FORESTRYSA

The Hon. R.L. BROKENSHIRE (15:20): Can the minister assure the house that any final offer to Carter Holt Harvey will protect other millers, given the answer the minister gave to the house about the problems with imported log also—

The PRESIDENT: Without the explanation.

The Hon. R.L. BROKENSHIRE: —will protect them from Carter Holt Harvey actually moving into their marketplace?

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) (15:21): I have already answered the question. I have said that any decisions or considerations that this government make we make with the foremost thought in our mind the overall consideration and importance of the long-term sustainability of the forestry industry in this state and, obviously, the South-East, particularly, is a main player in that.