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On 4th September 2012, Dateline issued the following clarification regarding this story…
Two weeks ago, Dateline broadcast a story on the construction of hydro-electric dams in the Malaysian state of Sarawak.
Dateline accepts the report overplayed the role of Hydro Tasmania in the dam building projects.
The same program contained a story on the company Ta Ann Tasmania.
The story quoted the company's executive director, Evan Rolley, as saying that 'Forestry Tasmania doesn't have enough plantation and regrowth timber to fulfil the Ta Ann contract'.
In fact, in his interview, Mr Rolley only referred to plantation timber.
Dateline also used the term 'logging' to describe Ta Ann Tasmania's activities. The company is not a logger, but a timber manufacturer.
Dateline apologises to Hydro Tasmania and to Ta Ann Tasmania for these inaccuracies.
Read the formal complaints from Hydro Tasmania and Ta Ann Tasmania, along with the responses from the SBS Ombudsman, by following the links below...
Hydro Tasmania complaint
SBS Ombudsman response
Ta Ann Tasmania complaint
SBS Ombudsman response
