BIODIVERSITY, CONSERVATION and ATTRACTIONS — FIRE
MANAGEMENT
338. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the minister representing the
Minister for Environment:
(1) For what —
(a) ecosystems;
(b) types of geological formation;
(c) species of fauna;
(d) species of flora;
(e) issues regarding firefighting;
and
(f) fire management
does the Department of Biodiversity,
Conservation and Attractions have fire management guidelines or fire management
information notes?
(2) On what date was each of these
documents completed and published?
(3) Are these documents readily available to members of the
public on request?
(4) If no to (3), why not?
Hon STEPHEN
DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer is provided on behalf of the
Minister for Environment.
The answer to (1) and (2) is in
tabular form and it contains the answers to (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f),
the title and the completed date. I seek leave to have the response
incorporated into Hansard.
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
(1)–(2)
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Title
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Completed
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(a)
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Fire Management Information Note E1 Organic-Rich Soils
(Peatlands)
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08/06/2017
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Fire Management Information Note E2 Tingle Forest
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28/07/2016
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Fire Management Information Note E3 Habitat
Protection (Birds) within Reeds and Rushes
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12/06/2008
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Fire Management Information Note E4 Tuart Woodlands
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12/06/2008
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Fire Management Guideline No. E7 Coastal Heath
Woodlands
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12/06/2008
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Fire Management Information Note E8 Southern Forest
and Shrubland Mosaic
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01/06/2017
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(b)
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Fire Management Information Note E5 Granite Outcrops
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10/08/2016
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(c)
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Fire Management Information Note S1 Nornalup,
White-Bellied & Orange-Bellied Frogs
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16/2/2017
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Fire Management Information Note S2 Honey Possum
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12/06/2008
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Fire Management Information Note S3 Malleefowl
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16/2/2017
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Fire Management Information Note S4 Noisy Scrub-Bird
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12/06/2008
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Fire Management Information Note S5 Quokka
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13/08/2019
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Fire Management Information Note S6 Sunset Frog
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12/06/2008
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Fire Management Information Note S7 Tammar Wallaby
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12/06/2008
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Fire Management Information Note S8 Western Ringtail
Possum
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12/06/2008
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Fire Management Information Note S10 Black Cockatoos
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26/06/2009
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Fire Management Information Note S13 Western Ground
Parrot
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04/03/2021
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Fire Information Note | Black Cockatoos
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15/10/2021
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Fire Information Note | Malleefowl
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15/10/2021
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Fire Information Note | Numbat
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15/10/2021
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Fire Information Note | Quokka
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15/10/2021
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Fire Information Note | Western Ringtail Possum
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15/10/2021
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d.
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Fire Management Information Note S9 Cypress
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12/06/2008
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Fire Management Information Note S11 Geophytes
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18/04/2016
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Fire Management Information Note S12 Buffel Grass and
Fire Management
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03/10/2008
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Fire Information Note | Banksia Woodlands of the Swan
Coastal Plain
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15/10/2021
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Fire Information Note | Geophytes, including Orchids
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15/10/2021
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(e)
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Nil specific to firefighting noting that most Fire
Management Information Notes and Fire Management Guidelines are also relevant
to bushfire suppression.
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(f)
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Fire Management Guideline -1 Aboriginal Interests in
Fire Management
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01/08/2017
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Fire Management Guideline -2Smoke and Wine Grapes
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10/01/2019
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Fire Management Guideline -3Predicting Fire Behaviour
using the Field Guide Fuel Assessment and Fire Behaviour Prediction in Dry
Eucalypt Forest
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06/03/2019
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Fire Management Guideline No 4Measurement of Profile
Moisture Content
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26/06/2019
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Fire Management Information Note G5 Vegetation
Structure Modification and Fire Management
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01/08/2018
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(3) Seven fire
information notes are available to the public on the Department of
Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions external website. These have been
created specifically for private property owners and cover the following
topics: banksia woodlands of the Swan Coastal Plain; black cockatoos;
geophytes, including orchids; malleefowl; numbats; quokkas; and western
ringtail possums.
(4) The remaining documents predominantly provide
guidance to DBCA fire managers. They have previously been provided to
organisations that undertake similar roles or land management operations. They
are not generally available to the public.