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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 881 asked in the Legislative Council on 20 September 2018 by Hon Diane Evers

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

INTEGRATED TIMBER PROCESSING YARD — EXPRESSION OF INTEREST 22/2107

881. Hon DIANE EVERS to the minister representing the Minister for Forestry:

I refer to my previous question without notice 41 asked on 14 March 2018 and the minister's response on the results of the integrated timber processing yard expression of interest.

(1) Will the minister please table the assessment of the expression of interest responses that were due to be completed in July 2018; and, if not, why not?

(2) Can the minister please provide an update on this issue since the completion of the assessment?

(3) Given that the mid-term review of the forest management plan has found that the Forest Products Commission is finding it difficult to find buyers for its products, will the government reconsider how forest products will be managed?

Hon DARREN WEST replied:

On behalf of the Minister for Regional Development representing the Minister for Forestry, I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.

(1) No written assessment report was created. The assessment was a subjective review of information received by respondents to inform future tender processes.

(2) As a result of the expression of interest responses, the Forest Products Commission made a decision to seek market interest in the production of veneers or other engineered wood products from the other bole volume resource. A request for proposal was released on 11 September 2018.

(3) The FPC continues to seek new market opportunities for underutilised other bole volume. The current tender is part of this process. The forest management plan mid-term review confirms that this direction is appropriate.