Jam Land property, which includes native grassland, near Delegate in New South Wales, part owned by Liberal front bencher Angus Taylor.Jam Land property, which includes native grassland, near Delegate in New South Wales, part owned by Liberal front bencher Angus Taylor.Experts say legislation is ‘broken’ when it’s cheaper for landholders to break the law than it is to apply for permitsThe federal environment department’s efforts to reach an agreement with Jam Land to compensate for the 28.
Angus Taylor held shares in Jam Land via family company Gufee and his brother, Richard Taylor, was one of Jam Land’s directors. But letters the compliance officials wrote to Jam Land stated the department’s proposal was a lower threshold than the company would have been required to meet if it had sought approval and offset the clearing of the threatened habitat as required under national laws.
The director of the Biodiversity Council of Australia, James Trezise, said the detail and processes in the documents sent “a very worrying signal”.Our Australian afternoon update breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what’s happening and why it mattersIt was concerning, he said, for the department to require an outcome for a compliance action “which seems less than what would have been required had someone gone through the formal assessment processes”.
The Albanese government has been under pressure from the Greens, the Coalition and cross benchers to introduce a promised broader package of legislation to overhaul Australia’s broken nature laws.