House of Assembly Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2) 52 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Answers to Questions ForestrySA FORESTRYSA In reply to Mr PEDERICK House of Assembly Hammond FORESTRYSA In reply to Mr PEDERICK (Hammond) (1 July 2011) (Estimates Committee B). The Hon. M.F. O'BRIEN House of Assembly Napier Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries Minister for Forests Minister for Energy Minister for the Northern Suburbs FORESTRYSA The Hon. M.F. O'BRIEN (Napier—Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, Minister for Forests, Minister for Energy, Minister for the Northern Suburbs): The data in response to your request for land purchased by ForestrySA in the last two fiscal years is: Land Acquisition Budget 2009-10: $12.0m Land Acquisition Budget 2010-11: $12.0m Actual Land Acquisition 2009-10: $1.932m for 612.2ha plus Standing Timber on this land $1.202m for 230.9 ha. Actual Land Acquisition 2010-11: $6.619m for 1,557.5ha plus Standing Timber on this land $3.896m for 371 ha. These costs include both purchase consideration and stamp duty, and do not differentiate between debt financed (generally the land purchase consideration only) and cash balance financed (standing timber and all stamp duty). All land purchased was in the Green Triangle. A breakdown by State of these land purchases are as follows: Financial Year State Area 2009-10 Victoria 43.3 ha SA 568.9 ha 2010-11 Victoria 1,521 ha SA 36.5 ha