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MEDIA RELEASE: “No consultation” – Tasmania not consulted on NSW plan to shut down our native forestry sector

The Tasmanian Forest Products Association (TFPA) has today welcomed comments from the Tasmanian Minister for Business, Industry and Resources Eric Abetz, calling out serious flaws in one of the proposed models for the Federal Government’s plan to improve the Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCU) program.

Designed by the Australian National University (ANU) and NSW Government, the Improved Native Forest Management in Multiple-use Public Forests Method (INFM) would require native forestry to be ended across Australia – including in Tasmania.

However, despite being supported by the Federal Government, it has been revealed NSW undertook no consultation with the Tasmanian Government before it launched the plan.

TFPA Independent Chair, Sarah Courtney, said the model tries to force the Tasmanian Government to march in lockstep with the radical proposal by the NSW Government. 

“The model proposed by the NSW Government, and backed by the Federal Government, would see the end of sustainable native forestry in Tasmania” Ms Courtney said. 

“Our industry has bipartisan support in Tasmania. But this looks like another case of a mainland state trying to impose its opinions onto our island.”

Ms Courtney said it was pleasing to see both Minister Abetz, and Federal Shadow Minister for Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Jonno Duniam, calling out the absurd hypocrisy in the model presented by the NSW and Federal governments.

“Both the Tasmanian Government and Federal Opposition understand the importance of forestry for Tasmania’s regional communities,” Ms Courtney said

“That’s why the TFPA is joining with them today to call on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to immediately dismiss this proposed model and show that the Federal Government supports Tasmania’s regional communities, and the thousands of people employed in our sustainable forestry sector.”

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