Parliamentary Questions

BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ACT — PLANT SPECIES

1469. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Environment:

For each of the financial years 2017–18 to 2022–23 inclusive, under the Biodiversity Conservation Act, how many plant species within Western Australia has the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions categorised as —

(a) vulnerable;

(b) endangered;

(c) critically endangered; and

(d) extinct?

Hon DARREN WEST replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. On behalf of the Minister for Environment, I provide the following answer, which was correct as of Tuesday, 17 October 2023. The answer is in tabular form.

I seek leave to have the response incorporated into Hansard.

(a)–(d)