DAMPIER ARCHIPELAGO AND
BURRUP PENINSULA — WORLD HERITAGE LISTING
971. Hon ROBIN CHAPPLE to the Minister for Environment:
I refer to the letter, reference 59-074266,
from the state of Western Australia and the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation
calling on the federal Minister for the Environment to progress a nomination of
the Burrup Peninsula and Dampier Archipelago for World Heritage listing.
(1) Has the letter been sent to the
federal minister?
(2) If yes to (1), on what date?
(3) If no to (1), why not?
(4) If yes to (1), has the federal
minister responded and will the minister table the response?
(5) If no to (4), when is a response
anticipated?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) Yes.
(2) On 27 August 2018.
(3) Not applicable.
(4) No, the federal minister has not
yet responded.
(5) This time frame is unknown.