nannup proposition, which was designed by the former Government in large part and put in place by the current Government, precedents are established in those two propositions that could be relied upon to be used further into the industry’s structure. Hon Peter Foss: When will you do it though? Hon KIM CHANCE: Perhaps that question is not supplementary but may have been enclosed in the question. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Give a supplementary answer. Hon KIM CHANCE: I think the question was inherent in the first part of the question. When? As soon as possible, because I believe it is important that these issues take effect by 1 January 2002. For them to take effect by that date, obviously we must have a proposition formalised and locked away some months before that. It is my ambition that this will happen quite quickly.
Hon Peter Foss: When will you do it though? Hon KIM CHANCE: Perhaps that question is not supplementary but may have been enclosed in the question. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Give a supplementary answer. Hon KIM CHANCE: I think the question was inherent in the first part of the question. When? As soon as possible, because I believe it is important that these issues take effect by 1 January 2002. For them to take effect by that date, obviously we must have a proposition formalised and locked away some months before that. It is my ambition that this will happen quite quickly.
Hon KIM CHANCE: Perhaps that question is not supplementary but may have been enclosed in the question. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Give a supplementary answer. Hon KIM CHANCE: I think the question was inherent in the first part of the question. When? As soon as possible, because I believe it is important that these issues take effect by 1 January 2002. For them to take effect by that date, obviously we must have a proposition formalised and locked away some months before that. It is my ambition that this will happen quite quickly.
Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Give a supplementary answer. Hon KIM CHANCE: I think the question was inherent in the first part of the question. When? As soon as possible, because I believe it is important that these issues take effect by 1 January 2002. For them to take effect by that date, obviously we must have a proposition formalised and locked away some months before that. It is my ambition that this will happen quite quickly.
Hon KIM CHANCE: I think the question was inherent in the first part of the question. When? As soon as possible, because I believe it is important that these issues take effect by 1 January 2002. For them to take effect by that date, obviously we must have a proposition formalised and locked away some months before that. It is my ambition that this will happen quite quickly.
(1) Does he intend to carry out any part of the Richardson plan? (2) Does he intend to take any decisive action prior to the forest management plan becoming available? (3) Is he aware that the lack of knowledge of people in the timber industry about their future is causing financial, psychological and social stress in the south west? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: (1)-(3) The third part of the question summarised outcomes of the issues the member has raised. The Government is aware of the extreme difficulties that people are experiencing and the psychological and physical stress that they are facing as a result of the changes that have been made consequent to the implementation of the old-growth forest policy. As a Government, we are conscious of our responsibility to do what we can to mitigate those circumstances. The member asked whether the Government intends to implement any part of the Richardson plan. Members may be more familiar with it as the “early step-down”. The Government does intend to construct an offer that will enable the implementation and the realisation of the benefits of the early step-down or the Richardson plan. It is critical that it do so, because that is the only way to make sense of the transition period between now and the beginning of the calendar year 2004. The member also asked whether the Government will implement in any way prior to 2004 - Hon Peter Foss: No, prior to the second quarter of next year. Hon KIM CHANCE: It is important that we do. To clarify the question so that people understand what we are talking about, Hon Peter Foss referred to my earlier statement that I think it unlikely that we will get a forest management plan finalised until about the third quarter of 2002. As for the question, will we have anything that can put in place an early step-down proposition prior to that; yes, it is certainly the Government’s intention that we will do that. As the member is aware, that will pose particular difficulties because the Government cannot contract volumes until the forest management plan has been approved. However, in ways that have been indicated in Greenbushes’ Blueleaf Corporation Pty Ltd proposition, which the former Government put in place, or the Nannup proposition, which was designed by the former Government in large part and put in place by the current Government, precedents are established in those two propositions that could be relied upon to be used further into the industry’s structure. Hon Peter Foss: When will you do it though? Hon KIM CHANCE: Perhaps that question is not supplementary but may have been enclosed in the question. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Give a supplementary answer. Hon KIM CHANCE: I think the question was inherent in the first part of the question. When? As soon as possible, because I believe it is important that these issues take effect by 1 January 2002. For them to take effect by that date, obviously we must have a proposition formalised and locked away some months before that. It is my ambition that this will happen quite quickly.
