FORESTRYSA

The Hon. R.L. BROKENSHIRE (15:19): Notwithstanding the minister's answer and the importance of ensuring that Carter Holt Harvey survive and grow in the South-East, can the minister assure this house that any decisions made by the government will not have an adverse impact on other millers in the South-East with respect to offers to CHH that could jeopardise the other millers and eat into their viability?

The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Minister for Forests, Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Tourism, Minister for the Status of Women) (15:20): This government is committed, as I have already said, to the sustainability of the forestry industry in this state and particularly the South-East, and that means all of the forestry industry, not just the large players. We know that CHH is a very large player in the game at the moment, but we are very committed to the long-term sustainability of the forestry industry right across the state and particularly in our South-East. With all the decisions that we make, we have that foremost in our minds, when we consider any decision pertaining to the forestry industry.

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Brokenshire has a further supplementary.