Senator CONROY (Victoria—Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Digital Productivity) (14:23): Senator Brown wrote to Minister Burke requesting that Minister Burke consider minor modifications to the boundary of the Tasmanian Wilderness heritage area, an area of approximately 150,000 hectares. The Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities is currently assessing potential World Heritage values of the areas identified by Senator Brown. Any assessment by the department will need to take into account work being done as part of the independent verification process being led by Professor Jonathan West. As part of the verification process, the conservation values contained within the ENGO-nominated 572,000 hectares are being assessed. The findings of the group will contribute to any assessment of World Heritage values and, once this process is complete, the department will provide the minister with advice on the values of the area.