3428 (2024). Hon Rachel Brooking to the Associate Minister for the Environment

3428 (2024). Hon Rachel Brooking to the Associate Minister for the Environment: Did the Minister or any member of his office request or receive specific advice on his statement directed to councils that it would be "unwise to bother" imposing Significant Natural Areas under the National Policy Statement on Indigenous Biodiversity?

Hon Andrew Hoggard: I received a range of advice from officials on delivering the Government’s 100-day commitment to “Begin to cease implementation of new Significant Natural Areas and seek advice on operation of the areas.”