I am 100% against any sort…

I am 100% against any sort of pay-in-lieu scheme.

There should be no short cuts for anyone, especially developers, to avoid proper care and stewardship of our environment. Following proper procedure is precisely what helps to limit damage and impact to species and land. Curtailing that seems like a fine way to open up exploitation and abuse.

I am also wholly against allowing non-scientist members of COSSARO. COSSARO has an critical role in assessing risk to our native species and only professional, educated experts should be on COSSARO's board. Having laypeople and community members on the board will weaken their collective knowledge and judgement (I understand that is likely the point of the changes), and unnecessarily put our environment at a disadvantage.

These are poor policy changes. I hope proper consideration and socially responsible actions are made in these matters. We should strive to leave our homeland in a better state for future generations.