❓ Hon Ken Baston inquired about development approvals in Kununurra impacted by Typhonium sp. Kununurra. The Minister provided a list of projects assessed under the EP Act and BC Act.
AnsweredQoN 3237Legislative Council
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(1) Is the Minister aware of any development approval in the Kununurra region that have been impacted by, or assessed for, the presence of Typhonium Spec Kununurra? (2) If yes to (1), would the Minister please table a list of these developments/projects?
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Answered
4 November 2020
Responded by
Minister for Environment
Response time
9 days
(1) – (2) In relation to environmental assessment and approvals under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 (EP Act) and the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (BC Act), I am advised of the below projects impacted by, or assessed for, the presence of Typhonium sp . Kununurra.
The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation – under Part V, Division 2 of the EP Act:
Application number
Applicant
Year of approval
CPS 2892/1-5
Commissioner of Main Roads Western Australia
Permit version 1 granted in 2009, amended in 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2020
CPS 5371/1
Consolidated Pastoral Company Pty Ltd
Application withdrawn in 2012
CPS 5372/1
Application withdrawn in 2013
CPS 6418/1
Green Swamp Agriculture Pty Ltd
Refused in 2015
CPS 7216/1
Gray Australia Pty Ltd ATF Gray Family Trust
Currently under assessment
CPS 8670/1
Mr James Henry and Catherine Sarah Engelke
Currently under assessment
The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions – under BC Act:
Development project
Proponent
Year of approval
Maintenance of Ord Irrigation channel
Water Corporation
2019
Maintenance of Horizon Power infrastructure
Horizon Power
2020
Vegetation clearing for works to reinstate and improve the flood protection levee.
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
2020
Farm and associated infrastructure development in accordance with the Weaber Plain Development Project Phase 2 Final Project Design Plan, July 2011, and the Knox Creek Plain Agricultural Development Final Project Design Plan, June 2019
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
Currently being assessed
The Environmental Protection Authority/Minister for Environment – under Part IV of the EP Act:
Development project
Proponent
Year of approval
Ministerial Statement 938 - Ord River Irrigation Area Stage 2 (M2 Supply Channel)
Minister for Regional Development
2013
Previously MS585 (2002) MS830 (2010)
Ministerial Statement 1097 - Sorby Hills Silver Lead Zinc Project
Sorby Management Pty Ltd
2019
Previously
MS964 (2014)
The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation – under Part V, Division 2 of the EP Act:
Application number
Applicant
Year of approval
CPS 2892/1-5
Commissioner of Main Roads Western Australia
Permit version 1 granted in 2009, amended in 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2020
CPS 5371/1
Consolidated Pastoral Company Pty Ltd
Application withdrawn in 2012
CPS 5372/1
Application withdrawn in 2013
CPS 6418/1
Green Swamp Agriculture Pty Ltd
Refused in 2015
CPS 7216/1
Gray Australia Pty Ltd ATF Gray Family Trust
Currently under assessment
CPS 8670/1
Mr James Henry and Catherine Sarah Engelke
Currently under assessment
The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions – under BC Act:
Development project
Proponent
Year of approval
Maintenance of Ord Irrigation channel
Water Corporation
2019
Maintenance of Horizon Power infrastructure
Horizon Power
2020
Vegetation clearing for works to reinstate and improve the flood protection levee.
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
2020
Farm and associated infrastructure development in accordance with the Weaber Plain Development Project Phase 2 Final Project Design Plan, July 2011, and the Knox Creek Plain Agricultural Development Final Project Design Plan, June 2019
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
Currently being assessed
The Environmental Protection Authority/Minister for Environment – under Part IV of the EP Act:
Development project
Proponent
Year of approval
Ministerial Statement 938 - Ord River Irrigation Area Stage 2 (M2 Supply Channel)
Minister for Regional Development
2013
Previously MS585 (2002) MS830 (2010)
Ministerial Statement 1097 - Sorby Hills Silver Lead Zinc Project
Sorby Management Pty Ltd
2019
Previously
MS964 (2014)
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