❓ Hon Louise Kingston questions the Minister for Forestry regarding the Forest Products Commission's reporting obligations, specifically concerning native forests, softwood plantations, and sandalwood sectors following the cessation of native forest harvesting. The Minister confirms that an interim report for native forests was not published and provides limited confirmation on the inclusion of specific statistics in the FPC's 2023-24 annual report.
AnsweredQoN 946Legislative Council
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FOREST PRODUCTS
COMMISSION — REPORTS
946. Hon LOUISE KINGSTON to the Minister for Forestry:
The Forest Products Commission
manages three key industry sectors: native forests, softwood plantations and
sandalwood. The McGowan–Cook government's decision to cease
commercial harvesting in native forests does not mean that the FPC has stopped
its mission to manage the softwood plantation and sandalwood sectors on a commercial
basis. The FPC is a government trading enterprise and, as such, it is incumbent
on the agency to continue to table those
statistics as part of its annual reports. The first key action in the FPC's Statement of corporate intent 2023–2024 is to
continue to be transparent and accountable to stakeholders, including through
monitoring and reporting.
(1) Has an interim report for the native forests
sector for the six months ending 31 December 2023 been published?
(2) Will the 2023–24 annual
report for FPC include statistics on —
(a) areas of plantation established;
(b) the areas of forest and
plantation thinned or clear-felled; and
(c) the quantities of forest products
sold each year by species and grade?
COMMISSION — REPORTS
946. Hon LOUISE KINGSTON to the Minister for Forestry:
The Forest Products Commission
manages three key industry sectors: native forests, softwood plantations and
sandalwood. The McGowan–Cook government's decision to cease
commercial harvesting in native forests does not mean that the FPC has stopped
its mission to manage the softwood plantation and sandalwood sectors on a commercial
basis. The FPC is a government trading enterprise and, as such, it is incumbent
on the agency to continue to table those
statistics as part of its annual reports. The first key action in the FPC's Statement of corporate intent 2023–2024 is to
continue to be transparent and accountable to stakeholders, including through
monitoring and reporting.
(1) Has an interim report for the native forests
sector for the six months ending 31 December 2023 been published?
(2) Will the 2023–24 annual
report for FPC include statistics on —
(a) areas of plantation established;
(b) the areas of forest and
plantation thinned or clear-felled; and
(c) the quantities of forest products
sold each year by species and grade?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) No.
(2) (a) Yes.
(b) No.
(c) No.
some notice of the question.
(1) No.
(2) (a) Yes.
(b) No.
(c) No.
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