❓ Hon Giz Watson questions the Minister for Forestry regarding employment figures in the native forest timber industry, seeking clarification on discrepancies between different reports and requesting the tabling of specific data. The Minister acknowledges the reports and data limitations, promising to table the requested report once finalised.
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Further to question without notice No. 770 of 2012 regarding employment in the native forest timber industry —
(1) Does the URS Australia report entitled 'Social and Economic Impact Assessment of the Potential Impacts of Implementation of the Draft Forest Management Plan 2014-2023' (page 79) give the number of employees directly employed by sawmills processing native forest timbers in the South West of Western Australia in 2012 as 441?
(2) On 28 September 2011, in response to question without notice No. 839 of 2011, did the Minister give the figure for employment in hauling and falling in State-owned native forests and plantations as 360?
(3) Given that this total of 801 (which includes employees in hauling and falling in State-owned plantations), how many of 'the approximately 3,400 people directly employed in timber related industries' cited on page 2 of the
Forest Products Commission Annual Report 2011-2012
are directly employed in the native forest sector of the timber industry?
(4) Will the Minister please table the report referred to in the answer, Dare, L. and Schirmer, J. (2012), 'Western Australia Forest Industry Survey unpublished data,' Cooperative Research Centre for Forestry, Hobart?
(5) If no to (4), why not?
(1) Does the URS Australia report entitled 'Social and Economic Impact Assessment of the Potential Impacts of Implementation of the Draft Forest Management Plan 2014-2023' (page 79) give the number of employees directly employed by sawmills processing native forest timbers in the South West of Western Australia in 2012 as 441?
(2) On 28 September 2011, in response to question without notice No. 839 of 2011, did the Minister give the figure for employment in hauling and falling in State-owned native forests and plantations as 360?
(3) Given that this total of 801 (which includes employees in hauling and falling in State-owned plantations), how many of 'the approximately 3,400 people directly employed in timber related industries' cited on page 2 of the
Forest Products Commission Annual Report 2011-2012
are directly employed in the native forest sector of the timber industry?
(4) Will the Minister please table the report referred to in the answer, Dare, L. and Schirmer, J. (2012), 'Western Australia Forest Industry Survey unpublished data,' Cooperative Research Centre for Forestry, Hobart?
(5) If no to (4), why not?
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Answered
27 November 2012
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection representing the Minister for Forestry
Response time
35 days
(1) The URS Australia report provides an estimate of the number of employees directly employed by sawmills processing native forest timbers in the South West of Western Australia.
(2) On 28 September 2011 the Minister provided the number of workers registered to engage in timber harvesting and transport of log timber in a state forest or timber reserve.
(3) The source of the data in the Forest Products Commission Annual Report is Dare, L. and Schirmer, J. (2012),
'Western Australia Forest Industry Survey unpublished data'
, Cooperative Research Centre for Forestry, Hobart. A breakdown showing employment in the native forestry sector alone is not available from the data provided. The data includes two categories where native forest employment is mixed with employment in other sectors.
(4)-(5) The data is still in the process of being finalised, however once it has been a copy can be tabled.
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(2) On 28 September 2011 the Minister provided the number of workers registered to engage in timber harvesting and transport of log timber in a state forest or timber reserve.
(3) The source of the data in the Forest Products Commission Annual Report is Dare, L. and Schirmer, J. (2012),
'Western Australia Forest Industry Survey unpublished data'
, Cooperative Research Centre for Forestry, Hobart. A breakdown showing employment in the native forestry sector alone is not available from the data provided. The data includes two categories where native forest employment is mixed with employment in other sectors.
(4)-(5) The data is still in the process of being finalised, however once it has been a copy can be tabled.
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