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Parliamentary Questions


Question On Notice No. 834 asked in the Legislative Council on 13 March 2018 by Hon Robin Chapple

Question Directed to the: Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Lands
Parliament: 40 Session: 1


Question

I refer to question without notice No. 17 asked in the Legislative Council on 14 May 2013, question on notice No. 1722 asked in the Legislative Council on 14 October 2014 , question on notice No. 2215 asked in the Legislative Council on 20 November 2014, question without notice No. 1350 asked in the Legislative Council on 26 November 2014, question on notice No. 2847 asked in the Legislative Council on 10 March 2015, question on notice No. 2848 asked in the Legislative Council on 10 March 2015, question on notice No. 3266 asked in the Legislative Council on 16 June 2015, question without notice No. 29 asked in the Legislative Council on 17 February 2016, and question without notice No. 88 asked in the Legislative Council on 23 February 2016 by Hon Robin Chapple, and I ask, since November 2014:
(a) how many times has the Pastoral Lands Board issued default notices for failure to maintain infrastructure, including fences, during the past ten years;
(b) how many pastoralists were issued with these notices;
(c) of the default notices issued in (a):
(i) what was the average time allowed for pastoral lessees to comply;
(ii) how many times were the pastoral lessees liable for payment of the $50,000 penalty and/or the daily penalty of $1,000 for failure to comply;
(iii) how many of the breaches resulted in forfeiture of the pastoral leases;
(iv) how much time were pastoral lessees given to rectify outstanding compliance issues; and
(v) what follow-up will occur, and by whom, to ensure pastoral lessees comply with orders to maintain fences and other infrastructure prior to their pastoral leases being renewed;
(d) how many pastoral properties along the Great Northern Highway and North West Coastal Highway are unfenced;
(e) how many head of cattle do each of these unfenced properties have;
(f) since the asking of question without notice No. 1350 there has been no marked reduction in straying stock observed on Great Northern Highway, including the road between Derby and Broome. Will the Minister advise why; and
(g) if no to (f), why not?

Answered on 10 April 2018

(a) Twelve

(b) Seven

(c)

(i) Four years

(ii) Nil. To date none of the default notices have resulted in prosecution

(iii) One

(iv) Between three and five years.

(v) All default notices issued by the Pastoral Lands Board are subject to monitoring by the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage to ensure compliance. In most cases this involves regular follow up by telephone, email, letter and site visits if required.

(d) As at 16 March 2018, 23 pastoral properties on the Great Northern Highway (16 Pilbara and 7 Mid-West Gascoyne) were unfenced, and 7 pastoral properties on the North West Coastal Highway (6 Pilbara and 1 Mid-West Gascoyne) were unfenced (these numbers include properties that are partially unfenced)

(e)

Station

Road

Fenced

Number of Cattle

Station 1

Great Northern Hwy

Partially Fenced

259

Station 2

Great Northern Hwy

Partially Fenced

3923

Station 3

Great Northern Hwy

Partially Fenced

7204

Station 4

Great Northern Hwy

Partially Fenced

2328

Station 5

Great Northern Hwy

Partially Fenced

13085

Station 6

Great Northern Hwy

Partially Fenced

3388

Station 7

Great Northern Hwy

Partially Fenced

0

Station 8

Great Northern Hwy

Partially Fenced

580

Station 9

Great Northern Hwy

Partially Fenced

970

Station 10

Great Northern Hwy

Not Fenced

3334

Station 11

Great Northern Hwy

Partially Fenced

4502

Station 12

Great Northern Hwy

Partially Fenced

6022

Station 13

Great Northern Hwy

Partially Fenced

2416

Station 14

Great Northern Hwy

Partially Fenced

3861

Station 15

Great Northern Hwy

Not Fenced

1131

Station 16

Great Northern Hwy

Partially Fenced

3012

Station 17

Great Northern Hwy

Not Fenced

0

Station 18

Great Northern Hwy

Not Fenced

0

Station 19

Great Northern Hwy

Not Fenced

339

Station 20

Great Northern Hwy

Not Fenced

175

Station 21

Great Northern Hwy

Partially Fenced

0

Station 22

Great Northern Hwy

Partially Fenced

107

Station 23

Great Northern Hwy

Partially Fenced

754

Station 24

North West Coast Hwy

Partially Fenced

5724

Station 25

North West Coast Hwy

Partially Fenced

4613

Station 26

North West Coast Hwy

Partially Fenced

3355

Station 27

North West Coast Hwy

Not Fenced

6050

Station 28

North West Coast Hwy

Not Fenced

978

Station 29

North West Coast Hwy

Not Fenced

817

Station 30

North West Coast Hwy

Partially Fenced

0

 

(f)-(g) Main Roads Western Australia does not maintain records regarding the number of straying stock observed on Great Northern Highway, including on the road between Derby and Broome.