This report, dated September 1993, is entitled Greater Planning Certainty for Queensland’s Wood Products Industry Based on Crown Native Forests.
The report “reflects the Government’s undertakings as a signatory of the National Forest Policy
Statement to provide planning certainty for wood processors obtaining raw materials from Crown native forest.
“This policy will achieve several important objectives.
“It will allow the Government, through the Departments of Primary Industries and Environment and Heritage, to assess the State’s native forest resources and determine the best possible use of those resources for the communities of Queensland.
“It will establish guidelines for the continued ecologically sustainable management of our native forests.
“It will provide a stable investment environment in which the timber industry can become more competitive, dynamic and value-adding.
“It will also minimise conflicts within the community over the uses which can be made of native forest areas, by involving community groups in the decision-making process.”