❓ This parliamentary question from Mr. Bevan Eatts to the Treasurer concerns the financial arrangements between the Forest Products Commission (FPC) and the Shire of Boyup Brook regarding rates equivalent payments. The question seeks details on past payments, their calculation, distribution, projected amounts, and any potential shortfalls, ultimately asking for a commitment to prevent financial disadvantage to local governments. The Treasurer's answer indicates that the FPC paid rates directly to
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(1) In relation to payments made by the Forest Products Commission (FPC) in lieu of local government rates:Can the Treasurer advise whether the FPC has paid a rates equivalent amount to the Department of Treasury in respect of land within the Shire of Boyup Brook for each of the past five financial years:(a) If yes, what was the amount paid in each year, and how was this amount calculated?(2) Has the full value of any rates equivalent collected from the FPC been distributed to the Shire of Boyup Brook:(a) If not, why not, and what portion has been retained by the State?(3) What is the projected amount of rates equivalent expected to be paid by the FPC over the forward estimates for land within the Shire of Boyup Brook?(4) Is the Treasurer aware of any shortfall between the rates equivalent payments received by the Shire of Boyup Brook and the amount that would have been collected if standard local government rates applied:(a) If yes, what is the estimated value of this shortfall over the next two years?(5) Will the State Government commit to ensuring that regional local governments, including the Shire of Boyup Brook, are not financially disadvantaged by the current rates equivalent arrangements with the FPC?
(1) In relation to payments made by the Forest Products Commission (FPC) in lieu of local government rates:Can the Treasurer advise whether the FPC has paid a rates equivalent amount to the Department of Treasury in respect of land within the Shire of Boyup Brook for each of the past five financial years:
(a) If yes, what was the amount paid in each year, and how was this amount calculated?
(2) Has the full value of any rates equivalent collected from the FPC been distributed to the Shire of Boyup Brook:
(a) If not, why not, and what portion has been retained by the State?
(3) What is the projected amount of rates equivalent expected to be paid by the FPC over the forward estimates for land within the Shire of Boyup Brook?
(4) Is the Treasurer aware of any shortfall between the rates equivalent payments received by the Shire of Boyup Brook and the amount that would have been collected if standard local government rates applied:
(a) If yes, what is the estimated value of this shortfall over the next two years?
(5) Will the State Government commit to ensuring that regional local governments, including the Shire of Boyup Brook, are not financially disadvantaged by the current rates equivalent arrangements with the FPC?
(1) In relation to payments made by the Forest Products Commission (FPC) in lieu of local government rates:Can the Treasurer advise whether the FPC has paid a rates equivalent amount to the Department of Treasury in respect of land within the Shire of Boyup Brook for each of the past five financial years:
(a) If yes, what was the amount paid in each year, and how was this amount calculated?
(2) Has the full value of any rates equivalent collected from the FPC been distributed to the Shire of Boyup Brook:
(a) If not, why not, and what portion has been retained by the State?
(3) What is the projected amount of rates equivalent expected to be paid by the FPC over the forward estimates for land within the Shire of Boyup Brook?
(4) Is the Treasurer aware of any shortfall between the rates equivalent payments received by the Shire of Boyup Brook and the amount that would have been collected if standard local government rates applied:
(a) If yes, what is the estimated value of this shortfall over the next two years?
(5) Will the State Government commit to ensuring that regional local governments, including the Shire of Boyup Brook, are not financially disadvantaged by the current rates equivalent arrangements with the FPC?
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Answered
9 June 2026
Responded by
Hon Rita Saffioti
Response time
8 days
(1-2) The Forest Products Commission paid rates to the Shire of Boyup Brook between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
(3-5) The Department of Treasury and Finance’s Strategic Information Management System does not contain this information at the level of individual Local Government Authority
(3-5) The Department of Treasury and Finance’s Strategic Information Management System does not contain this information at the level of individual Local Government Authority
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