Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Water) Share this | Hansard source

Obviously the good minister from New South Wales has put his views on the public record, and if the senator has questions about that he probably ought address them to the good minister. What I can advise—this is in relation to the part of the primary question I did not have the opportunity to address—is that I am advised that the department has requested that Forests NSW cease certain types of harvesting activity and cease activity in the Ramsar site. There has not been a request, on the advice provided to Minister Garrett and through him to me, for the cessation of all harvesting. As I said earlier, Minister Garrett has indicated that his expectation is that the department will intensify its effort to achieve a satisfactory outcome. (Time expired)