Hon Lynn MacLaren asks the Minister for Forestry about the quantity, species, ports of origin/destination, and sales methods of native forest logs, sawn timber, and railway sleepers exported from WA in 2012-13. The Minister's response indicates incomplete data collection.

AnsweredQoN 350Legislative Council
Asked
6 August 2013
Portfolio
Forestry

QuestionView source ↗

NATIVE
FOREST — TIMBER EXPORT
350. Hon LYNN MacLAREN to the minister representing the
Minister for Forestry:
(1) In the
financial year 2012–13, what quantity of the following was exported
from Western Australia interstate and abroad —
(a) whole native
forest logs, and please specify species;
(b) sawn native
forest timber, and please specify species; and
(c) native
forest timber railway sleepers, and please specify species?
(2) For each
of the above, if exported abroad, from which ports were they exported?
(3) For each
of the above, if exported abroad, to which ports were they exported?
(4) Were the
logs sold —
(a) privately;
or
(b) by a
government agency or party?
(5) Did, or
will, the Forest Products Commission or any other government party receive any
payment for (a), (b) or (c) in (1)?

AnswerView source ↗

This is the answer to question C356. I thank the honourable
member for some notice of this question.
(1) The Forest
Products Commission gathers processing data for native forest logs sold from
state forest, but has not yet received all the returns for the whole of 2012–13.
(2)–(5) Not applicable.

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