❓ Hon Dee Margetts asks about outstanding appeals under the Soil and Land Conservation Act related to land clearing. Hon Kim Chance confirms appeals exist, one referred to the EPA by the previous minister, with the others under consideration.
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(1) Is the minister aware of any outstanding appeals under the Soil and Land Conservation Act? (2) If so, what are they? (3) Has the minister determined to uphold any of these appeals? (4) If so, has he referred them or will he refer them to the Environmental Protection Authority under section 38 of the Environmental Protection Act? Hon KIM CHANCE
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Under the Soil and Land Conservation Act currently four appeals are before the minister against soil conservation notices that prevent land clearing. (3) The former Minister for Primary Industry referred one of these appeals to the Environmental Protection Authority. The other three appeals are under consideration and no decision has been made on their referral to the Environmental Protection Authority.
(2) If so, what are they? (3) Has the minister determined to uphold any of these appeals? (4) If so, has he referred them or will he refer them to the Environmental Protection Authority under section 38 of the Environmental Protection Act? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Under the Soil and Land Conservation Act currently four appeals are before the minister against soil conservation notices that prevent land clearing. (3) The former Minister for Primary Industry referred one of these appeals to the Environmental Protection Authority. The other three appeals are under consideration and no decision has been made on their referral to the Environmental Protection Authority.
(3) Has the minister determined to uphold any of these appeals? (4) If so, has he referred them or will he refer them to the Environmental Protection Authority under section 38 of the Environmental Protection Act? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Under the Soil and Land Conservation Act currently four appeals are before the minister against soil conservation notices that prevent land clearing. (3) The former Minister for Primary Industry referred one of these appeals to the Environmental Protection Authority. The other three appeals are under consideration and no decision has been made on their referral to the Environmental Protection Authority.
(4) If so, has he referred them or will he refer them to the Environmental Protection Authority under section 38 of the Environmental Protection Act? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Under the Soil and Land Conservation Act currently four appeals are before the minister against soil conservation notices that prevent land clearing. (3) The former Minister for Primary Industry referred one of these appeals to the Environmental Protection Authority. The other three appeals are under consideration and no decision has been made on their referral to the Environmental Protection Authority.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Under the Soil and Land Conservation Act currently four appeals are before the minister against soil conservation notices that prevent land clearing. (3) The former Minister for Primary Industry referred one of these appeals to the Environmental Protection Authority. The other three appeals are under consideration and no decision has been made on their referral to the Environmental Protection Authority.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Under the Soil and Land Conservation Act currently four appeals are before the minister against soil conservation notices that prevent land clearing. (3) The former Minister for Primary Industry referred one of these appeals to the Environmental Protection Authority. The other three appeals are under consideration and no decision has been made on their referral to the Environmental Protection Authority.
(1) Yes. (2) Under the Soil and Land Conservation Act currently four appeals are before the minister against soil conservation notices that prevent land clearing. (3) The former Minister for Primary Industry referred one of these appeals to the Environmental Protection Authority. The other three appeals are under consideration and no decision has been made on their referral to the Environmental Protection Authority.
(2) Under the Soil and Land Conservation Act currently four appeals are before the minister against soil conservation notices that prevent land clearing. (3) The former Minister for Primary Industry referred one of these appeals to the Environmental Protection Authority. The other three appeals are under consideration and no decision has been made on their referral to the Environmental Protection Authority.
(3) The former Minister for Primary Industry referred one of these appeals to the Environmental Protection Authority. The other three appeals are under consideration and no decision has been made on their referral to the Environmental Protection Authority.
(2) If so, what are they? (3) Has the minister determined to uphold any of these appeals? (4) If so, has he referred them or will he refer them to the Environmental Protection Authority under section 38 of the Environmental Protection Act? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Under the Soil and Land Conservation Act currently four appeals are before the minister against soil conservation notices that prevent land clearing. (3) The former Minister for Primary Industry referred one of these appeals to the Environmental Protection Authority. The other three appeals are under consideration and no decision has been made on their referral to the Environmental Protection Authority.
(3) Has the minister determined to uphold any of these appeals? (4) If so, has he referred them or will he refer them to the Environmental Protection Authority under section 38 of the Environmental Protection Act? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Under the Soil and Land Conservation Act currently four appeals are before the minister against soil conservation notices that prevent land clearing. (3) The former Minister for Primary Industry referred one of these appeals to the Environmental Protection Authority. The other three appeals are under consideration and no decision has been made on their referral to the Environmental Protection Authority.
(4) If so, has he referred them or will he refer them to the Environmental Protection Authority under section 38 of the Environmental Protection Act? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Under the Soil and Land Conservation Act currently four appeals are before the minister against soil conservation notices that prevent land clearing. (3) The former Minister for Primary Industry referred one of these appeals to the Environmental Protection Authority. The other three appeals are under consideration and no decision has been made on their referral to the Environmental Protection Authority.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Under the Soil and Land Conservation Act currently four appeals are before the minister against soil conservation notices that prevent land clearing. (3) The former Minister for Primary Industry referred one of these appeals to the Environmental Protection Authority. The other three appeals are under consideration and no decision has been made on their referral to the Environmental Protection Authority.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Under the Soil and Land Conservation Act currently four appeals are before the minister against soil conservation notices that prevent land clearing. (3) The former Minister for Primary Industry referred one of these appeals to the Environmental Protection Authority. The other three appeals are under consideration and no decision has been made on their referral to the Environmental Protection Authority.
(1) Yes. (2) Under the Soil and Land Conservation Act currently four appeals are before the minister against soil conservation notices that prevent land clearing. (3) The former Minister for Primary Industry referred one of these appeals to the Environmental Protection Authority. The other three appeals are under consideration and no decision has been made on their referral to the Environmental Protection Authority.
(2) Under the Soil and Land Conservation Act currently four appeals are before the minister against soil conservation notices that prevent land clearing. (3) The former Minister for Primary Industry referred one of these appeals to the Environmental Protection Authority. The other three appeals are under consideration and no decision has been made on their referral to the Environmental Protection Authority.
(3) The former Minister for Primary Industry referred one of these appeals to the Environmental Protection Authority. The other three appeals are under consideration and no decision has been made on their referral to the Environmental Protection Authority.
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