Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Government Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Bob Brown for his interest in this issue. As Senator Brown knows, the independent expert group has provided advice on options for rescheduling existing harvesting work occurring in less than 2,000 hectares of the 430,000 hectares interim area. Following consideration by signatories, further advice was requested—so this process is ongoing.