FORESTRY — SOFTWOOD PLANTATIONS
804. Hon STEVE MARTIN to the minister representing the
Minister for Forestry:
I refer to the government's
plan to plant up to 50 million pine trees in Western Australia.
(1) How will the government acquire
the land required for the pine plantations?
(2) Will the
government commit to protecting agricultural land from being compulsorily
acquired for the purposes of pine plantations?
Hon
ALANNAH MacTIERNAN replied:
I thank the
member for the question. The Minister for Forestry has provided the following
answer.
(1) Land will be sourced through a combination of
freehold land acquisition and timber sharefarming agreements.
(2) Yes. There has never been any intention from the
government to compulsorily acquire land under this plan.