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Parliamentary Questions


Question On Notice No. 227 asked in the Legislative Council on 10 August 2021 by Hon Colin De Grussa

Question Directed to the: Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Environment
Parliament: 41 Session: 1


Question

In relation to land clearing and native vegetation, I ask:
(a) for the following years, please identify how many native vegetation clearing permits were received:
(i) 2017-18;
(ii) 2018-19;
(iii) 2019-20; and
(iv) 2020-21;
(b) for those in (a), please detail how many permits were approved and the total area approved for clearing by Local Government Area in:
(i) 2017-18;
(ii) 2018-19;
(iii) 2019-20; and
(iv) 2020-21; and
(c) for the following years, please identify how many fines were issued for illegal clearing:
(i) 2017-18;
(ii) 2018-19;
(iii) 2019-20; and
(iv) 2020-21?

Answered on 9 September 2021

(a)          

(i)      545

(ii)     602

(iii)    472

(iv)    538

 

(b)          

(i)      394

(ii)     424

(iii)    333

(iv)    284

 

See table below for the total area approved for clearing within each local government authority jurisdiction:

 

Local Government Authority

Clearing Approved* by Hectares

2017-2018

2018-2019

2019-2020

2020-2021

City of Albany

4.23

25.41

7.37

0.26

City of Armadale

1.37

7.95

6.50

6.88

City of Belmont

0.56

6.95

 

0.10

City of Bunbury

2.58

9.69

0.35

0.76

City of Canning

 

0.77

 

4.19

City of Cockburn

9.72

3.52

9.37

8.96

City of Gosnells

0.41

11.16

1.25

0.14

City of Greater Geraldton

0.91

 

 

 

City of Joondalup

 

3.17

11.68

0.18

City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder

1752.75

1478.82

687.45

1427.62

City of Mandurah

15.40

7.69

0.27

 

City of Melville

0.55

0.72

1.47

 

City of Nedlands

 

0.90

 

 

City of Rockingham

0.39

4.11

1.48

0.25

City of South Perth

 

 

0.18

0.19

City of Stirling

0.96

2.32

1.39

 

City of Swan

12.92

2.64

1.55

0.60

City of Wanneroo

456.94

2.23

94.26

4.19

Shire of Ashburton

9.69

159.99

498.63

376.67

Shire of Augusta-Margaret River

2.12

2.92

0.79

3.63

Shire of Beverley

 

0.32

 

 

Shire of Boddington

6.11

4.00

0.25

0.99

Shire of Boyup Brook

0.36

0.15

2.30

 

Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes

43.72

8.27

 

3.45

Shire of Broome

147.86

283.19

1.74

3.94

Shire of Bruce Rock

 

0.19

 

 

Shire of Busselton

5.21

35.30

0.37

0.11

Shire of Capel

17.29

0.30

1.35

 

Shire of Carnamah

 

71.63

 

6.36

Shire of Carnarvon

 

16.99

 

15.64

Shire of Chittering

112.42

 

4.73

2.63

Shire of Christmas Island

 

2.00

 

0.20

Shire of Collie

4.17

0.40

55.65

4.11

Shire of Coolgardie

1266.14

612.84

1.20

689.83

Shire of Coorow

0.18

 

1.50

 

Shire of Corrigin

 

0.60

 

 

Shire of Cranbrook

21.60

9.60

62.81

 

Shire of Cuballing

2.32

0.10

0.28

 

Shire of Cue

8.49

416.87

63.00

694.81

Shire of Cunderdin

 

 

 

0.20

Shire of Dalwallinu

0.93

34.76

 

 

Shire of Dandaragan

7.20

21.33

22.92

0.26

Shire of Dardanup

0.62

3.56

24.86

 

Shire of Denmark

7.28

6.59

0.50

0.10

Shire of Derby-West Kimberley

117.70

17.42

 

2.97

Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup

1.30

7.65

0.98

1.37

Shire of Dumbleyung

7.12

 

 

 

Shire of Dundas

19.00

 

2.00

 