(2) Does he intend to take any decisive action prior to the forest management plan becoming available? (3) Is he aware that the lack of knowledge of people in the timber industry about their future is causing financial, psychological and social stress in the south west? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: (1)-(3) The third part of the question summarised outcomes of the issues the member has raised. The Government is aware of the extreme difficulties that people are experiencing and the psychological and physical stress that they are facing as a result of the changes that have been made consequent to the implementation of the old-growth forest policy. As a Government, we are conscious of our responsibility to do what we can to mitigate those circumstances. The member asked whether the Government intends to implement any part of the Richardson plan. Members may be more familiar with it as the “early step-down”. The Government does intend to construct an offer that will enable the implementation and the realisation of the benefits of the early step-down or the Richardson plan. It is critical that it do so, because that is the only way to make sense of the transition period between now and the beginning of the calendar year 2004. The member also asked whether the Government will implement in any way prior to 2004 - Hon Peter Foss: No, prior to the second quarter of next year. Hon KIM CHANCE: It is important that we do. To clarify the question so that people understand what we are talking about, Hon Peter Foss referred to my earlier statement that I think it unlikely that we will get a forest management plan finalised until about the third quarter of 2002. As for the question, will we have anything that can put in place an early step-down proposition prior to that; yes, it is certainly the Government’s intention that we will do that. As the member is aware, that will pose particular difficulties because the Government cannot contract volumes until the forest management plan has been approved. However, in ways that have been indicated in Greenbushes’ Blueleaf Corporation Pty Ltd proposition, which the former Government put in place, or the Nannup proposition, which was designed by the former Government in large part and put in place by the current Government, precedents are established in those two propositions that could be relied upon to be used further into the industry’s structure. Hon Peter Foss: When will you do it though? Hon KIM CHANCE: Perhaps that question is not supplementary but may have been enclosed in the question. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Give a supplementary answer. Hon KIM CHANCE: I think the question was inherent in the first part of the question. When? As soon as possible, because I believe it is important that these issues take effect by 1 January 2002. For them to take effect by that date, obviously we must have a proposition formalised and locked away some months before that. It is my ambition that this will happen quite quickly.
(3) Is he aware that the lack of knowledge of people in the timber industry about their future is causing financial, psychological and social stress in the south west? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: (1)-(3) The third part of the question summarised outcomes of the issues the member has raised. The Government is aware of the extreme difficulties that people are experiencing and the psychological and physical stress that they are facing as a result of the changes that have been made consequent to the implementation of the old-growth forest policy. As a Government, we are conscious of our responsibility to do what we can to mitigate those circumstances. The member asked whether the Government intends to implement any part of the Richardson plan. Members may be more familiar with it as the “early step-down”. The Government does intend to construct an offer that will enable the implementation and the realisation of the benefits of the early step-down or the Richardson plan. It is critical that it do so, because that is the only way to make sense of the transition period between now and the beginning of the calendar year 2004. The member also asked whether the Government will implement in any way prior to 2004 - Hon Peter Foss: No, prior to the second quarter of next year. Hon KIM CHANCE: It is important that we do. To clarify the question so that people understand what we are talking about, Hon Peter Foss referred to my earlier statement that I think it unlikely that we will get a forest management plan finalised until about the third quarter of 2002. As for the question, will we have anything that can put in place an early step-down proposition prior to that; yes, it is certainly the Government’s intention that we will do that. As the member is aware, that will pose particular difficulties because the Government cannot contract volumes until the forest management plan has been approved. However, in ways that have been indicated in Greenbushes’ Blueleaf Corporation Pty Ltd proposition, which the former Government put in place, or the Nannup proposition, which was designed by the former Government in large part and put in place by the current Government, precedents are established in those two propositions that could be relied upon to be used further into the industry’s structure. Hon Peter Foss: When will you do it though? Hon KIM CHANCE: Perhaps that question is not supplementary but may have been enclosed in the question. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Give a supplementary answer. Hon KIM CHANCE: I think the question was inherent in the first part of the question. When? As soon as possible, because I believe it is important that these issues take effect by 1 January 2002. For them to take effect by that date, obviously we must have a proposition formalised and locked away some months before that. It is my ambition that this will happen quite quickly.