Jan McLucas (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Milne for her question and her comments. At the outset I indicate to the chamber that we are clearly of the view that this legislation, as drafted, does in fact comply with both our 2007 and our 2010 election commitments. I will quote them.

Labor will encourage sourcing of forest products from sustainable forest practices and seek to ban the sale of illegally logged timber imports.

The bill will send the right message to sophisticated criminal networks. It delivers on our 2007 and 2010 election commitments, and as such we will not be supporting the Greens amendment, as indicated.

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN: The question is that amendment (1) on sheet 7202 be agreed to.

Question negatived.