Nick Sherry (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

It seems like there is an election in Tasmania. It is Tassie week. This is the third question we have had this week on Tasmanian issues. The government is committed to supporting regional jobs and communities and encouraging sustainable forestry, investment in forestry and helping our forest industry prepare for the future challenges. The regional forest agreements, commonly known as RFAs, are the primary mechanism for ensuring sustainable forestry management in a particular region, which balances economic, social, environmental biodiversity and heritage outcomes.

I am not sure whether Senator Milne was also going to my specific responsibilities as Assistant Treasurer. I think the only area of policy development that I am directly involved in as Assistant Treasurer is an examination of the tax arrangements relating to managed investment schemes, which in turn, of course—