❓ Hon. Christine Sharp questions the Forest Products Commission's role in assessing and selling sawlogs from bauxite mine sites in state forests, and whether these logs are included in sustained yield calculations. The Minister's answer is vague and incomplete, deferring a detailed response.
AnsweredQoN 635Legislative Council
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(1) Is the Forests Products Commission responsible for assessing the log resource at all mine sites in state forest and timber reserves prior to the commencement of mining operations; if not, who is? (2) Is the Forest Products Commission responsible for the sale of all available sawlogs from bauxite mine sites in state forests and timber reserves; if not, who is? (3) Does the Forest Products Commission have an estimate of the annual volume of jarrah sawlogs available from bauxite mine sites in state forests and timber reserves? (4) If yes, what is it? (5) If not, why not? (6) Have the jarrah sawlogs that come from the bauxite mine sites been included in the figures for the sustained yield of jarrah sawlogs in the draft 2004-13 forest management plan? (7) If not, why not? Hon KIM CHANCE
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(1)-(7) Yesterday I decided that the answer I was given by the member was unsatisfactory and I requested that a satisfactory answer be presented to me today. I am still not completely happy with this answer. In general terms, the Department of Conservation and Land Management is responsible for assessing the resource - the question went directly to assessing the resource - while the Forest Products Commission is responsible for the sale of timber products arising from mining operations on state forest and timber reserves. As a large proportion of the data required to answer this question in more detail is not held by the Forest Products Commission and needs to be obtained from the records of the Department of Conservation and Land Management, I request the honourable member to either ask the question again in a couple of weeks or place the question on notice so that we can provide the detail.
(2) Is the Forest Products Commission responsible for the sale of all available sawlogs from bauxite mine sites in state forests and timber reserves; if not, who is? (3) Does the Forest Products Commission have an estimate of the annual volume of jarrah sawlogs available from bauxite mine sites in state forests and timber reserves? (4) If yes, what is it? (5) If not, why not? (6) Have the jarrah sawlogs that come from the bauxite mine sites been included in the figures for the sustained yield of jarrah sawlogs in the draft 2004-13 forest management plan? (7) If not, why not? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : (1)-(7) Yesterday I decided that the answer I was given by the member was unsatisfactory and I requested that a satisfactory answer be presented to me today. I am still not completely happy with this answer. In general terms, the Department of Conservation and Land Management is responsible for assessing the resource - the question went directly to assessing the resource - while the Forest Products Commission is responsible for the sale of timber products arising from mining operations on state forest and timber reserves. As a large proportion of the data required to answer this question in more detail is not held by the Forest Products Commission and needs to be obtained from the records of the Department of Conservation and Land Management, I request the honourable member to either ask the question again in a couple of weeks or place the question on notice so that we can provide the detail.
(3) Does the Forest Products Commission have an estimate of the annual volume of jarrah sawlogs available from bauxite mine sites in state forests and timber reserves? (4) If yes, what is it? (5) If not, why not? (6) Have the jarrah sawlogs that come from the bauxite mine sites been included in the figures for the sustained yield of jarrah sawlogs in the draft 2004-13 forest management plan? (7) If not, why not? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : (1)-(7) Yesterday I decided that the answer I was given by the member was unsatisfactory and I requested that a satisfactory answer be presented to me today. I am still not completely happy with this answer. In general terms, the Department of Conservation and Land Management is responsible for assessing the resource - the question went directly to assessing the resource - while the Forest Products Commission is responsible for the sale of timber products arising from mining operations on state forest and timber reserves. As a large proportion of the data required to answer this question in more detail is not held by the Forest Products Commission and needs to be obtained from the records of the Department of Conservation and Land Management, I request the honourable member to either ask the question again in a couple of weeks or place the question on notice so that we can provide the detail.
(4) If yes, what is it? (5) If not, why not? (6) Have the jarrah sawlogs that come from the bauxite mine sites been included in the figures for the sustained yield of jarrah sawlogs in the draft 2004-13 forest management plan? (7) If not, why not? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : (1)-(7) Yesterday I decided that the answer I was given by the member was unsatisfactory and I requested that a satisfactory answer be presented to me today. I am still not completely happy with this answer. In general terms, the Department of Conservation and Land Management is responsible for assessing the resource - the question went directly to assessing the resource - while the Forest Products Commission is responsible for the sale of timber products arising from mining operations on state forest and timber reserves. As a large proportion of the data required to answer this question in more detail is not held by the Forest Products Commission and needs to be obtained from the records of the Department of Conservation and Land Management, I request the honourable member to either ask the question again in a couple of weeks or place the question on notice so that we can provide the detail.
