SANDALWOOD HARVEST —
LICENSING
801. Hon COLIN HOLT to the Minister for Environment:
I refer to the sandalwood
regulations that required processors and dealers in sandalwood to be licensed
to operate from 1 January 2019.
(1) Have all the licences been
issued?
(2) Please list all licence
holders.
(3) Are there any
businesses currently operating without a licence; and, if so, which businesses
are operating without a licence?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I
thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I note that this
question was asked on 25 June 2019, so the information is current at
that date. I did not realise it was in my folder, otherwise it might have been
updated.
(1)–(3) The
Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions is continuing to
implement the new licensing regime for native sandalwood, which has been given
effect under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 and the Biodiversity
Conservation Regulations 2018. Licences were not previously required for
dealing in or processing native sandalwood. DBCA is in the process of
identifying relevant businesses so they can be informed of the new licensing
arrangements.