❓ This parliamentary question seeks detailed financial and operational information from the Forestry portfolio, specifically concerning revenue breakdowns, sandalwood harvesting assumptions, and the financial implications of potential changes to sandalwood operations and other timber agreements.
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(1) Budget Paper No. 2, Budget Statements Volume 1 Page 285 shows Sale of Goods and Services revenue of $129.029 million for 2026–27.
Please provide a breakdown of the Sale of Goods and Services revenue showing revenue attributable to plantation operations, ecological thinning operations, sandalwood operations; and any other material revenue categories for
:
(a) 2025–26 Estimated Actual; and
(b) 2026–27 Budget?
(2) Budget Paper No. 2, Budget Statements Volume 1 Page 285 For each year of the forward estimates, please provide:
(a) the quantity of sandalwood harvest assumed (tonnes); and
(b) the revenue assumed from sandalwood operations.?
(3) I refer to Budget Paper No. 2, Budget Statements Volume 1 page 281 and ask, given Note 4 states that the current Sandalwood Order expires in December 2026, what proportion of the 2026–27 revenue forecast is dependent upon sandalwood harvesting occurring after that date?
(4) During previous Estimates Hearings it was stated that changes to FPC access to sandalwood would reduce profit by approximately 10 per cent. Please provide:
(a) the calculations supporting that estimate;
(b) the assumptions used; and
(c) the forecast impact on revenue and profit under alternative harvesting scenarios.?
(5) I refer to Budget Paper No. 2, Budget Statements Volume 1 page 285 and ask, what proportion of FPC overhead costs are projected to be recovered through sandalwood operations in each year of the forward estimates?
(6) If sandalwood harvesting ceased following expiry of the current Order, what would be the forecast impact on:
(a) revenue;
(b) operating profit;
(c) employee numbers; and
(d) contractor expenditure?
(7) I refer to Budget Paper No. 2, Budget Statements Volume 1 page 285 and ask, revenue from Sale of Goods and Services is forecast to increase across the forward estimates despite anticipated reductions in sandalwood activity. Please identify the principal revenue sources contributing to this increase.?
(8) Does the FPC assume that the current Wesbeam State Agreement will expire during the forward estimates period:
(a) If yes, what timber supply volumes are assumed following expiry of the Agreement
; and
(b) what impact on revenue has been incorporated into the forward estimates?
(9) Please provide the projected pine sawlog volumes available for sale in each year of the forward estimates.?
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Please provide a breakdown of the Sale of Goods and Services revenue showing revenue attributable to plantation operations, ecological thinning operations, sandalwood operations; and any other material revenue categories for
:
(a) 2025–26 Estimated Actual; and
(b) 2026–27 Budget?
(2) Budget Paper No. 2, Budget Statements Volume 1 Page 285 For each year of the forward estimates, please provide:
(a) the quantity of sandalwood harvest assumed (tonnes); and
(b) the revenue assumed from sandalwood operations.?
(3) I refer to Budget Paper No. 2, Budget Statements Volume 1 page 281 and ask, given Note 4 states that the current Sandalwood Order expires in December 2026, what proportion of the 2026–27 revenue forecast is dependent upon sandalwood harvesting occurring after that date?
(4) During previous Estimates Hearings it was stated that changes to FPC access to sandalwood would reduce profit by approximately 10 per cent. Please provide:
(a) the calculations supporting that estimate;
(b) the assumptions used; and
(c) the forecast impact on revenue and profit under alternative harvesting scenarios.?
(5) I refer to Budget Paper No. 2, Budget Statements Volume 1 page 285 and ask, what proportion of FPC overhead costs are projected to be recovered through sandalwood operations in each year of the forward estimates?
(6) If sandalwood harvesting ceased following expiry of the current Order, what would be the forecast impact on:
(a) revenue;
(b) operating profit;
(c) employee numbers; and
(d) contractor expenditure?
(7) I refer to Budget Paper No. 2, Budget Statements Volume 1 page 285 and ask, revenue from Sale of Goods and Services is forecast to increase across the forward estimates despite anticipated reductions in sandalwood activity. Please identify the principal revenue sources contributing to this increase.?
(8) Does the FPC assume that the current Wesbeam State Agreement will expire during the forward estimates period:
(a) If yes, what timber supply volumes are assumed following expiry of the Agreement
; and
(b) what impact on revenue has been incorporated into the forward estimates?
(9) Please provide the projected pine sawlog volumes available for sale in each year of the forward estimates.?
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