MINING —
GINGILUP–JASPER WETLAND SYSTEM
1108. Hon DIANE EVERS to the minister representing the
Minister for Mines and Petroleum:
I refer to the mining lease
application M70/1385 that covers areas within the Gingilup–Jasper
wetland system.
(1) Was any part
of the land within this lease application ever part of D'Entrecasteaux
National Park?
(2) Was the area, or part of the area, covered by this
mining lease application subject to a previous mining lease?
(3) If yes to (2) —
(a) what company took out the
previous lease;
(b) what reason was given by that company
for not renewing the mining lease;
(c) was part of
the area of the former mining lease originally within D'Entrecasteaux
National Park; and
(d) was there an
agreement, or understanding, that if the company did not proceed with its mine
proposal, that any land formerly within D'Entrecasteaux National Park
would be returned to D'Entrecasteaux National Park; and, if yes, when
did this occur?
Hon
ALANNAH MacTIERNAN replied:
I thank the member for the question.
The following information has been provided by the Minister for Mines and
Petroleum.
(1) Yes.
(2) No.
(3) Not applicable.