VIMY RESOURCES —
SANDHILL DUNNART CONSERVATION PLAN
927. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I refer to the announcement that the
Minister for Environment is recused from decision-making responsibilities regarding the Lake Way Sulphate potash project and
Vimy Resources' uranium mine given a declared conflict of interest.
Does Vimy Resources' uranium
mine have an approved sandhill dunnart conservation plan, as required through
the federal environmental approval EPBC 2013/7083, condition 2, which is to be
developed in consultation with the Western Australian
Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, formerly known as the
department of parks and wildlife?
Hon
ALANNAH MacTIERNAN replied:
On behalf of the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General, I thank the member for the question. The
Attorney General has provided the following information.
The commonwealth Department of
Agriculture, Water and the Environment should be consulted about whether a plan has been approved to meet the requirements
of this condition under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity
Conservation Act 1999. The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and
Attractions has provided advice to the Department of Water and Environmental
Regulation and Vimy Resources on the terrestrial fauna monitoring and
management plan required under state environmental approvals—ministerial
statement 1046, condition 10.