Greg Hunt (Flinders, Liberal Party, Minister for the Environment) Share this | Hansard source

For the reasons indicated in my previous speech, for the reasons outlined in our election policy, the government will not be supporting the opposition's motion. The reinstatement of native forest wood waste as an eligible fuel source for the Renewable Energy Target will be on exactly the same basis as was there under the Labor Party until November 2011. The stringent conditions which were in place under the ALP will be replicated in exactly the same form. Having said that, I wish to thank all of the speakers in this debate. I particularly wish to thank the opposition spokesperson on the environment, the member for Port Adelaide, for his cooperation during the course of the negotiations. I commend all the people who have worked towards this deal, whom I outlined previously, and I thank all parties.

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