Title page
Contents
Foreword 5
Membership of the Committee 8
Terms of Reference 10
Table of Abbreviations 11
List of Recommendations 14
1. Background 17
Introduction 17
Structure of the Report 17
Australia's Plantation Estate 19
Government Policy in the Timber Sector 24
Committee Comment 28
2. Impact of Black Summer Bushfires 30
Introduction 30
Review of the Evidence 30
Committee Comment 38
3. Market Dynamics in the Timber Industry 40
Introduction 40
Review of the Evidence 40
Committee Comment 57
4. Promoting Plantation Growth 61
Introduction 61
Review of the Evidence 62
Committee Comment 84
Appendix 90
A. Submissions 90
B. Public hearings 92
Table 1.1. Employment in Forestry and Forest Products Manufacturing (2017-18) 22
Figure 1.1. Major Plantation Regions in Australia 19
Boxes
Box 3.1. Timber Contracts in the Green Triangle 52