❓ Details of consultancies engaged for the Forest Management Plan 2014-2023 are provided, including the consultants, their roles, engagement periods, and fees. The question seeks transparency regarding the review of key performance indicators.
AnsweredQoN 778Legislative Council
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(1) Will the Minister please table any review of key performance indicators prepared for the Forest Management Plan 2014-23 by: (a) Astron Environmental Services; and (b) other consultants? (2) Which agency were the reviews prepared for? (3) Who paid for each consultancy? (4) How much was paid for each consultancy?
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Answered
12 March 2014
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Environment
Response time
15 days
The Minister for Environment has provided the following response:
(1) (a)-(b) I refer the Member to the response provided to question number 579 on 18 September 2013.
(2)
Department of Environment and Conservation on behalf of the Conservation Commission of Western Australia.
(3)
Department of Environment and Conservation.
(4) Astron Environmental Services was engaged to provide advice on options for future key performance indicators in the areas of biodiversity and ecosystem health and vitality.
Period of engagement:
August to October 2012
Consultancy fee:
$18 598
Gaia Resources was engaged to "Quantify some of the values and threats within the various Land Management Units across the forested area of the south-west of Western Australia and compare them against one another. This includes assessing the presence and prevalence of values and threats on aspects such as biodiversity, heritage, social use and resource use (such as forest production)".
Period of engagement:
December 2011 to February 2012
Consultancy fee:
$33 479
Joanna Young & Associates was engaged to "Provide independent advice to staff and members of the Conservation Commission in the development of the Forest Management Plan; Review and advise on forest management documentation and issues; Participate in the preparation of briefing papers for consideration by the Conservation Commission and; Advise on technical matters as required".
Period of engagement:
May 2011 to December 2012
Consultancy fee:
$53 200
Resolve Global was engaged to "Provide independent advice to staff and members of the Conservation Commission in the development of the Forest Management Plan; Review and advise on forest management documentation and issues with particular emphasis on recreation and water management issues and; Participate in the preparation of briefing papers for consideration by the Conservation Commission".
Period of engagement:
October 2011 to April 2012
Consultancy fee:
$14 322
Tony Brandis Environmental Consultancy was engaged by the Conservation Commission to: "Provide independent advice to staff and members of the Conservation Commission in the development of the Forest Management Plan".
Period of engagement:
April 2012 to March 2013
Consultancy fee:
$15 860
Tuna Blue Pty Ltd was engaged as an experienced facilitator to assist at the information sessions and the structured briefings and to assist in preparation of, and report writing on, these sessions for the
Draft Forest Management Plan 2014-2023
.
Period of engagement:
September to October 2012
Consultancy fee:
$10 615
URS Australia Pty Ltd was engaged to undertake a social and economic assessment of the
Draft Forest Management Plan 2014-2023
. The report available on the Department of Parks and Wildlife website at:
http://www.dpaw.wa.gov.au/management/forests/59-preparing-the-forest-management-plan-2014-2023
Period of engagement:
May to August 2012
Consultancy fee:
$139 880
(1) (a)-(b) I refer the Member to the response provided to question number 579 on 18 September 2013.
(2)
Department of Environment and Conservation on behalf of the Conservation Commission of Western Australia.
(3)
Department of Environment and Conservation.
(4) Astron Environmental Services was engaged to provide advice on options for future key performance indicators in the areas of biodiversity and ecosystem health and vitality.
Period of engagement:
August to October 2012
Consultancy fee:
$18 598
Gaia Resources was engaged to "Quantify some of the values and threats within the various Land Management Units across the forested area of the south-west of Western Australia and compare them against one another. This includes assessing the presence and prevalence of values and threats on aspects such as biodiversity, heritage, social use and resource use (such as forest production)".
Period of engagement:
December 2011 to February 2012
Consultancy fee:
$33 479
Joanna Young & Associates was engaged to "Provide independent advice to staff and members of the Conservation Commission in the development of the Forest Management Plan; Review and advise on forest management documentation and issues; Participate in the preparation of briefing papers for consideration by the Conservation Commission and; Advise on technical matters as required".
Period of engagement:
May 2011 to December 2012
Consultancy fee:
$53 200
Resolve Global was engaged to "Provide independent advice to staff and members of the Conservation Commission in the development of the Forest Management Plan; Review and advise on forest management documentation and issues with particular emphasis on recreation and water management issues and; Participate in the preparation of briefing papers for consideration by the Conservation Commission".
Period of engagement:
October 2011 to April 2012
Consultancy fee:
$14 322
Tony Brandis Environmental Consultancy was engaged by the Conservation Commission to: "Provide independent advice to staff and members of the Conservation Commission in the development of the Forest Management Plan".
Period of engagement:
April 2012 to March 2013
Consultancy fee:
$15 860
Tuna Blue Pty Ltd was engaged as an experienced facilitator to assist at the information sessions and the structured briefings and to assist in preparation of, and report writing on, these sessions for the
Draft Forest Management Plan 2014-2023
.
Period of engagement:
September to October 2012
Consultancy fee:
$10 615
URS Australia Pty Ltd was engaged to undertake a social and economic assessment of the
Draft Forest Management Plan 2014-2023
. The report available on the Department of Parks and Wildlife website at:
http://www.dpaw.wa.gov.au/management/forests/59-preparing-the-forest-management-plan-2014-2023
Period of engagement:
May to August 2012
Consultancy fee:
$139 880
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