CONSERVATION AND LAND
MANAGEMENT AMENDMENT BILL 2021
289. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the minister representing the
Minister for Environment:
I refer to recent answers from the
minister concerning the compatibility of extant commercial and recreational activities with special purpose zones to be
established for Aboriginal culture and heritage under the Conservation and
Land Management Amendment Bill 2021.
(1) At what point
or points in the decision-making process will the operators of extant
commercial or recreational activities be
advised that their operations are likely to be incompatible with the purpose of
the above-mentioned category of special purpose zones?
(2) What specific
rights of reply or rights of appeal embedded in this process will be granted to
these operators to challenge or amend a determination of incompatibility?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by
the Minister for Environment.
(1) Operators of
existing commercial or recreational activities are consulted during the
preparation of an indicative management plan for a marine park. Activities that
are potentially incompatible are identified in the indicative management plan.
Where activities may be incompatible with the conservation purpose of a special
purpose zone to be established for Aboriginal culture and heritage, operators
will be notified at the time the indicative management plan is released for
public comment.
(2) The decision
to approve a marine park management plan, which amongst other things addresses
the zoning and incompatible uses, rests with the Minister for Environment
following the concurrence of the Minister for Fisheries and the Minister for
Mines and Petroleum. Any stakeholders, including operators of commercial and
recreational activities, can take their concerns to the relevant minister prior
to a management plan being approved.