Forestry Plantations Queensland (FPQ) was established on 1 May 2006 under the Forestry Plantations Queensland Act 2006 to manage Queensland’s state-managed softwood and hardwood forest plantations.
The Forestry Plantations Queensland Office (FPQO), a public service office under section 29(1) of the Public Service Act 1996, was also established on 1 May 2006 as a provider of forest plantation management services, notably human resources, to FPQ. FPQO also has custodial responsibility for State Plantation Forests, a category of State Forest used for plantation production.
Both entities report to two Queensland Government Ministers, referred to as “responsible Ministers” in the case of FPQ and “administering Ministers” for FPQO. At 30 June 2008, these Ministers were the Hon Andrew Fraser MP, Treasurer, and the Hon Tim Mulherin MP, Minister for Primary Industries and Fisheries.
