NSW transport minister rejects '40 metre clearance zone' claim

Описание: Transport Minister Andrew Constance denies he wants to cleave 40 metres of forest and trees either side of every major road in NSW in response to bushfires.

Mr Constance allegedly wrote a letter to then Secretary for Transport NSW Mr Rodd Staples instructing him to create a “clearance zone” by “ensuring trees within 40 metres either side cannot obstruct vital road access.”

In a press conference this morning Mr Constance said his letter was “very clear” and was not ordering Mr Staples to remove trees but to ask for his advice about clearing them.

“Go and read my letter, because it’s actually very clear", he said.

"At the last paragraph it says very clearly ‘I’m seeking your advice’.”