Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Barnett for his question and note his strong commitment, like all of us on this side, to ensuring a balance between jobs and the environment in Tasmania’s forests. On Friday the Prime Minister signed off on minor amendments to the Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement which will ensure that this balance continues. The amendments, made in response to a recent Federal Court decision, clarify the policy intent of the RFA, which was signed in 1997 between the Prime Minister and the then Tasmanian Premier Tony Rundle.