(5) If not, why not? (6) Have the jarrah sawlogs that come from the bauxite mine sites been included in the figures for the sustained yield of jarrah sawlogs in the draft 2004-13 forest management plan? (7) If not, why not? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : (1)-(7) Yesterday I decided that the answer I was given by the member was unsatisfactory and I requested that a satisfactory answer be presented to me today. I am still not completely happy with this answer. In general terms, the Department of Conservation and Land Management is responsible for assessing the resource - the question went directly to assessing the resource - while the Forest Products Commission is responsible for the sale of timber products arising from mining operations on state forest and timber reserves. As a large proportion of the data required to answer this question in more detail is not held by the Forest Products Commission and needs to be obtained from the records of the Department of Conservation and Land Management, I request the honourable member to either ask the question again in a couple of weeks or place the question on notice so that we can provide the detail.
(6) Have the jarrah sawlogs that come from the bauxite mine sites been included in the figures for the sustained yield of jarrah sawlogs in the draft 2004-13 forest management plan? (7) If not, why not? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : (1)-(7) Yesterday I decided that the answer I was given by the member was unsatisfactory and I requested that a satisfactory answer be presented to me today. I am still not completely happy with this answer. In general terms, the Department of Conservation and Land Management is responsible for assessing the resource - the question went directly to assessing the resource - while the Forest Products Commission is responsible for the sale of timber products arising from mining operations on state forest and timber reserves. As a large proportion of the data required to answer this question in more detail is not held by the Forest Products Commission and needs to be obtained from the records of the Department of Conservation and Land Management, I request the honourable member to either ask the question again in a couple of weeks or place the question on notice so that we can provide the detail.
(7) If not, why not? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : (1)-(7) Yesterday I decided that the answer I was given by the member was unsatisfactory and I requested that a satisfactory answer be presented to me today. I am still not completely happy with this answer. In general terms, the Department of Conservation and Land Management is responsible for assessing the resource - the question went directly to assessing the resource - while the Forest Products Commission is responsible for the sale of timber products arising from mining operations on state forest and timber reserves. As a large proportion of the data required to answer this question in more detail is not held by the Forest Products Commission and needs to be obtained from the records of the Department of Conservation and Land Management, I request the honourable member to either ask the question again in a couple of weeks or place the question on notice so that we can provide the detail.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied : (1)-(7) Yesterday I decided that the answer I was given by the member was unsatisfactory and I requested that a satisfactory answer be presented to me today. I am still not completely happy with this answer. In general terms, the Department of Conservation and Land Management is responsible for assessing the resource - the question went directly to assessing the resource - while the Forest Products Commission is responsible for the sale of timber products arising from mining operations on state forest and timber reserves. As a large proportion of the data required to answer this question in more detail is not held by the Forest Products Commission and needs to be obtained from the records of the Department of Conservation and Land Management, I request the honourable member to either ask the question again in a couple of weeks or place the question on notice so that we can provide the detail.
(1)-(7) Yesterday I decided that the answer I was given by the member was unsatisfactory and I requested that a satisfactory answer be presented to me today. I am still not completely happy with this answer. In general terms, the Department of Conservation and Land Management is responsible for assessing the resource - the question went directly to assessing the resource - while the Forest Products Commission is responsible for the sale of timber products arising from mining operations on state forest and timber reserves. As a large proportion of the data required to answer this question in more detail is not held by the Forest Products Commission and needs to be obtained from the records of the Department of Conservation and Land Management, I request the honourable member to either ask the question again in a couple of weeks or place the question on notice so that we can provide the detail.
(2) Is the Forest Products Commission responsible for the sale of all available sawlogs from bauxite mine sites in state forests and timber reserves; if not, who is? (3) Does the Forest Products Commission have an estimate of the annual volume of jarrah sawlogs available from bauxite mine sites in state forests and timber reserves? (4) If yes, what is it? (5) If not, why not? (6) Have the jarrah sawlogs that come from the bauxite mine sites been included in the figures for the sustained yield of jarrah sawlogs in the draft 2004-13 forest management plan? (7) If not, why not? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : (1)-(7) Yesterday I decided that the answer I was given by the member was unsatisfactory and I requested that a satisfactory answer be presented to me today. I am still not completely happy with this answer. In general terms, the Department of Conservation and Land Management is responsible for assessing the resource - the question went directly to assessing the resource - while the Forest Products Commission is responsible for the sale of timber products arising from mining operations on state forest and timber reserves. As a large proportion of the data required to answer this question in more detail is not held by the Forest Products Commission and needs to be obtained from the records of the Department of Conservation and Land Management, I request the honourable member to either ask the question again in a couple of weeks or place the question on notice so that we can provide the detail.
(3) Does the Forest Products Commission have an estimate of the annual volume of jarrah sawlogs available from bauxite mine sites in state forests and timber reserves? (4) If yes, what is it? (5) If not, why not? (6) Have the jarrah sawlogs that come from the bauxite mine sites been included in the figures for the sustained yield of jarrah sawlogs in the draft 2004-13 forest management plan? (7) If not, why not? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : (1)-(7) Yesterday I decided that the answer I was given by the member was unsatisfactory and I requested that a satisfactory answer be presented to me today. I am still not completely happy with this answer. In general terms, the Department of Conservation and Land Management is responsible for assessing the resource - the question went directly to assessing the resource - while the Forest Products Commission is responsible for the sale of timber products arising from mining operations on state forest and timber reserves. As a large proportion of the data required to answer this question in more detail is not held by the Forest Products Commission and needs to be obtained from the records of the Department of Conservation and Land Management, I request the honourable member to either ask the question again in a couple of weeks or place the question on notice so that we can provide the detail.
