❓ A parliamentary question regarding the exclusion of the Environmental Consultants’ Association (ECA) from a Department of CALM workshop on Threatened Ecological Communities (TEC) policy, and the Minister's response addressing the concerns raised.
AnsweredQoN 2473Legislative Assembly
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(1) Why was the Environmental Consultants’ Association (ECA) left off the invitation list for the workshop being organised by the Department of CALM on Threatened Ecological Communities (TEC) Policy?
(2) Has an invitation now been extended for the ECA to send representatives?
(3) Does the Minister accept that CALM had previously indicated that the ECA would be asked to send representatives to this workshop?
(4) Does the Minister accept that the ECA may have legitimate concerns when it states that this TEC policy could result in the prescriptive use of policy with the science behind it possibly not being robust nor open to peer review, with the result that the public may be given incorrect or misleading advice on TEC issues?
(5) When is this workshop being held and will proceedings be made publicly available afterwards?
(2) Has an invitation now been extended for the ECA to send representatives?
(3) Does the Minister accept that CALM had previously indicated that the ECA would be asked to send representatives to this workshop?
(4) Does the Minister accept that the ECA may have legitimate concerns when it states that this TEC policy could result in the prescriptive use of policy with the science behind it possibly not being robust nor open to peer review, with the result that the public may be given incorrect or misleading advice on TEC issues?
(5) When is this workshop being held and will proceedings be made publicly available afterwards?
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Answered
30 March 2004
Responded by
Minister for the Environment
Response time
28 days
2. Yes. The workshop was changed to a symposium in response to the widespread interest, with over 100 attending. 3. It was always intended that environmental consultants with experience in threatened ecological community matters would be involved. 4. No. The procedures for identifying and conserving TECs were published in a peer reviewed journal (English, V. and Blyth, J. 1999. Development and application of procedures to identify and conserve threatened ecological communities in the South-west Botanical Province of WA, published in Pacific Conservation Biology). Other opportunities for public comment in development of methods to identify and conserve TECs included the development of the Bush Plan program, which was subject to public comment prior to publication of the final draft as Bush Forever. There was also the opportunity the Department of Conservation and Land Management provided in 2002 and 2003 for public comment on the draft policy “Conserving threatened species and ecological communities”. 5. The Symposium was held on 2 December 2003. The Proceedings will be made available on the Naturebase internet website maintained by the Department of Conservation and Land Management.
3. It was always intended that environmental consultants with experience in threatened ecological community matters would be involved. 4. No. The procedures for identifying and conserving TECs were published in a peer reviewed journal (English, V. and Blyth, J. 1999. Development and application of procedures to identify and conserve threatened ecological communities in the South-west Botanical Province of WA, published in Pacific Conservation Biology). Other opportunities for public comment in development of methods to identify and conserve TECs included the development of the Bush Plan program, which was subject to public comment prior to publication of the final draft as Bush Forever. There was also the opportunity the Department of Conservation and Land Management provided in 2002 and 2003 for public comment on the draft policy “Conserving threatened species and ecological communities”. 5. The Symposium was held on 2 December 2003. The Proceedings will be made available on the Naturebase internet website maintained by the Department of Conservation and Land Management.
4. No. The procedures for identifying and conserving TECs were published in a peer reviewed journal (English, V. and Blyth, J. 1999. Development and application of procedures to identify and conserve threatened ecological communities in the South-west Botanical Province of WA, published in Pacific Conservation Biology). Other opportunities for public comment in development of methods to identify and conserve TECs included the development of the Bush Plan program, which was subject to public comment prior to publication of the final draft as Bush Forever. There was also the opportunity the Department of Conservation and Land Management provided in 2002 and 2003 for public comment on the draft policy “Conserving threatened species and ecological communities”. 5. The Symposium was held on 2 December 2003. The Proceedings will be made available on the Naturebase internet website maintained by the Department of Conservation and Land Management.
5. The Symposium was held on 2 December 2003. The Proceedings will be made available on the Naturebase internet website maintained by the Department of Conservation and Land Management.
3. It was always intended that environmental consultants with experience in threatened ecological community matters would be involved. 4. No. The procedures for identifying and conserving TECs were published in a peer reviewed journal (English, V. and Blyth, J. 1999. Development and application of procedures to identify and conserve threatened ecological communities in the South-west Botanical Province of WA, published in Pacific Conservation Biology). Other opportunities for public comment in development of methods to identify and conserve TECs included the development of the Bush Plan program, which was subject to public comment prior to publication of the final draft as Bush Forever. There was also the opportunity the Department of Conservation and Land Management provided in 2002 and 2003 for public comment on the draft policy “Conserving threatened species and ecological communities”. 5. The Symposium was held on 2 December 2003. The Proceedings will be made available on the Naturebase internet website maintained by the Department of Conservation and Land Management.
4. No. The procedures for identifying and conserving TECs were published in a peer reviewed journal (English, V. and Blyth, J. 1999. Development and application of procedures to identify and conserve threatened ecological communities in the South-west Botanical Province of WA, published in Pacific Conservation Biology). Other opportunities for public comment in development of methods to identify and conserve TECs included the development of the Bush Plan program, which was subject to public comment prior to publication of the final draft as Bush Forever. There was also the opportunity the Department of Conservation and Land Management provided in 2002 and 2003 for public comment on the draft policy “Conserving threatened species and ecological communities”. 5. The Symposium was held on 2 December 2003. The Proceedings will be made available on the Naturebase internet website maintained by the Department of Conservation and Land Management.
5. The Symposium was held on 2 December 2003. The Proceedings will be made available on the Naturebase internet website maintained by the Department of Conservation and Land Management.
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