❓ Mr. Marmion's parliamentary question seeks information on Protection of Flora Reserves in WA, including their number, location, size, and protection status from mining and resource extraction. The response clarifies the number and size of reserves, and that mining and petroleum activities are not fully quarantined.
AnsweredQoN 5493Legislative Assembly
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(1) Can the Parliamentary Secretary advise how many Protection of Flora Reserves there are in Western Australia and provide a list of each one and their locations? (2) What is the total area of all Protection of Flora Reserves in Western Australia and the area of each individual Reserve? (3) Are all Protection of Flora Reserves quarantined from mining exploration and/or mineral extraction? (4) If no to (3), which Protection of Flora Reserves allow mining and/or mineral extraction and why? (5) Are all Protection of Flora Reserves quarantined from oil and gas exploration and/or oil and gas extraction? (6) If no to (5), which Protection of Flora Reserves allow oil and gas exploration and/or oil and gas extraction and why? (7) Are there plans to add further Protection of Flora Reserves in Western Australia and if so, where are these to be located, what is the proposed area of each and what is the proposed reservation class? (8) Are there plans to increase the area of some existing Protection of Flora Reserves and if so which ones and what is the proposed increased area of each one?
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Answered
11 February 2020
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Environment
Response time
19 days
(1) There are four reserves with a purpose of protection of flora. These reserves have a tenure category of nature reserve under section 5(1)(d) of the Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 . The four reserves are:
Sheeman Creek Nature Reserve – South Coast region
Beekeepers Nature Reserve – Midwest region
Un-named Nature Reserve – Midwest region
Un-named Nature Reserve – Midwest region
(2) The total area of nature reserves with the purpose of protection of flora in Western Australia is 66,530 hectares, being Sheeman Creek Nature Reserve (416 hectares), Beekeepers Nature Reserve (66,058 hectares), un-named Nature Reserve (1 hectare) and un-named Nature Reserve (54 hectares).
(3) No.
(4) All public reserves are subject to the statutory provisions relating to consent for mining and grant of mining leases by the Minister for Mines and Petroleum, as set out in the Mining Act 1978.
(5) No.
(6) All public reserves are subject to the statutory processes relating to consent for entry to reserves for petroleum activities as set out in the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967.
(7) No.
(8) Increases to the area of existing nature reserves occur from time to time for a range of reasons, across the State.
Sheeman Creek Nature Reserve – South Coast region
Beekeepers Nature Reserve – Midwest region
Un-named Nature Reserve – Midwest region
Un-named Nature Reserve – Midwest region
(2) The total area of nature reserves with the purpose of protection of flora in Western Australia is 66,530 hectares, being Sheeman Creek Nature Reserve (416 hectares), Beekeepers Nature Reserve (66,058 hectares), un-named Nature Reserve (1 hectare) and un-named Nature Reserve (54 hectares).
(3) No.
(4) All public reserves are subject to the statutory provisions relating to consent for mining and grant of mining leases by the Minister for Mines and Petroleum, as set out in the Mining Act 1978.
(5) No.
(6) All public reserves are subject to the statutory processes relating to consent for entry to reserves for petroleum activities as set out in the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967.
(7) No.
(8) Increases to the area of existing nature reserves occur from time to time for a range of reasons, across the State.
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