❓ Mr. Ripper asks about a police investigation into sandalwood harvesting contractors on Walling Rock Station. The police investigated and found the contractors were acting legally under relevant legislation.
AnsweredQoN 4746Legislative Assembly
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I refer to concerns raised by Mr Keith Mader of Walling Rock Station in relation to behaviour by sandalwood harvesting contractors on that property, and ask:
(a) have police fully investigated these concerns; and
(i) if not, why not;
(b) in the process of investigating Mr Mader’s concerns, did police officers personally inspect the contractors’ camps on the ground;
(c) if a personal inspection of the contractors’ camps was not made, what method was used to investigate the concerns; and
(d) what were the results of the investigation?
(a) have police fully investigated these concerns; and
(i) if not, why not;
(b) in the process of investigating Mr Mader’s concerns, did police officers personally inspect the contractors’ camps on the ground;
(c) if a personal inspection of the contractors’ camps was not made, what method was used to investigate the concerns; and
(d) what were the results of the investigation?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
21 March 2011
Responded by
Minister for Police
Response time
25 days
a) Yes.
i) N/A
b) Yes.
c) N/A.
d) The police investigation revealed that
Section 60 of the Forrest Products Act 2000
provides that contractors may enter land comprised in such lease and manage forest products on it or take and remove forest products from it. A Senior Forrester, Forrest Product Commission has advised that the contracts are legal and that the contractors are acting within the guidelines and provisions of the
Forest Product Act 2000
and the
Sandalwood Act 1929
.
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i) N/A
b) Yes.
c) N/A.
d) The police investigation revealed that
Section 60 of the Forrest Products Act 2000
provides that contractors may enter land comprised in such lease and manage forest products on it or take and remove forest products from it. A Senior Forrester, Forrest Product Commission has advised that the contracts are legal and that the contractors are acting within the guidelines and provisions of the
Forest Product Act 2000
and the
Sandalwood Act 1929
.
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