Question On Notice No. 446 asked in the Legislative Council on 2 December 2021 by Hon Dr Brad Pettitt
Question Directed to the: Minister representing the Minister for Environment
Parliament: 41 Session: 1
Question
(1) How many
authorisations were granted under the Biodiversity Conservation Act
2016 to take or disturb threatened species in the course of or as
a result of prescribed burning or wildfire suppression in:
(a) 2018-19;
(b) 2019-2020; and
(c) 2020-21?
(2) How many
authorisations were granted to modify threatened ecological communities in the
course of or as a result of prescribed burning or wildfire suppression in:
(a) 2018-19;
(b) 2019-2020; and
(c) 2020-21?
Answered on 15 February 2022
(1)
(a) 36 (32 DBCA and 4 other).
(b) 71 (49 DBCA and 22 other).
(c) 71 (53 DBCA and 18 other).
(2)
(a) None.
(b) None.
(c) None.