Tuesday, 22 February 2022

Bills

Conservation, Forests and Lands Amendment Bill 2022

Introduction and first reading

Ms D’AMBROSIO (Mill Park—Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change, Minister for Solar Homes) (12:04): I move:

That I introduce a bill for an act to amend the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987 in relation to codes of practice and for other purposes.

Motion agreed to.

Ms McLEISH (Eildon) (12:04): I seek a brief explanation from the minister.

Ms D’AMBROSIO (Mill Park—Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change, Minister for Solar Homes) (12:04): The bill expands the head of power to make a code of practice under the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987. Its main objective is to support improved timber harvesting regulation in Victoria by enabling greater flexibility for the code of practice for timber production to clarify its operation, providing greater certainty for the actions required to maintain environmental standards.

Read first time.

Ordered to be read second time tomorrow.