The question seeks data on Biodiversity Conservation Act authorisations granted for taking/disturbing threatened species/ecological communities during prescribed burns and wildfire suppression. The answer reveals the number of authorisations granted for species, but none for ecological communities.

AnsweredQoN 446Legislative Council
Asked
2 December 2021
Portfolio
Environment

QuestionView source ↗

(1) How many
authorisations were granted under the Biodiversity Conservation Act
2016 to take or disturb threatened species in the course of or as
a result of prescribed burning or wildfire suppression in: (a) 2018-19; (b) 2019-2020; and (c) 2020-21? (2) How many
authorisations were granted to modify threatened ecological communities in the
course of or as a result of prescribed burning or wildfire suppression in: (a) 2018-19; (b) 2019-2020; and (c) 2020-21?

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Answered
15 February 2022
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Environment
Response time
7 days
(1)
(a) 36 (32 DBCA and 4 other).
(b) 71 (49 DBCA and 22 other).
(c) 71 (53 DBCA and 18 other).
(2)
(a) None.
(b) None.
(c) None.

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