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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 94 asked in the Legislative Council on 23 February 2022 by Hon Dr Steve Thomas

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

NATIVE FOREST — LOGGING — MINING ACCESS

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

I refer to the government's announcement of 8 September 2021 on the ending of most native timber harvesting in Western Australia.

(1) What volume of jarrah logs have been extracted to provide access to mining, including for bauxite and mineral sands in the 2021 calendar year?

(2) How much of the volume in (1) was saw logs?

Hon ALANNAH MacTIERNAN replied:

I thank the member for the question. The Minister for Forestry has provided the following information. He says that this information is not yet available. The data is currently being collated following the 2021 year end and reviewed by the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions and the Forest Products Commission.