Bob Brown Foundation has asked Tasmania Police to intervene against MMG flouting Friday’s Federal Court ruling in Hobart that none of its machinery, including cars, can enter exclusion zones of 15 metres around large trees in the takayna / Tarkine rainforest.

Today, MMG moved heavy machinery, including a dump truck, through a series of such exclusion zones in direct contravention of its commitment to the Federal Court that it would not do so.

“This is an egregious breach of both Judge Moshinsky’s direction to MMG and MMG’s commitment to the judge in the court to abide by that direction,” Bob Brown said.

“More than 80 Tasmanians have been arrested at MMG’s behest for defending the rainforest and its Masked Owls. It is shocking that MMG can take the law into its own hands in this way. This may be acceptable in Beijing but it is not in Tasmania,” Brown said.

As at noon today, the situation on the ground remained unresolved.