Hon Christine Sharp asks the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries for detailed schedules of forest stumpages and related charges, and inquires about a government review of royalties. The Minister provides some information, tables some schedules, and defers some answers due to commercial confidentiality and ongoing review.

AnsweredQoN 1257Legislative Council
Asked
16 September 2003
Portfolio
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

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(1) Will the minister table the current schedules for - (i) gross native forest stumpages excluding and including GST; (ii) base native forest stumpages excluding and including GST; (iii) gross plantations stumpages excluding and including GST; (iv) base plantations stumpages excluding and including GST; and (v) roading, in-forest and administration charges excluding and including GST? (2) Has the Government conducted a review of royalties since gaining office? (3) If yes to (2), when was this done and what was the outcome? (4) If yes to (2), will the minister table the review document? (5) If no to (2), why not? Hon KIM CHANCE

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I thank Hon Christine Sharp for some notice of the question. (1) (i)-(ii),(v) I hereby table schedules outlining native forest stumpages, as well as roading, in-forest and administration charges. [See paper No 1436.] Prices are provided inclusive and exclusive of goods and services tax, except for gross stumpages, for which a GST-exclusive schedule of prices is not produced. (iii)-(iv) With regard to plantation prices, considerations of commercial confidentiality and trade practices may apply. I ask the honourable member to place this question on notice in order that these considerations may be addressed. (2)-(5) I refer the honourable member to my answer to question without notice 218 on 25 September 2002 and to my media statement of 28 August 2002. The review of log prices described, of which the Chandler Fraser Keating report is part, is to some extent dependent on outcomes of the forest management plan and is yet to be finalised. It is planned that the review will be completed in conjunction with the forest management plan towards the end of this year. The outcomes will then be made available.
(ii) base native forest stumpages excluding and including GST; (iii) gross plantations stumpages excluding and including GST; (iv) base plantations stumpages excluding and including GST; and (v) roading, in-forest and administration charges excluding and including GST?
(iii) gross plantations stumpages excluding and including GST; (iv) base plantations stumpages excluding and including GST; and (v) roading, in-forest and administration charges excluding and including GST?
(iv) base plantations stumpages excluding and including GST; and (v) roading, in-forest and administration charges excluding and including GST?
(v) roading, in-forest and administration charges excluding and including GST?
(3) If yes to (2), when was this done and what was the outcome? (4) If yes to (2), will the minister table the review document? (5) If no to (2), why not? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank Hon Christine Sharp for some notice of the question. (1) (i)-(ii),(v) I hereby table schedules outlining native forest stumpages, as well as roading, in-forest and administration charges. [See paper No 1436.] Prices are provided inclusive and exclusive of goods and services tax, except for gross stumpages, for which a GST-exclusive schedule of prices is not produced. (iii)-(iv) With regard to plantation prices, considerations of commercial confidentiality and trade practices may apply. I ask the honourable member to place this question on notice in order that these considerations may be addressed. (2)-(5) I refer the honourable member to my answer to question without notice 218 on 25 September 2002 and to my media statement of 28 August 2002. The review of log prices described, of which the Chandler Fraser Keating report is part, is to some extent dependent on outcomes of the forest management plan and is yet to be finalised. It is planned that the review will be completed in conjunction with the forest management plan towards the end of this year. The outcomes will then be made available.
(4) If yes to (2), will the minister table the review document? (5) If no to (2), why not? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank Hon Christine Sharp for some notice of the question. (1) (i)-(ii),(v) I hereby table schedules outlining native forest stumpages, as well as roading, in-forest and administration charges. [See paper No 1436.] Prices are provided inclusive and exclusive of goods and services tax, except for gross stumpages, for which a GST-exclusive schedule of prices is not produced. (iii)-(iv) With regard to plantation prices, considerations of commercial confidentiality and trade practices may apply. I ask the honourable member to place this question on notice in order that these considerations may be addressed. (2)-(5) I refer the honourable member to my answer to question without notice 218 on 25 September 2002 and to my media statement of 28 August 2002. The review of log prices described, of which the Chandler Fraser Keating report is part, is to some extent dependent on outcomes of the forest management plan and is yet to be finalised. It is planned that the review will be completed in conjunction with the forest management plan towards the end of this year. The outcomes will then be made available.
