John Hawkins
I would like to pose three questions through the medium of your most capable readership. Gunns is believed to have some 200,000 hectares of plantations, firstly do they pay rates on farmland as they are by their own admission tree farmers, or is some form of exemption claimed, secondly do they pay the Fire Brigade Levy and finally how do they compute their Land Tax liabilties? If they are excused or pay at reduced rates any of these imposts, by a collusive State Government can I as a real farmer gain the same exemptions,if so how, and if not, why not? I have taken a legal opinion over a class action against Forestry Tasmania re the wood supply agreement and unfortunately it is not possible. Read more, Comment here