Forest Motion

The Native Forest motion was debated in from 2 April to 14 May 2009, and the debate can be found by searching for native forests in Hansard, here (external link).

On 11 November 2008, Hon Giz Watson, on behalf of Paul Llewellyn, gave notice in Parliament that she will move -

That in light of the Forest Products Commission’s poor financial performance in the native forest sector, the failure of regulation and compliance of native forest logging, the impact of logging on the habitat of vulnerable species, the compelling evidence of native forest ecosystems at risk of irreparable damage, and the compounding impact of climate change, this house calls on the government to —

(1) Set in place a full transition to plantation and farm forestry for the production of commodity timber products currently derived from native forests.

(2) Immediately develop an exit strategy for the native forest commodity timber industry.

(3) Put in place an independently refereed, scientifically-based program to restore the ecological integrity of native forests which underpins the delivery of clean air, clean water, carbon sequestration, biodiversity and natural heritage values of the south west region.