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Tom Marland addresses the Queensland Parliament Agriculture and Environment Committee

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Marland Law Principal, Tom Marland addressed the public hearing inquiry into Vegetation Management (Reinstatement) and Other Legislation Ammendment Bill in Bundaberg on Wednesday 1 June 2016.

The Vegetation Management Act should not be about trees. It is actually about food, and the people who produce the food need the flexibility and the ability to manage the vegetation on their lands to produce that food.

To read the full transcript of his remarks click here.

Tom is quoted in relation to the inquiry in the news stories below:

http://www.news-mail.com.au/news/bundy-farmers-angry-over-vegetation-laws/3036946/

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-02/crunch-time-for-tree-clearing-south-east-qld/7470024

More information on the Bill is available here:

https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/work-of-committees/committees/AEC/inquiries/current-inquiries/11-VegetationMangt

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