❓ Hon. Darren West inquires about cotton bush control measures, specifically notices and fines issued to landowners and government agencies. The Minister responds, detailing actions taken under previous legislation and outlining a future community-coordinated approach.
AnsweredQoN 21Legislative Council
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COTTON
BUSH CONTROL
21. Hon DARREN WEST to the
Minister for Agriculture and Food:
I refer to question 1000 asked on 10 December 2013 regarding
the cotton bush epidemic.
(1) Given that
cotton bush is a declared plant under the Biosecurity Agriculture Management
Act, have any notices or fines been issued to any landowners who have failed to
remove or destroy any cotton bush growing on their properties in the last three
years?
(2) If yes to
(1), how many fines and/or notices have been issued?
(3) Has the
minister or the Department of Agriculture and Food issued any notices, fines or
warnings of any kind to any government agency or government trading enterprise
landholders in the last three years where cotton bush is known to grow?
(4) If yes,
which agencies or trading enterprises have been contacted and what action has
since been taken to address the outbreak?
(5) If no to
(3), why not?
BUSH CONTROL
21. Hon DARREN WEST to the
Minister for Agriculture and Food:
I refer to question 1000 asked on 10 December 2013 regarding
the cotton bush epidemic.
(1) Given that
cotton bush is a declared plant under the Biosecurity Agriculture Management
Act, have any notices or fines been issued to any landowners who have failed to
remove or destroy any cotton bush growing on their properties in the last three
years?
(2) If yes to
(1), how many fines and/or notices have been issued?
(3) Has the
minister or the Department of Agriculture and Food issued any notices, fines or
warnings of any kind to any government agency or government trading enterprise
landholders in the last three years where cotton bush is known to grow?
(4) If yes,
which agencies or trading enterprises have been contacted and what action has
since been taken to address the outbreak?
(5) If no to
(3), why not?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this
question.
(1) None under
the Biosecurity and Agricultural Management Act 2007. The BAM act has been in
full effect only since 1 May 2013, replacing the Agricultural and Related
Resources Protection Act 1976. Regulatory actions have been undertaken under
ARRPA.
(2) There have
been 619 actions undertaken for cotton bush control compliance on private land
under ARRPA since 1 January 2011. This includes 445 site inspections; 172 work
agreements, non-statutory agreement for works required; and two section 50
notices, a direction notice to undertake works.
(3) No.
(4) Not
applicable.
(5) ARRPA did
not have regulatory powers relevant to government agencies or government
trading agencies. The Department of Agriculture and Food is engaging other
government agencies for control of cotton bush and other widespread and
established weeds through a community coordinated approach. The use of
regulatory processes under the BAM act will be applied across tenure through
this approach.
question.
(1) None under
the Biosecurity and Agricultural Management Act 2007. The BAM act has been in
full effect only since 1 May 2013, replacing the Agricultural and Related
Resources Protection Act 1976. Regulatory actions have been undertaken under
ARRPA.
(2) There have
been 619 actions undertaken for cotton bush control compliance on private land
under ARRPA since 1 January 2011. This includes 445 site inspections; 172 work
agreements, non-statutory agreement for works required; and two section 50
notices, a direction notice to undertake works.
(3) No.
(4) Not
applicable.
(5) ARRPA did
not have regulatory powers relevant to government agencies or government
trading agencies. The Department of Agriculture and Food is engaging other
government agencies for control of cotton bush and other widespread and
established weeds through a community coordinated approach. The use of
regulatory processes under the BAM act will be applied across tenure through
this approach.
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