Lee Rhiannon (NSW, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I direct my question to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Considering that a Supreme Court decision last year stopped VicForests from logging old growth forest at Brown Mountain in East Gippsland because of threats to the endangered long-footed potoroo, the tiger quoll and various frog species, the Victorian government is proposing to change the Code of Practice for Timber Production to allow logging projects to be exempt from the requirements of its Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act, which protects endangered and threatened species. Will you act to stop the Victorian government from changing the timber production code, considering the federal government's responsibilities to protect endangered species and preserve biodiversity?