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.