❓ Hon. Diane Evers questions the Minister for Environment regarding the outdated State of the Environment report for Western Australia and the lack of government response to the 2007 report's recommendations. The Minister highlights the EPA's annual reporting as an alternative.
AnsweredQoN 102Legislative Council
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STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT
REPORT
102. Hon DIANE EVERS to the Minister for Environment:
(1) When was the last state of the
environment report for Western Australia completed?
(2) Has the
government prepared and implemented a response to the recommendations in the
most recent report? If yes, when was that response published; and, if not, why
not?
(3) Is the
minister aware that every other Australian state carries out regular state of
the environment reporting on a three to five-year cycle?
(4) When will the next state of the
environment report for Western Australia be released?
REPORT
102. Hon DIANE EVERS to the Minister for Environment:
(1) When was the last state of the
environment report for Western Australia completed?
(2) Has the
government prepared and implemented a response to the recommendations in the
most recent report? If yes, when was that response published; and, if not, why
not?
(3) Is the
minister aware that every other Australian state carries out regular state of
the environment reporting on a three to five-year cycle?
(4) When will the next state of the
environment report for Western Australia be released?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) In 2007.
(2) There are no records of a government-prepared
response to the 2007 report.
(3)–(4) I
am aware that other jurisdictions undertake varying levels of state of the
environment reporting. Since 2013, the Environmental Protection Authority has
reported annually, and provides a yearly examination of the environment of Western
Australia, which allows a timely and contemporary approach to environment
trends and issues. The Environmental Protection Authority report for 2017–18
was published in October 2018.
some notice of the question.
(1) In 2007.
(2) There are no records of a government-prepared
response to the 2007 report.
(3)–(4) I
am aware that other jurisdictions undertake varying levels of state of the
environment reporting. Since 2013, the Environmental Protection Authority has
reported annually, and provides a yearly examination of the environment of Western
Australia, which allows a timely and contemporary approach to environment
trends and issues. The Environmental Protection Authority report for 2017–18
was published in October 2018.
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