(5) If no to (2), why not? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank Hon Christine Sharp for some notice of the question. (1) (i)-(ii),(v) I hereby table schedules outlining native forest stumpages, as well as roading, in-forest and administration charges. [See paper No 1436.] Prices are provided inclusive and exclusive of goods and services tax, except for gross stumpages, for which a GST-exclusive schedule of prices is not produced. (iii)-(iv) With regard to plantation prices, considerations of commercial confidentiality and trade practices may apply. I ask the honourable member to place this question on notice in order that these considerations may be addressed. (2)-(5) I refer the honourable member to my answer to question without notice 218 on 25 September 2002 and to my media statement of 28 August 2002. The review of log prices described, of which the Chandler Fraser Keating report is part, is to some extent dependent on outcomes of the forest management plan and is yet to be finalised. It is planned that the review will be completed in conjunction with the forest management plan towards the end of this year. The outcomes will then be made available.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank Hon Christine Sharp for some notice of the question. (1) (i)-(ii),(v) I hereby table schedules outlining native forest stumpages, as well as roading, in-forest and administration charges. [See paper No 1436.] Prices are provided inclusive and exclusive of goods and services tax, except for gross stumpages, for which a GST-exclusive schedule of prices is not produced. (iii)-(iv) With regard to plantation prices, considerations of commercial confidentiality and trade practices may apply. I ask the honourable member to place this question on notice in order that these considerations may be addressed. (2)-(5) I refer the honourable member to my answer to question without notice 218 on 25 September 2002 and to my media statement of 28 August 2002. The review of log prices described, of which the Chandler Fraser Keating report is part, is to some extent dependent on outcomes of the forest management plan and is yet to be finalised. It is planned that the review will be completed in conjunction with the forest management plan towards the end of this year. The outcomes will then be made available.
I thank Hon Christine Sharp for some notice of the question. (1) (i)-(ii),(v) I hereby table schedules outlining native forest stumpages, as well as roading, in-forest and administration charges. [See paper No 1436.] Prices are provided inclusive and exclusive of goods and services tax, except for gross stumpages, for which a GST-exclusive schedule of prices is not produced. (iii)-(iv) With regard to plantation prices, considerations of commercial confidentiality and trade practices may apply. I ask the honourable member to place this question on notice in order that these considerations may be addressed. (2)-(5) I refer the honourable member to my answer to question without notice 218 on 25 September 2002 and to my media statement of 28 August 2002. The review of log prices described, of which the Chandler Fraser Keating report is part, is to some extent dependent on outcomes of the forest management plan and is yet to be finalised. It is planned that the review will be completed in conjunction with the forest management plan towards the end of this year. The outcomes will then be made available.
(1) (i)-(ii),(v) I hereby table schedules outlining native forest stumpages, as well as roading, in-forest and administration charges. [See paper No 1436.] Prices are provided inclusive and exclusive of goods and services tax, except for gross stumpages, for which a GST-exclusive schedule of prices is not produced. (iii)-(iv) With regard to plantation prices, considerations of commercial confidentiality and trade practices may apply. I ask the honourable member to place this question on notice in order that these considerations may be addressed. (2)-(5) I refer the honourable member to my answer to question without notice 218 on 25 September 2002 and to my media statement of 28 August 2002. The review of log prices described, of which the Chandler Fraser Keating report is part, is to some extent dependent on outcomes of the forest management plan and is yet to be finalised. It is planned that the review will be completed in conjunction with the forest management plan towards the end of this year. The outcomes will then be made available.

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