So the systems are in place and they have been tested. Enabling this permanent legislation would enable a timely decision to be made by the Director-General of Conservation on each appropriate weather event, without the need for passing special legislation. This is not an opening for wholesale access into our native forests. It's an enabling piece of legislation which will give the Director-General of Conservation the ability to assess any adverse weather event, assess the scale of the damage, and then assess whether access can be invited to remove some timber. There is huge interest from small milling operations around the country, those with processing factories and those with portable mills. There are real job opportunities here at a time when we need to use every opportunity. This adds another practical tool to the tool box. Do not be influenced by the scaremongers who opposed the temporary legislation in 2014, because all the terrible things they said would happen did not happen. DOC managed it well. They managed it safely and efficiently. 