❓ The parliamentary question seeks detailed information regarding the licensing process, compliance, and oversight of commercial whale shark interaction tours within Ningaloo Marine Park, including past and present licence holders, investigations, and reviews.
AnsweredQoN 5648Legislative Council
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I refer to the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) licence to conduct commercial in water whale shark interaction tours within Ningaloo Marine Park, and I ask —
(1) How many Expressions of Interest were received in response to EOI 1 243 2008?
(2) In relation to (1), who were the EOIs from? Please specify Applicant, Trading Name and Access Point.
(3) Who was awarded a licence to commence 1 January 2009? Please specify Applicant, Trading Name and Access Point.
(4) Did one licence remain vacant at the start of the licence period?
(5) Was the vacancy reviewed after 3 years?
(6) If no to (5), why not?
(7) If yes to (5), who conducted the review and what was the result of the review?
(8) Who currently holds a licence? Please specify Applicant, Trading Name, Access Point and the licence expiry date.
(9) Which unsuccessful EOI 1 243 2008 applicants took up DEC's offer of a debrief regarding the assessment of their submissions and the EOI process?
(10) In relation to (9) —
(a) who provided the debrief; and
(b) who else was present representing DEC?
(11) Has any current or past holder of a licence or any of their associates, operators or staff been subject to investigation or review by DEC since 2008?
(12) If yes to (11) —
(a) what was the reason for the investigation;
(b) when was the investigation conducted;
(c) who was investigated; and
(d) who conducted the investigation?
(13) Has any current or past holder of a licence or any of their associates, operators or staff been issued with a caution notice by DEC since 2008?
(14) If yes to (13) —
(a) what was the reason for the caution notice;
(b) when was the caution notice issued; and
(c) who issued the caution notice?
(15) Has any current or past holder of a licence or any of their associates, operators or staff been issued with an infringement or a summons to appear in Court by DEC since 2008?
(16) If yes to (15) —
(a) what was the reason for the infringement or summons;
(b) when was the infringement or summons issued;
(c) who issued the infringement or summons; and
(d) what was the outcome of the infringement or summons being issued?
(17) Are there any ongoing investigations or reviews of licence holders or any of their associates, operators or staff?
(18) If yes to (17) —
(a) what is the reason for the investigation;
(b) who is being investigated; and
(c) who is conducting the investigation?
(19) How often does DEC meet with licence holders to review the licence conditions?
(20) In relation to (19) —
(a) on what dates have these meetings been held since I January 2009;
(b) who has been in attendance at each of these meetings; and
(c) what changes to licence conditions have been made as a result of these reviews?
(1) How many Expressions of Interest were received in response to EOI 1 243 2008?
(2) In relation to (1), who were the EOIs from? Please specify Applicant, Trading Name and Access Point.
(3) Who was awarded a licence to commence 1 January 2009? Please specify Applicant, Trading Name and Access Point.
(4) Did one licence remain vacant at the start of the licence period?
(5) Was the vacancy reviewed after 3 years?
(6) If no to (5), why not?
(7) If yes to (5), who conducted the review and what was the result of the review?
(8) Who currently holds a licence? Please specify Applicant, Trading Name, Access Point and the licence expiry date.
(9) Which unsuccessful EOI 1 243 2008 applicants took up DEC's offer of a debrief regarding the assessment of their submissions and the EOI process?
(10) In relation to (9) —
(a) who provided the debrief; and
(b) who else was present representing DEC?
(11) Has any current or past holder of a licence or any of their associates, operators or staff been subject to investigation or review by DEC since 2008?
(12) If yes to (11) —
(a) what was the reason for the investigation;
(b) when was the investigation conducted;
(c) who was investigated; and
(d) who conducted the investigation?
(13) Has any current or past holder of a licence or any of their associates, operators or staff been issued with a caution notice by DEC since 2008?
(14) If yes to (13) —
(a) what was the reason for the caution notice;
(b) when was the caution notice issued; and
(c) who issued the caution notice?
(15) Has any current or past holder of a licence or any of their associates, operators or staff been issued with an infringement or a summons to appear in Court by DEC since 2008?
(16) If yes to (15) —
(a) what was the reason for the infringement or summons;
(b) when was the infringement or summons issued;
(c) who issued the infringement or summons; and
(d) what was the outcome of the infringement or summons being issued?
(17) Are there any ongoing investigations or reviews of licence holders or any of their associates, operators or staff?
(18) If yes to (17) —
(a) what is the reason for the investigation;
(b) who is being investigated; and
(c) who is conducting the investigation?
(19) How often does DEC meet with licence holders to review the licence conditions?
(20) In relation to (19) —
(a) on what dates have these meetings been held since I January 2009;
(b) who has been in attendance at each of these meetings; and
(c) what changes to licence conditions have been made as a result of these reviews?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
14 August 2012
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Environment
Response time
63 days
(1)-(20)(c) [see tabled paper no]
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