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: (1)-(3) The third part of the question summarised outcomes of the issues the member has raised. The Government is aware of the extreme difficulties that people are experiencing and the psychological and physical stress that they are facing as a result of the changes that have been made consequent to the implementation of the old-growth forest policy. As a Government, we are conscious of our responsibility to do what we can to mitigate those circumstances. The member asked whether the Government intends to implement any part of the Richardson plan. Members may be more familiar with it as the “early step-down”. The Government does intend to construct an offer that will enable the implementation and the realisation of the benefits of the early step-down or the Richardson plan. It is critical that it do so, because that is the only way to make sense of the transition period between now and the beginning of the calendar year 2004. The member also asked whether the Government will implement in any way prior to 2004 - Hon Peter Foss: No, prior to the second quarter of next year. Hon KIM CHANCE: It is important that we do. To clarify the question so that people understand what we are talking about, Hon Peter Foss referred to my earlier statement that I think it unlikely that we will get a forest management plan finalised until about the third quarter of 2002. As for the question, will we have anything that can put in place an early step-down proposition prior to that; yes, it is certainly the Government’s intention that we will do that. As the member is aware, that will pose particular difficulties because the Government cannot contract volumes until the forest management plan has been approved. However, in ways that have been indicated in Greenbushes’ Blueleaf Corporation Pty Ltd proposition, which the former Government put in place, or the Nannup proposition, which was designed by the former Government in large part and put in place by the current Government, precedents are established in those two propositions that could be relied upon to be used further into the industry’s structure. Hon Peter Foss: When will you do it though? Hon KIM CHANCE: Perhaps that question is not supplementary but may have been enclosed in the question. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Give a supplementary answer. Hon KIM CHANCE: I think the question was inherent in the first part of the question. When? As soon as possible, because I believe it is important that these issues take effect by 1 January 2002. For them to take effect by that date, obviously we must have a proposition formalised and locked away some months before that. It is my ambition that this will happen quite quickly.
(1)-(3) The third part of the question summarised outcomes of the issues the member has raised. The Government is aware of the extreme difficulties that people are experiencing and the psychological and physical stress that they are facing as a result of the changes that have been made consequent to the implementation of the old-growth forest policy. As a Government, we are conscious of our responsibility to do what we can to mitigate those circumstances. The member asked whether the Government intends to implement any part of the Richardson plan. Members may be more familiar with it as the “early step-down”. The Government does intend to construct an offer that will enable the implementation and the realisation of the benefits of the early step-down or the Richardson plan. It is critical that it do so, because that is the only way to make sense of the transition period between now and the beginning of the calendar year 2004. The member also asked whether the Government will implement in any way prior to 2004 - Hon Peter Foss: No, prior to the second quarter of next year. Hon KIM CHANCE: It is important that we do. To clarify the question so that people understand what we are talking about, Hon Peter Foss referred to my earlier statement that I think it unlikely that we will get a forest management plan finalised until about the third quarter of 2002. As for the question, will we have anything that can put in place an early step-down proposition prior to that; yes, it is certainly the Government’s intention that we will do that. As the member is aware, that will pose particular difficulties because the Government cannot contract volumes until the forest management plan has been approved. However, in ways that have been indicated in Greenbushes’ Blueleaf Corporation Pty Ltd proposition, which the former Government put in place, or the Nannup proposition, which was designed by the former Government in large part and put in place by the current Government, precedents are established in those two propositions that could be relied upon to be used further into the industry’s structure. Hon Peter Foss: When will you do it though? Hon KIM CHANCE: Perhaps that question is not supplementary but may have been enclosed in the question. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Give a supplementary answer. Hon KIM CHANCE: I think the question was inherent in the first part of the question. When? As soon as possible, because I believe it is important that these issues take effect by 1 January 2002. For them to take effect by that date, obviously we must have a proposition formalised and locked away some months before that. It is my ambition that this will happen quite quickly.
The member asked whether the Government intends to implement any part of the Richardson plan. Members may be more familiar with it as the “early step-down”. The Government does intend to construct an offer that will enable the implementation and the realisation of the benefits of the early step-down or the Richardson plan. It is critical that it do so, because that is the only way to make sense of the transition period between now and the beginning of the calendar year 2004. The member also asked whether the Government will implement in any way prior to 2004 - Hon Peter Foss: No, prior to the second quarter of next year. Hon KIM CHANCE: It is important that we do. To clarify the question so that people understand what we are talking about, Hon Peter Foss referred to my earlier statement that I think it unlikely that we will get a forest management plan finalised until about the third quarter of 2002. As for the question, will we have anything that can put in place an early step-down proposition prior to that; yes, it is certainly the Government’s intention that we will do that. As the member is aware, that will pose particular difficulties because the Government cannot contract volumes until the forest management plan has been approved. However, in ways that have been indicated in Greenbushes’ Blueleaf Corporation Pty Ltd proposition, which the former Government put in place, or the Nannup proposition, which was designed by the former Government in large part and put in place by the current Government, precedents are established in those two propositions that could be relied upon to be used further into the industry’s structure. Hon Peter Foss: When will you do it though? Hon KIM CHANCE: Perhaps that question is not supplementary but may have been enclosed in the question. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Give a supplementary answer. Hon KIM CHANCE: I think the question was inherent in the first part of the question. When? As soon as possible, because I believe it is important that these issues take effect by 1 January 2002. For them to take effect by that date, obviously we must have a proposition formalised and locked away some months before that. It is my ambition that this will happen quite quickly.
