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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 245 asked in the Legislative Council on 24 March 2022 by Hon Dr Steve Thomas

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

TIMBER HARVEST PLAN

245. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the minister representing the Minister for Forestry:

The Leader of the House could have just said ditto!

I refer to the government's announcement on 8 September 2021—how timely—on the ending of most native timber harvesting in Western Australia and to question without notice 26, asked on 16 February 2022.

(1) Further to answers provided to question without notice 26, why is the minister unable to provide jarrah sawlog production figures per calendar year in tonnes given that this is what the question asks for and the Forest Products Commission's jarrah sawlog sales are in tonnes?

(2) Why are the jarrah sawlog volume figures per calendar year provided in the answer to question without notice 26 approximately 100 000 cubic metres less over the seven-year period than the jarrah sawlog figures per financial year as shown in the Forest Products Commission's annual report?

Hon ALANNAH MacTIERNAN replied:

I thank the member for question. The Minister for Forestry has provided the following answer.

(3) The jarrah sawlog production figures requested in question without notice 26 represent the sawlog proportion of deliveries as available under the current forestry management plan 2014–2023. The FMP reports volume in cubic metres and it is standard practice to provide FMP equivalent volumes in cubic metres.

(2) The Forest Products Commission's annual report showed delivered volume of log grade not FMP equivalent delivered volume. Delivered log grade includes both sawlog and other bole volume.