❓ Hon Rick Mazza questions the Minister for Environment regarding clearing permits granted within environmentally sensitive areas since 2004, focusing on the nature of clearing, permit allocation between private landowners and government entities, and the rationale behind permit requirements for low-impact agricultural activities.
AnsweredQoN 1260Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
CLEARING PERMITS — ENVIRONMENTALLY
SENSITIVE AREAS
1260. Hon RICK MAZZA to the
minister representing the Minister for Environment:
On 21 August this year during the
minister's contribution to the debate that followed my motion on private
property proprietorship, which called on the government to repeal regulation 6
of the Environmental Protection (Clearing of Native Vegetation) Regulations
2004 dealing with environmentally sensitive areas, she said —
A total of 924 clearing permits have been granted within
environmentally sensitive areas since the clearing provisions of the
Environmental Protection Act commenced on 8 July 2004.
Of the 924 clearing permits granted —
(1) What was the nature of the clearing for which a permit
was applied?
(2) How many of the permits granted were to private
landowners?
(3) How many of the permits granted were to government
entities?
(4) Why are
property owners forced to apply for permits to undertake low-impact
agricultural management activities in an environmentally sensitive area?
SENSITIVE AREAS
1260. Hon RICK MAZZA to the
minister representing the Minister for Environment:
On 21 August this year during the
minister's contribution to the debate that followed my motion on private
property proprietorship, which called on the government to repeal regulation 6
of the Environmental Protection (Clearing of Native Vegetation) Regulations
2004 dealing with environmentally sensitive areas, she said —
A total of 924 clearing permits have been granted within
environmentally sensitive areas since the clearing provisions of the
Environmental Protection Act commenced on 8 July 2004.
Of the 924 clearing permits granted —
(1) What was the nature of the clearing for which a permit
was applied?
(2) How many of the permits granted were to private
landowners?
(3) How many of the permits granted were to government
entities?
(4) Why are
property owners forced to apply for permits to undertake low-impact
agricultural management activities in an environmentally sensitive area?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice of the question.
(1) The nature of clearing includes agriculture,
infrastructure, mining and miscellaneous activities.
(2) There were 730.
(3) There were 194.
(4) The intent
of listing areas or classes as environmentally sensitive areas is to ensure
that clearing that is allowed by exemption in regulations cannot be undertaken
without consideration of potentially degrading areas of special environmental
sensitivity or value through a permit application.
(1) The nature of clearing includes agriculture,
infrastructure, mining and miscellaneous activities.
(2) There were 730.
(3) There were 194.
(4) The intent
of listing areas or classes as environmentally sensitive areas is to ensure
that clearing that is allowed by exemption in regulations cannot be undertaken
without consideration of potentially degrading areas of special environmental
sensitivity or value through a permit application.
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