❓ Dr. Thomas asks about WAPC decisions allowing clearing of native vegetation on Bush Forever sites under specific regulations. The answer explains the process of removing 'Environmentally Sensitive Area' classification but provides no specific data on decisions, stating N/A for parts 2 and 3.
AnsweredQoN 1775Legislative Assembly
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(1) How many decisions by the Western Australian Planning Commission have allowed clearing of native vegetation on Bush Forever sites under Regulation 6(5) of the Environmental Protection (Clearing of Native Vegetation) Regulations 2004?
(2) What were each of these decisions, and what areas of land were involved?
(3) How many of the decisions listed in (1) were given to proposals by State Government departments?
(2) What were each of these decisions, and what areas of land were involved?
(3) How many of the decisions listed in (1) were given to proposals by State Government departments?
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Answered
27 March 2007
Responded by
Minister for Planning and Infrastructure
Response time
28 days
The Clearing Provisions of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 commenced on 8 July 2004. Environmentally Sensitive Areas were contained in Regulation 6. On 8 April 2005 a Special Notice was published in the Government Gazette entitled Environmental Protection Act 1986 Environmental Protection (Environmentally Sensitive Areas) Notice 2005 made by the Minister for the Environment under section 51B of the Act. An approval to develop a Bush Forever site by the Western Australian Planning Commission removes the classification of 'Environmentally Sensitive Area' to the extent of the specific area to be developed within the site. However, the site may be subject to other environmental regulations which could prevent development occurring nor does it approve for clearing under Section 51C of the Environmental Protection Act 1986. (2) (3) N/A
An approval to develop a Bush Forever site by the Western Australian Planning Commission removes the classification of 'Environmentally Sensitive Area' to the extent of the specific area to be developed within the site. However, the site may be subject to other environmental regulations which could prevent development occurring nor does it approve for clearing under Section 51C of the Environmental Protection Act 1986. (2) (3) N/A
However, the site may be subject to other environmental regulations which could prevent development occurring nor does it approve for clearing under Section 51C of the Environmental Protection Act 1986. (2) (3) N/A
(2) (3) N/A
N/A
An approval to develop a Bush Forever site by the Western Australian Planning Commission removes the classification of 'Environmentally Sensitive Area' to the extent of the specific area to be developed within the site. However, the site may be subject to other environmental regulations which could prevent development occurring nor does it approve for clearing under Section 51C of the Environmental Protection Act 1986. (2) (3) N/A
However, the site may be subject to other environmental regulations which could prevent development occurring nor does it approve for clearing under Section 51C of the Environmental Protection Act 1986. (2) (3) N/A
(2) (3) N/A
N/A
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