Question On Notice No. 1097 asked in the Legislative Council on 29 March 2018 by Hon Robin Chapple
Question Directed to the: Minister for Environment
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
Tabled Paper No: 1386-
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Question
I refer to land clearing in the Kimberley, and I ask:
(a) how many land clearing applications were made under Part V of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 between 2008 and the present;
(b) for the answers in (a), will the Minister detail the applications by proponent, year, area in hectares, location, CPS number, purpose and whether the applications were granted (either wholly or in part), refused, withdrawn or still being assessed;
(c) if no to (b), why not;
(d) will the Minister also supply a map to accompany the details in (b);
(e) if no to (d), why not;
(f) how many applications that involved land clearing were referred to the West Australian Environmental Protection Authority under Part IV of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 between 2008 and the present;
(g) for the answers in (f), will the Minister detail the referrals by proponent, year, area in hectares proposed for clearing, location, purpose and whether the projects were approved refused, withdrawn or still being assessed;
(h) if no to (g), why not;
(i) will the Minister also supply a map to accompany the details in (g);
(j) if no to (i), why not;
(k) will the Minister detail the area in hectares which have been cleared in successive years, collectively under State Agreement Acts from 2008 until present;
(l) will the Minister also supply a map to accompany the details in (k); and
(m) if no to (l), why not?
Answered on 17 May 2018
(a) 330 clearing permit applications have been made within the Kimberley Land Division between 1 January 2008 and 9 May 2018, including applications to amend a clearing permit made under Part V Division 2 of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 and applications to clear native vegetation made in conjunction with a works approval or licence application under Part V, Division 3 of the Environmental Protection Act 1986;
(b) [see tabled paper no #]
(c) Not applicable
(d) [see tabled paper no #]
(e) Not applicable
(f)-(g) Due to the substantive time and resource required to provide this information, I will table the response to this question for the Member at the sitting of the Legislative Council on 12 June 2018.
(h) Not applicable
(i) Due to the substantive time and resource required to provide this information, I will table the response to this question for the Member at the sitting of the Legislative Council on 12 June 2018.
(j) Not applicable
(k) There is no consolidated dataset containing information on areas cleared lawfully, in accordance with a statutory approval or exemption, or unlawfully under State Agreement Acts. Questions relating to data held by the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation in relation to individual State Agreement Acts should be referred to the Minister for State Development.
(l) Not applicable
(m) Not applicable