(4) If yes, what is it? (5) If not, why not? (6) Have the jarrah sawlogs that come from the bauxite mine sites been included in the figures for the sustained yield of jarrah sawlogs in the draft 2004-13 forest management plan? (7) If not, why not? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : (1)-(7) Yesterday I decided that the answer I was given by the member was unsatisfactory and I requested that a satisfactory answer be presented to me today. I am still not completely happy with this answer. In general terms, the Department of Conservation and Land Management is responsible for assessing the resource - the question went directly to assessing the resource - while the Forest Products Commission is responsible for the sale of timber products arising from mining operations on state forest and timber reserves. As a large proportion of the data required to answer this question in more detail is not held by the Forest Products Commission and needs to be obtained from the records of the Department of Conservation and Land Management, I request the honourable member to either ask the question again in a couple of weeks or place the question on notice so that we can provide the detail.
(5) If not, why not? (6) Have the jarrah sawlogs that come from the bauxite mine sites been included in the figures for the sustained yield of jarrah sawlogs in the draft 2004-13 forest management plan? (7) If not, why not? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : (1)-(7) Yesterday I decided that the answer I was given by the member was unsatisfactory and I requested that a satisfactory answer be presented to me today. I am still not completely happy with this answer. In general terms, the Department of Conservation and Land Management is responsible for assessing the resource - the question went directly to assessing the resource - while the Forest Products Commission is responsible for the sale of timber products arising from mining operations on state forest and timber reserves. As a large proportion of the data required to answer this question in more detail is not held by the Forest Products Commission and needs to be obtained from the records of the Department of Conservation and Land Management, I request the honourable member to either ask the question again in a couple of weeks or place the question on notice so that we can provide the detail.
(6) Have the jarrah sawlogs that come from the bauxite mine sites been included in the figures for the sustained yield of jarrah sawlogs in the draft 2004-13 forest management plan? (7) If not, why not? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : (1)-(7) Yesterday I decided that the answer I was given by the member was unsatisfactory and I requested that a satisfactory answer be presented to me today. I am still not completely happy with this answer. In general terms, the Department of Conservation and Land Management is responsible for assessing the resource - the question went directly to assessing the resource - while the Forest Products Commission is responsible for the sale of timber products arising from mining operations on state forest and timber reserves. As a large proportion of the data required to answer this question in more detail is not held by the Forest Products Commission and needs to be obtained from the records of the Department of Conservation and Land Management, I request the honourable member to either ask the question again in a couple of weeks or place the question on notice so that we can provide the detail.
(7) If not, why not? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : (1)-(7) Yesterday I decided that the answer I was given by the member was unsatisfactory and I requested that a satisfactory answer be presented to me today. I am still not completely happy with this answer. In general terms, the Department of Conservation and Land Management is responsible for assessing the resource - the question went directly to assessing the resource - while the Forest Products Commission is responsible for the sale of timber products arising from mining operations on state forest and timber reserves. As a large proportion of the data required to answer this question in more detail is not held by the Forest Products Commission and needs to be obtained from the records of the Department of Conservation and Land Management, I request the honourable member to either ask the question again in a couple of weeks or place the question on notice so that we can provide the detail.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied : (1)-(7) Yesterday I decided that the answer I was given by the member was unsatisfactory and I requested that a satisfactory answer be presented to me today. I am still not completely happy with this answer. In general terms, the Department of Conservation and Land Management is responsible for assessing the resource - the question went directly to assessing the resource - while the Forest Products Commission is responsible for the sale of timber products arising from mining operations on state forest and timber reserves. As a large proportion of the data required to answer this question in more detail is not held by the Forest Products Commission and needs to be obtained from the records of the Department of Conservation and Land Management, I request the honourable member to either ask the question again in a couple of weeks or place the question on notice so that we can provide the detail.
(1)-(7) Yesterday I decided that the answer I was given by the member was unsatisfactory and I requested that a satisfactory answer be presented to me today. I am still not completely happy with this answer. In general terms, the Department of Conservation and Land Management is responsible for assessing the resource - the question went directly to assessing the resource - while the Forest Products Commission is responsible for the sale of timber products arising from mining operations on state forest and timber reserves. As a large proportion of the data required to answer this question in more detail is not held by the Forest Products Commission and needs to be obtained from the records of the Department of Conservation and Land Management, I request the honourable member to either ask the question again in a couple of weeks or place the question on notice so that we can provide the detail.
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