Hon Peter Foss: No, prior to the second quarter of next year. Hon KIM CHANCE: It is important that we do. To clarify the question so that people understand what we are talking about, Hon Peter Foss referred to my earlier statement that I think it unlikely that we will get a forest management plan finalised until about the third quarter of 2002. As for the question, will we have anything that can put in place an early step-down proposition prior to that; yes, it is certainly the Government’s intention that we will do that. As the member is aware, that will pose particular difficulties because the Government cannot contract volumes until the forest management plan has been approved. However, in ways that have been indicated in Greenbushes’ Blueleaf Corporation Pty Ltd proposition, which the former Government put in place, or the Nannup proposition, which was designed by the former Government in large part and put in place by the current Government, precedents are established in those two propositions that could be relied upon to be used further into the industry’s structure. Hon Peter Foss: When will you do it though? Hon KIM CHANCE: Perhaps that question is not supplementary but may have been enclosed in the question. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Give a supplementary answer. Hon KIM CHANCE: I think the question was inherent in the first part of the question. When? As soon as possible, because I believe it is important that these issues take effect by 1 January 2002. For them to take effect by that date, obviously we must have a proposition formalised and locked away some months before that. It is my ambition that this will happen quite quickly.
Hon KIM CHANCE: It is important that we do. To clarify the question so that people understand what we are talking about, Hon Peter Foss referred to my earlier statement that I think it unlikely that we will get a forest management plan finalised until about the third quarter of 2002. As for the question, will we have anything that can put in place an early step-down proposition prior to that; yes, it is certainly the Government’s intention that we will do that. As the member is aware, that will pose particular difficulties because the Government cannot contract volumes until the forest management plan has been approved. However, in ways that have been indicated in Greenbushes’ Blueleaf Corporation Pty Ltd proposition, which the former Government put in place, or the Nannup proposition, which was designed by the former Government in large part and put in place by the current Government, precedents are established in those two propositions that could be relied upon to be used further into the industry’s structure. Hon Peter Foss: When will you do it though? Hon KIM CHANCE: Perhaps that question is not supplementary but may have been enclosed in the question. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Give a supplementary answer. Hon KIM CHANCE: I think the question was inherent in the first part of the question. When? As soon as possible, because I believe it is important that these issues take effect by 1 January 2002. For them to take effect by that date, obviously we must have a proposition formalised and locked away some months before that. It is my ambition that this will happen quite quickly.
Hon Peter Foss: When will you do it though? Hon KIM CHANCE: Perhaps that question is not supplementary but may have been enclosed in the question. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Give a supplementary answer. Hon KIM CHANCE: I think the question was inherent in the first part of the question. When? As soon as possible, because I believe it is important that these issues take effect by 1 January 2002. For them to take effect by that date, obviously we must have a proposition formalised and locked away some months before that. It is my ambition that this will happen quite quickly.
Hon KIM CHANCE: Perhaps that question is not supplementary but may have been enclosed in the question. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Give a supplementary answer. Hon KIM CHANCE: I think the question was inherent in the first part of the question. When? As soon as possible, because I believe it is important that these issues take effect by 1 January 2002. For them to take effect by that date, obviously we must have a proposition formalised and locked away some months before that. It is my ambition that this will happen quite quickly.
Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Give a supplementary answer. Hon KIM CHANCE: I think the question was inherent in the first part of the question. When? As soon as possible, because I believe it is important that these issues take effect by 1 January 2002. For them to take effect by that date, obviously we must have a proposition formalised and locked away some months before that. It is my ambition that this will happen quite quickly.
Hon KIM CHANCE: I think the question was inherent in the first part of the question. When? As soon as possible, because I believe it is important that these issues take effect by 1 January 2002. For them to take effect by that date, obviously we must have a proposition formalised and locked away some months before that. It is my ambition that this will happen quite quickly.
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