❓ Hon Adele Farina questions the Minister for Environment regarding the EPA's decision not to subject the Margaret River Perimeter Road project to environmental impact assessment. The Minister provides reasons for the decision and confirms an appeal was lodged and determined.
AnsweredQoN 641Legislative Council
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I refer to the decision of the Environmental Protection Authority not to subject the Margaret River Perimeter Road to the environmental assessment process, and I ask: (a) can the Minister please detail the reasons for the decision that an environmental impact assessment was not necessary; (b) has an appeal has been lodged against this decision, and has the outcome of the appeal been determined; (c) if yes to (b), when was it determined; and (d) if no to (b), when is a determination expected?
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Answered
18 February 2014
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Environment
Response time
84 days
The Minister for the Environment has provided the following response:
(a) The Environmental Protection Authority determined that the proposal was unlikely to have a significant effect on the environment and, therefore, environmental impact assessment was not necessary because the amount of vegetation to be cleared was small and would not affect the overall values of the Bramley National Park, and because traffic noise could be managed to meet appropriate noise level criteria.
(b) Yes and yes.
(c) 21 August 2013.
(d) Not applicable.
(a) The Environmental Protection Authority determined that the proposal was unlikely to have a significant effect on the environment and, therefore, environmental impact assessment was not necessary because the amount of vegetation to be cleared was small and would not affect the overall values of the Bramley National Park, and because traffic noise could be managed to meet appropriate noise level criteria.
(b) Yes and yes.
(c) 21 August 2013.
(d) Not applicable.
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