❓ A parliamentary question addresses concerns about potential impacts of environmental regulations on timber businesses and clarifies licensing requirements for timber removal from private property. The government denies intentions to harm businesses and emphasizes sustainable practices.
AnsweredQoN 1389Legislative Council
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(1) Will the Government bring in a further exemption under the Environmental Protection Act that will allow a tree feller, a small timber operator or a furniture maker to take timber off a private property? (2) Is it the Government’s intention to ruin the many furniture-making businesses that depend on getting wood off private property, given that there is only one exemption for craft wood that clearly states that timber cannot be cleared for use for commercial purposes but only for the purpose of domestic furniture making? (3) Is it the Government’s intention to start fining timber fellers and collectors of wood on private property for not having the section 23D exemption under the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950? (4) How many licences has the Department of Conservation and Land Management issued in this State under the section 23D exemption? Hon TOM STEPHENS
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(1) No. The sale of timber products taken from private property requires a licence under section 23D of the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950. Holders of such a licence will be exempt from the requirement to obtain a clearing permit under the amended Environmental Protection Act 1986. (2) No. The new clearing provisions in section 23D of the Wildlife Conservation Act are required to ensure that use of native vegetation is sustainable. (3) There are provisions for penalties, including fines for persons who illegally clear native vegetation and undertake timber felling without necessary approvals. (4) In the last financial year, 433 licences were issued under section 23D.
(2) Is it the Government’s intention to ruin the many furniture-making businesses that depend on getting wood off private property, given that there is only one exemption for craft wood that clearly states that timber cannot be cleared for use for commercial purposes but only for the purpose of domestic furniture making? (3) Is it the Government’s intention to start fining timber fellers and collectors of wood on private property for not having the section 23D exemption under the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950? (4) How many licences has the Department of Conservation and Land Management issued in this State under the section 23D exemption? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1) No. The sale of timber products taken from private property requires a licence under section 23D of the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950. Holders of such a licence will be exempt from the requirement to obtain a clearing permit under the amended Environmental Protection Act 1986. (2) No. The new clearing provisions in section 23D of the Wildlife Conservation Act are required to ensure that use of native vegetation is sustainable. (3) There are provisions for penalties, including fines for persons who illegally clear native vegetation and undertake timber felling without necessary approvals. (4) In the last financial year, 433 licences were issued under section 23D.
(3) Is it the Government’s intention to start fining timber fellers and collectors of wood on private property for not having the section 23D exemption under the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950? (4) How many licences has the Department of Conservation and Land Management issued in this State under the section 23D exemption? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1) No. The sale of timber products taken from private property requires a licence under section 23D of the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950. Holders of such a licence will be exempt from the requirement to obtain a clearing permit under the amended Environmental Protection Act 1986. (2) No. The new clearing provisions in section 23D of the Wildlife Conservation Act are required to ensure that use of native vegetation is sustainable. (3) There are provisions for penalties, including fines for persons who illegally clear native vegetation and undertake timber felling without necessary approvals. (4) In the last financial year, 433 licences were issued under section 23D.
(4) How many licences has the Department of Conservation and Land Management issued in this State under the section 23D exemption? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1) No. The sale of timber products taken from private property requires a licence under section 23D of the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950. Holders of such a licence will be exempt from the requirement to obtain a clearing permit under the amended Environmental Protection Act 1986. (2) No. The new clearing provisions in section 23D of the Wildlife Conservation Act are required to ensure that use of native vegetation is sustainable. (3) There are provisions for penalties, including fines for persons who illegally clear native vegetation and undertake timber felling without necessary approvals. (4) In the last financial year, 433 licences were issued under section 23D.
Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1) No. The sale of timber products taken from private property requires a licence under section 23D of the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950. Holders of such a licence will be exempt from the requirement to obtain a clearing permit under the amended Environmental Protection Act 1986. (2) No. The new clearing provisions in section 23D of the Wildlife Conservation Act are required to ensure that use of native vegetation is sustainable. (3) There are provisions for penalties, including fines for persons who illegally clear native vegetation and undertake timber felling without necessary approvals. (4) In the last financial year, 433 licences were issued under section 23D.
(1) No. The sale of timber products taken from private property requires a licence under section 23D of the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950. Holders of such a licence will be exempt from the requirement to obtain a clearing permit under the amended Environmental Protection Act 1986. (2) No. The new clearing provisions in section 23D of the Wildlife Conservation Act are required to ensure that use of native vegetation is sustainable. (3) There are provisions for penalties, including fines for persons who illegally clear native vegetation and undertake timber felling without necessary approvals. (4) In the last financial year, 433 licences were issued under section 23D.
