❓ Question on Notice regarding Indigenous Protected Areas (IPAs) within the Kimberley region, specifically the Uunguu IPA, including boundary changes and relevant processes. The Minister deflects responsibility to the Federal Department.
AnsweredQoN 2841Legislative Council
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I refer to the Kimberley Region, as defined by
the cumulative area falling within the boundaries of the Shires of Broome,
Derby-West Kimberley, Halls Creek and Wyndham-East Kimberley, and I ask: (a) can the Minister please table a map outlining all current Indigenous Protected Areas, falling within the Kimberley region; (b) can the Minister please table a map of the current boundaries of the Uunguu Indigenous Protected Area (UIPA); (c) has any application been made to redefine the boundaries of the UIPA: (i) if no to (c), has your Department been involved in any discussions, formal or otherwise, about redefining the boundaries of the UIPA; (ii) if yes to (c), when was that application made and what was the nature of the application; and (iii) if yes to (c(i)), on what occasions were these discussions held, and what was the nature of those discussions; and (d) what is the process for changing the boundaries of an Indigenous Protected Area, and from which statutory bodies are permissions required?
the cumulative area falling within the boundaries of the Shires of Broome,
Derby-West Kimberley, Halls Creek and Wyndham-East Kimberley, and I ask: (a) can the Minister please table a map outlining all current Indigenous Protected Areas, falling within the Kimberley region; (b) can the Minister please table a map of the current boundaries of the Uunguu Indigenous Protected Area (UIPA); (c) has any application been made to redefine the boundaries of the UIPA: (i) if no to (c), has your Department been involved in any discussions, formal or otherwise, about redefining the boundaries of the UIPA; (ii) if yes to (c), when was that application made and what was the nature of the application; and (iii) if yes to (c(i)), on what occasions were these discussions held, and what was the nature of those discussions; and (d) what is the process for changing the boundaries of an Indigenous Protected Area, and from which statutory bodies are permissions required?
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Answered
16 April 2020
Responded by
Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
Response time
9 days
(a)-(d) The Indigenous Protected Areas program is managed by the Federal Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment.
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