Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative – Plantation forestry) Methodology Determination 2016
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Department of Environment and Water Resources draft Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative – Plantation forestry) Methodology Determination 2016. The significant potential for the forestry and forest products industry to contribute to climate change mitigation was acknowledged in the 4th assessment report of […]
Potential opportunities and impacts of an Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agr…
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) welcomes the opportunity to make a submission on the opportunities and impacts of a potential Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA). Australia’s commercial environment is completely exposed to international trade, but it is not a level playing field. Potential opportunities and impacts of an Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement […]
Productivity Commission’s Issues Paper on the Regulation of Australian Agriculture
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) welcomes the opportunity to submit comment on the Productivity Commission (PC) Issues Paper on the Regulation of Australian Agriculture. AFPA would like it noted that the forest industry is disappointed that the terms of reference for the PC inquiry identify that most aspects of forestry are excluded from consideration. […]
New plantation and forest products innovation policy proposals as priorities for the 2016-17 Federal…
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) welcomes the opportunity to submit new plantation and forest products innovation policy proposals as priorities for the 2016-17 Federal Budget. The invitation for submissions on the 2016-17 Budget highlights the Government’s focus on opening up trade, boosting innovation, delivering growth and strengthening the economy. These valuable goals plus regional […]
Submission on the Emissions Reduction Fund Safeguard Mechanism
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) welcomes the opportunity to provide comment on the proposed legislative framework for the Safeguard mechanism as set out in the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (Safeguard Mechanism) Rule 2015. We acknowledge that some of the policy changes reflected in the Draft Rule address a number of previous industry concerns […]
Submission to the Senate Inquiry into the proposed China-Australia Free Trade Agreement
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) welcomes the opportunity to provide comment on the proposed China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA). AFPA supports the high-level principles of trade liberalisation to remove unnecessary trading barriers and promote greater efficiency, innovation and investment to support global trade. However, these principles must be applied equitably and with comparable tariff […]
Submission to the Senate Economics References Committee Inquiry into nonconforming building products
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) welcomes the opportunity to provide comment to the Senate Economics References Committee Inquiry into non-conforming products (NCPs) in the building sector. Our member companies manufacture building and other products to Australia’s stringent regulations and standards for supplying into domestic markets in competition with significant and increasing amounts of imported […]
Support for the Industry Proposal for Change to the National Construction Code 2016 Volume 1 Public …
AFPA is writing to express the wood products industry’s support for the current Industry Proposal for Change (PfC) to the National Construction Code (NCC) 2016 Volume 1 Public Comment Draft, for the inclusion of fire-protected timber construction systems in Class 2 (apartments), Class 3 (hotels) and Class 5 (offices) buildings up to 25 metres in effective […]
Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement Third Five-Yearly Review 2012
AFPA welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Implementation of the Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement 2007 – 2012. AFPA would like to commend the Tasmanian and Australian Governments on their commitment to the RFA process and progress with the Tasmanian RFA Third Five Yearly Review, recognising the delay is due to the Tasmanian Community Forest […]
Submission to the Forest Industry Advisory Council (FIAC) Issues Paper
Major priorities for the forest products industry, which were identified in AFPA’s industry wide submission to the Forest Industry Advisory Council (FIAC) Strategic Directions Issues Paper, include: Plantation expansion — providing new drivers for commercial plantation expansion to deliver the resource needed to secure the future of existing and new wood processing facilities; Regional approaches– […]