The Liberals’ announcement today, about changes to the Reserve Activity Assessments in national parks and reserves, is a good first step.
It seems to be a pretty clear admission that the Parks process surrounding the expression of interest has been very secret.
Lutruwita/Tasmania’s world class national parks and reserves are under threat from a Liberal Government that can only see the dollar signs they bring in.
The decision to progress the proposal to lease and licence was made in 2015, and a level three RAA was sent to the Commonwealth in September 2017.
There is a longstanding systemic and cultural issue here where government agencies, since the Liberals came to government in 2014.
A large and growing constituency of Tasmanians from every possible walk of life are opposed to the privatisation of Halls Island in Lake Malbena.
Yesterday's Tasmanian Audit Office report evaluated 22 Parks reserve activity assessments and found that of these, only two had complete documentation.
Former Premier and Parks Minister, Will Hodgman, claimed the Reserve Activity Assessment (RAA) process was ‘under review’.
It is very clear that the decision handed down by the Federal Court yesterday is a mess that is all of this Government's making.
The Government's corrupted and unpopular expressions of interest process for development in public protected areas has been dealt another blow.