❓ Dr. Steve Thomas asks the Minister for Forestry to provide a list of unharvested forest coupes from 2016-2021, reasons for not harvesting, volume of wood not harvested, and whether deferral of high-yield coupes contributed to declining average yields. The Minister requests the question be put on notice due to the amount of information required.
AnsweredQoN 799Legislative Council
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799. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the minister representing the
Minister for Forestry:
The parliamentary secretary has given me the courtesy of
advising me behind the chair that this question will be asked to put on notice,
but I will read it in anyway so that we can start the process.
(1) Will the
minister please table a list of forest coupes or sections of coupes that were
scheduled in each year from 2016 to 2021 inclusive to be harvested under the
forest management plan and three-year harvest plan but were not harvested?
(2) For each coupe in (1), can the minister please provide
the reasons they were not harvested?
(3) What is
the volume or weight of wood that was scheduled to be harvested each year in
that period but was not harvested?
(4) Is it true
that these coupes had predicted timber yields above the average and that their
deferral is one of the reasons that average yields have declined?
799. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the minister representing the
Minister for Forestry:
The parliamentary secretary has given me the courtesy of
advising me behind the chair that this question will be asked to put on notice,
but I will read it in anyway so that we can start the process.
(1) Will the
minister please table a list of forest coupes or sections of coupes that were
scheduled in each year from 2016 to 2021 inclusive to be harvested under the
forest management plan and three-year harvest plan but were not harvested?
(2) For each coupe in (1), can the minister please provide
the reasons they were not harvested?
(3) What is
the volume or weight of wood that was scheduled to be harvested each year in
that period but was not harvested?
(4) Is it true
that these coupes had predicted timber yields above the average and that their
deferral is one of the reasons that average yields have declined?
AnswerView source ↗
I answer on behalf of the minister representing the Minister
for Forestry.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question. As indicated, the minister has provided the following response.
Due to the amount of information requested and the time
required to consult with other departments, we ask that the question be put on
notice.
for Forestry.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question. As indicated, the minister has provided the following response.
Due to the amount of information requested and the time
required to consult with other departments, we ask that the question be put on
notice.
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