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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 568 asked in the Legislative Council on 14 May 2014 by Hon Lynn Maclaren

Parliament: 39 Session: 1

NANNUP TIMBER PROCESSING MILL

568. Hon LYNN MacLAREN to the minister representing the Minister for Forestry:

(1) Has the Nannup Timber Processing mill shut down its kiln?

(2) If yes to (1), when?

(3) Have staff who worked on the kiln been laid off; and, if so, how many staff members?

(4) Have staff who worked on the dressed timber–value adding section of the mill been laid off; and, if so, how many staff members?

(5) Is the facility currently milling only jarrah sleepers?

(6) If no to (5), what other milling takes place?

Hon KEN BASTON replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.

(1) No, the kiln has not been shut.

(2) Not applicable.

(3) No, no-one operating the kiln has been laid off.

(4) Nannup Timber Processing has been reviewing its business structure and operations and 20 staff have received a redundancy.

(5) No.

(6) Nannup Timber Processing produces high-value timber products for flooring and decking, furniture components and other pre-dressed and dressed timber. NTP has a contractual obligation to the Forest Products Commission to produce value-added timber products.