Shire of East Pilbara

486.26

2826.10

1399.00

561.53

Shire of Esperance

27.70

22.12

127.22

151.79

Shire of Exmouth

56.90

252.00

2.30

1.48

Shire of Gingin

52.43

32.15

46.12

7.26

Shire of Gnowangerup

5.47

 

 

 

Shire of Goomalling

 

 

2.80

 

Shire of Halls Creek

 

79.00

142.67

 

Shire of Harvey

3.28

16.42

7.64

0.39

Shire of Irwin

3.80

25.18

0.48

25.37

Shire of Jerramungup

3.25

 

0.19

0.37

Shire of Kalamunda

2.52

3.37

1.69

1.21

Shire of Katanning

8.82

 

 

8.38

Shire of Kellerberrin

 

0.19

3.47

 

Shire of Kent

 

1.10

 

 

Shire of Kojonup

5.50

0.56

1.13

0.28

Shire of Kondinin

4.25

8.55

13.66

2.69

Shire of Koorda

 

8.58

 

98.54

Shire of Lake Grace

88.63

24.36

 

144.76

Shire of Laverton

368.00

812.38

312.00

16.97

Shire of Leonora

423.20

424.70

139.00

552.41

Shire of Manjimup

14.63

233.78

52.42

12.25

Shire of Meekatharra

825.00

545.73

473.90

1891.60

Shire of Menzies

197.70

 

872.56

229.50

Shire of Merredin

4.32

6.73

0.91

 

Shire of Mingenew

 

9.62

0.84

0.35

Shire of Moora

15.46

11.57

 

 

Shire of Mount Magnet

228.00

176.00

 

184.00

Shire of Mount Marshall

5.10

 

 

 

Shire of Mukinbudin

2.00

0.10

 

 

Shire of Mundaring

 

0.24

 

0.30

Shire of Murchison

25.80

2.00

145.70

 

Shire of Murray

14.55

2.37

0.18

1.95

Shire of Nannup

 

1.67

0.78

 

Shire of Narrogin

0.75

 

 

 

Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku

36.63

33.20

169.45

6.10

Shire of Northam

1.16

3.22

 

 

Shire of Northampton

55.45

4.30

49.30

251.32

Shire of Perenjori

35.00

 

 

 

Shire of Pingelly

 

 

 

0.74

Shire of Plantagenet

0.69

4.40

2.23

 

Shire of Quairading

 

0.15

 

 

Shire of Ravensthorpe

4.88

1.33

0.72

2.38

Shire of Roebourne

93.13

263.80

44.32

85.92

Shire of Sandstone

 

 

 

35.00

Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale

31.13

2.18

3.19

12.63

Shire of Shark Bay

 

39.30

1.00

0.38

Shire of Three Springs

 

74.99

 

 

Shire of Toodyay

37.98

0.18

2.98

0.26

Shire of Upper Gascoyne

137.00

 

 

 

Shire of Victoria Plains

0.70

32.57

 

 

Shire of Wagin

 

 

0.16

 

Shire of Wandering

 

0.14

0.14

 

Shire of Waroona

7.60

1.95

36.69

1.70

Shire of West Arthur

0.42

 

0.14

 

Shire of Westonia

 

5.00

 

0.90

Shire of Wickepin

1.15

0.30

 

 

Shire of wWlliams

4.50

29.76

 

 

Shire of Wiluna

536.86

616.90

42.00

495.11

Shire of Wongan-Ballidu

 

0.63

 

 

Shire of Wyalkatchem

0.53

0.11

6.55

 

Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley

165.96

45.63

16.32

116.56

Shire of Yalgoo

 

35.00

 

115.93

Shire of Yilgarn

375.31

2.76

23.30

125.40

Shire of York

 

 

0.11

 

Town of Claremont

 

1.50

77.10

 

Town of Kwinana

 

26.44

0.43

 

Town of Narrogin

3.00

 

 

 

Town of Port Hedland

14.84

81.52

78.10

127.43

*by both the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation and Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety; does not include clearing authorised under State-wide purpose permits.

 

(c)          

(i)      1

(ii)     1

(iii)    3

(iv)    6