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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 1108 asked in the Legislative Council on 7 November 2018 by Hon Diane Evers

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

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.