❓ Mr. Love questions the Shire of Gingin's administration of the Lancelin ORVA given imminent limesand mining. The Minister responds that mining leases have co-existed since 1986 and no new approvals within the ORVA have been issued.
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I refer to the Lancelin Off-road Vehicle Area (ORVA) administered by the Shire of Gingin, subject to a mining lease for the extraction of limesand and ask : (a) Given that mining of limesand in the area is imminent, when will the Shire of Gingin cease to administer the Lancelin ORVA; (b) Who takes responsibility for the increased safety risk of those using the ORVA as sand mining commences; and (c) How will the Gingin Shire’s responsibility for administering this ORVA be rescinded?
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30 November 2022
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Minister for Local Government
Response time
8 days
(a-c) Mining leases have co-existed with the ORVA since 1986. The Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety has advised it has not issued any approvals to mine within the boundaries of the Lancelin ORVA.
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