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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 908 asked in the Legislative Council on 15 September 2020 by Hon Peter Collier

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

MARINE PARKS AND RESERVES — ESTABLISHMENT

908. Hon PETER COLLIER to the Minister for Environment:

This question is asked on behalf of Hon Tjorn Sibma, who is on urgent parliamentary business.

I refer to the Conservation and Land Management Amendment Bill 2020.

(1) How many new marine reserves or parks are being contemplated by the state government and where are they located?

(2) What consultation has occurred on the establishment of those new marine reserves or parks, and with which groups and on which occasions?

(3) When is it anticipated these new marine reserves or parks will be gazetted?

(4) Are these new marine reserves or parks to be incorporated into the state government's Plan for Our Parks policy and therefore contribute to the expansion of the conservation estate by some five million hectares?

(5) If yes to (4), what proportion or contribution would be made by these new marine reserves or parks towards the above objective?

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:

Honourable member, I do not have that question and I do not recall seeing it. A question asked last week by Hon Tjorn Sibma was similar, which I advised I would provide an answer to at the end of question time today. I do not think it is exactly the same, so I will have to check what happened to that one.