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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 1462 asked in the Legislative Council on 15 November 2023 by Hon Dr Brad Pettitt

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

PRESCRIBED BURNING —CONDITIONAL BURN AREAS AND FIRE EXCLUSION REFERENCE AREAS

1462. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Environment:

I refer to the answer to question on notice 1461 from 20 June 2023, which included tabled paper 2316, The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions Parks and Wildlife Service: Prescribed burn planning manual 2018. Will the minister please table the following documents referred to in the prescribed burn planning manual —

(a) DBCA's bushfire risk management framework;

(b) DBCA's current regional fuel management plans; and

(c) DBCA's current regional burn programs?

Hon DARREN WEST replied:

I thank the member for some notice of the question. On behalf of the Minister for Environment, I provide the following answer.

(a) See the tabled document titled Parks and Wildlife Service bushfire risk management framework — Managing fuel hazards on public lands to control bushfire risk.

Do I need to table that, President, or is that automatically tabled?

The PRESIDENT: Continue and I will —

Hon DARREN WEST: Yes.

(b) The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions regional fuel management plans are currently in draft form and will be finalised and approved by 30 June 2024. The nine plans can be tabled upon finalisation.

(c) DBCA's burn options program is available publicly on DBCA's website. There is a link. This burn options program covers all nine of DBCA's regions. As this website is interactive and contains live updates, a physical copy is unable to be tabled with this answer.

[See paper 2827.]