Question On Notice No. 1143 asked in the Legislative Council on 1 December 2022 by Hon Dr Brad Pettitt
Question Directed to the: Minister for Emergency Services representing the Minister for Environment
Parliament: 41 Session: 1
Tabled Paper No: 2016-
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Question
I
refer to the Minister for the Environment’s response to the question on notice 866, in which it is
stated that the Western Australia Biodiversity Audit 2 cost $571,635 of public
funding, involved 110 Western Australian experts/staff on biodiversity
conservation and “a final report and analysis of data were not intended outputs of Biodiversity Audit 2”, yet a final report of findings and recommendations was published for Biodiversity Audit 1 in 2003, and I ask:
(a) will the Minister please provide a list of the 110 experts/staff involved in Audit 2;
(b) if no to (a), why not;
(c) in
the response to question on notice 866, question 7, on 11 October, it is stated
that “One” agency was involved in Audit 2 with input from external experts. Who
were the external experts and which organisations did they represent or were employed by;
(d) if no to (c), why not; and
(e) why was a final report of findings and recommendations published for Audit 1 but not Audit 2?
Answered on 14 February 2023
(a)-(d) There were 110 staff (107 from the former Department of Parks and Wildlife and three from other agencies) that contributed expert information. See tabled paper No.# for the list of 110 experts/staff involved in Audit 2.
(a) A final report and analysis of data were not intended outputs of Biodiversity Audit 2. The findings and analysis of Biodiversity Audit 2 are available via an online database, which is a more effective means of making this information publicly available for ongoing use.