The Minister for Forests was a ministry in New South Wales responsible for the management of forests for the purpose of the timber industry and was established in 1916 and abolished in 2019. While it was a separate portfolio for much of this period, it was generally held in conjunction with another portfolio, typically Lands or Agriculture.[1]
Forests had been the responsibility of the Lands Department since 1897. In 1907 a Royal Commission was appointed to investigate the management and sustainability of forests for the purposes of the timber industry, comprising Alexander KethelMLC, William Fehon/J A Curtis,[a] and William Freeman.[2] The Royal Commission found that at the rate of consumption, commercial hardwood would be exhausted in 36 years and softwood within 20 years. Their recommendations included that the administration and control of forests should be given to 3 independent commissioners instead of the Department of Lands.[3] This recommendation was only partially implemented, with the Forestry Act 1909,[4] creating a Forestry Department that reported to the Minister for Agriculture.[5] The department was abolished in 1916 and replaced with the Forestry Commission which reported directly to the newly created Minister for Forests,[6] who concurrently held the portfolio of Minister for Lands.[1]
In 2011 the portfolio was absorbed into Lands and Water. Since 2013 forests in NSW are managed by the Forestry Corporation of NSW, a state owned corporation.[7]
^"AGY-483 Forestry Department". NSW State Records & Archives. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
^"AGY-484 Forestry Commission of New South Wales". NSW State Records & Archives. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
^"About Forestry Corporation". forestrycorporation.com.au. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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The Minister for Forests was a ministry in New South Wales responsible for the management of forests for the purpose of the timber industry and was established in 1916 and abolished in 2019 While it was a separate portfolio for much of this period it was generally held in conjunction with another portfolio typically Lands or Agriculture 1 Minister for Forests of New South WalesFirst minister William AshfordAppointerGovernor of New South WalesFormation15 November 1916First holderWilliam AshfordFinal holderPaul Toole as Minister for Lands and ForestryAbolished23 March 2019 Contents 1 History 2 List of ministers for forests 3 Notes 4 ReferencesHistory editForests had been the responsibility of the Lands Department since 1897 In 1907 a Royal Commission was appointed to investigate the management and sustainability of forests for the purposes of the timber industry comprising Alexander Kethel MLC William Fehon J A Curtis a and William Freeman 2 The Royal Commission found that at the rate of consumption commercial hardwood would be exhausted in 36 years and softwood within 20 years Their recommendations included that the administration and control of forests should be given to 3 independent commissioners instead of the Department of Lands 3 This recommendation was only partially implemented with the Forestry Act 1909 4 creating a Forestry Department that reported to the Minister for Agriculture 5 The department was abolished in 1916 and replaced with the Forestry Commission which reported directly to the newly created Minister for Forests 6 who concurrently held the portfolio of Minister for Lands 1 In 2011 the portfolio was absorbed into Lands and Water Since 2013 forests in NSW are managed by the Forestry Corporation of NSW a state owned corporation 7 List of ministers for forests editTitle Minister 1 Party Term start Term end Time in office NotesSecretary for LandsMinister for Forests William Ashford Nationalist 15 November 1916 12 April 1920 3 years 149 daysPeter Loughlin Labor 12 April 1920 20 December 1921 1 year 252 daysWalter Wearne Nationalist 20 December 1921 20 December 1921 7 hoursPeter Loughlin Labor 20 December 1921 13 April 1922 114 daysWalter Wearne Nationalist 13 April 1922 17 June 1925 3 years 65 daysPeter Loughlin Labor 17 June 1925 19 November 1926 1 year 155 daysJack Lang 25 November 1926 26 May 1927 182 daysTed Horsington 26 May 1927 18 October 1927 145 daysMinister for Forests Frank Chaffey Nationalist 18 October 1927 15 April 1929 1 year 179 daysReginald Weaver 15 April 1929 3 November 1930 1 year 202 daysMinister for Agriculture and Forests Bill Dunn Labor 4 November 1930 15 October 1931 1 year 191 days Labor NSW 15 October 1931 13 May 1932Minister for AgricultureMinister for Forests Hugh Main Country 16 May 1932 17 June 1932 32 daysMinister for Forests Roy Vincent 18 June 1932 16 May 1941 8 years 332 daysMinister for Agriculture and Forests Bill Dunn Labor 16 May 1941 8 June 1944 3 years 23 daysMinister for LandsMinister for Forests Milton Morris Liberal 3 January 1975 30 June 1975 178 daysJohn Mason 30 June 1975 23 January 1976 207 daysCol Fisher Country 23 January 1976 14 May 1976 112 daysMinister for LandsMinister for ForestsMinister for Water Resources Lin Gordon Labor 29 February 1980 2 October 1981 1 year 216 daysMinister for Water ResourcesMinister for Forests Paul Whelan Labor 1 February 1983 5 April 1984 1 year 64 daysMinister for Forests Jack Hallam Labor 5 November 1986 21 March 1988 1 year 137 daysMinister for Lands and Forests Garry West National 24 July 1990 6 June 1991 317 daysMinister for Forestry Kim Yeadon Labor 1 December 1997 2 April 2003 5 years 122 daysMinister Assisting the Minister for Natural Resources Forests Michael Costa 2 April 2003 1 July 2004 1 year 90 daysMinister for Mineral and Forest Resources Ian Macdonald Labor 4 December 2009 4 June 2010 182 daysPaul McLeay 4 June 2010 1 September 2010 89 daysSteve Whan 6 September 2010 28 March 2011 203 daysMinister for Lands and Forestry Paul Toole National 30 January 2017 23 March 2019 2 years 52 daysNotes edit William Fehon resigned in January 1908 and was replaced by J A Curtis References edit a b c Part 6 Ministries since 1856 PDF NSW Parliamentary Record Parliament of New South Wales Retrieved 19 July 2021 The Forestry Commission The Sydney Morning Herald 10 July 1907 p 9 Retrieved 19 July 2021 via Trove Our forests Commission s report continued The Australian Star 30 October 1908 p 7 Retrieved 19 July 2021 via Trove Forestry Act 1909 NSW AGY 483 Forestry Department NSW State Records amp Archives Retrieved 19 July 2021 AGY 484 Forestry Commission of New South Wales NSW State Records amp Archives Retrieved 19 July 2021 About Forestry Corporation forestrycorporation com au Retrieved 19 July 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Minister for Forests New South Wales amp oldid 1177201609, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
