David Pocock (ACT, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Minister. I appreciate that explanation. I understand that there is more to do on the $300 million fund, but I'm just wondering if you could rule out using the funds to in any way extend the life of any native forest logging operations. I also have a couple of questions on offsets. I'm interested to know why the government is duplicating an offset system that we know was found to be deeply flawed in New South Wales. The Audit Office of New South Wales found that the scheme was poorly designed and has issues with integrity, transparency and sustainability, so I'm interested to know why, at a federal level, we're essentially duplicating a failed scheme. I'm also interested to know whether the government will require that restoration contributions meet all principles in the offset standard, including a requirement that they be like for like and delivered in a timely way.