Senate debates Bills
National Reconstruction Fund Corporation Bill 2023; In Committee
Jonathon Duniam Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Environment, Fisheries and Forestry
6:13 pm
It was never the intention—it's now in legislation. If I look at the legislation, in section 63—I've already listed those three areas there—in subsection 4 it says:
native forest does not include a plantation.
plantation means an intensively managed stand of trees that is created by the regular placement of seedlings or seed.
Subsection 3 expressly prohibits financing of native forest logging. Is plantation logging covered? Is that something you can seek funding for under this bill?
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