(2) No. The new clearing provisions in section 23D of the Wildlife Conservation Act are required to ensure that use of native vegetation is sustainable. (3) There are provisions for penalties, including fines for persons who illegally clear native vegetation and undertake timber felling without necessary approvals. (4) In the last financial year, 433 licences were issued under section 23D.
(3) There are provisions for penalties, including fines for persons who illegally clear native vegetation and undertake timber felling without necessary approvals. (4) In the last financial year, 433 licences were issued under section 23D.
(4) In the last financial year, 433 licences were issued under section 23D.
(2) Is it the Government’s intention to ruin the many furniture-making businesses that depend on getting wood off private property, given that there is only one exemption for craft wood that clearly states that timber cannot be cleared for use for commercial purposes but only for the purpose of domestic furniture making? (3) Is it the Government’s intention to start fining timber fellers and collectors of wood on private property for not having the section 23D exemption under the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950? (4) How many licences has the Department of Conservation and Land Management issued in this State under the section 23D exemption? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1) No. The sale of timber products taken from private property requires a licence under section 23D of the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950. Holders of such a licence will be exempt from the requirement to obtain a clearing permit under the amended Environmental Protection Act 1986. (2) No. The new clearing provisions in section 23D of the Wildlife Conservation Act are required to ensure that use of native vegetation is sustainable. (3) There are provisions for penalties, including fines for persons who illegally clear native vegetation and undertake timber felling without necessary approvals. (4) In the last financial year, 433 licences were issued under section 23D.
(3) Is it the Government’s intention to start fining timber fellers and collectors of wood on private property for not having the section 23D exemption under the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950? (4) How many licences has the Department of Conservation and Land Management issued in this State under the section 23D exemption? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1) No. The sale of timber products taken from private property requires a licence under section 23D of the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950. Holders of such a licence will be exempt from the requirement to obtain a clearing permit under the amended Environmental Protection Act 1986. (2) No. The new clearing provisions in section 23D of the Wildlife Conservation Act are required to ensure that use of native vegetation is sustainable. (3) There are provisions for penalties, including fines for persons who illegally clear native vegetation and undertake timber felling without necessary approvals. (4) In the last financial year, 433 licences were issued under section 23D.
(4) How many licences has the Department of Conservation and Land Management issued in this State under the section 23D exemption? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1) No. The sale of timber products taken from private property requires a licence under section 23D of the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950. Holders of such a licence will be exempt from the requirement to obtain a clearing permit under the amended Environmental Protection Act 1986. (2) No. The new clearing provisions in section 23D of the Wildlife Conservation Act are required to ensure that use of native vegetation is sustainable. (3) There are provisions for penalties, including fines for persons who illegally clear native vegetation and undertake timber felling without necessary approvals. (4) In the last financial year, 433 licences were issued under section 23D.
Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1) No. The sale of timber products taken from private property requires a licence under section 23D of the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950. Holders of such a licence will be exempt from the requirement to obtain a clearing permit under the amended Environmental Protection Act 1986. (2) No. The new clearing provisions in section 23D of the Wildlife Conservation Act are required to ensure that use of native vegetation is sustainable. (3) There are provisions for penalties, including fines for persons who illegally clear native vegetation and undertake timber felling without necessary approvals. (4) In the last financial year, 433 licences were issued under section 23D.
(1) No. The sale of timber products taken from private property requires a licence under section 23D of the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950. Holders of such a licence will be exempt from the requirement to obtain a clearing permit under the amended Environmental Protection Act 1986. (2) No. The new clearing provisions in section 23D of the Wildlife Conservation Act are required to ensure that use of native vegetation is sustainable. (3) There are provisions for penalties, including fines for persons who illegally clear native vegetation and undertake timber felling without necessary approvals. (4) In the last financial year, 433 licences were issued under section 23D.
(2) No. The new clearing provisions in section 23D of the Wildlife Conservation Act are required to ensure that use of native vegetation is sustainable. (3) There are provisions for penalties, including fines for persons who illegally clear native vegetation and undertake timber felling without necessary approvals. (4) In the last financial year, 433 licences were issued under section 23D.
(3) There are provisions for penalties, including fines for persons who illegally clear native vegetation and undertake timber felling without necessary approvals. (4) In the last financial year, 433 licences were issued under section 23D.
(4) In the last financial year, 433 licences were issued under section 23D.
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