❓ Question on Notice regarding the Minister's involvement in approving risk-management policies for prescribed burns following the Margaret River bushfires. The Minister deflects direct approval, emphasizing the Department's expertise and monitoring of criteria.
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MARGARET RIVER BUSHFIRES — PRESCRIBED BURNS
I have a supplementary question. What involvement has the minister had in approving the risk-management policies for the lighting of prescribed burns? I assume the department has a policy about the circumstances in which it will run a prescribed burn. What involvement has the minister had in approving such a policy? Mr W.R. MARMION
I have a supplementary question. What involvement has the minister had in approving the risk-management policies for the lighting of prescribed burns? I assume the department has a policy about the circumstances in which it will run a prescribed burn. What involvement has the minister had in approving such a policy? Mr W.R. MARMION
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I am not an expert on the actual detail of the policy. Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the policy ever come to you? Mr W.R. MARMION : Mr Speaker, the issue about controlled burns is that DEC has the resources. There are criteria that it looks that, and the criteria look at the status of the weather. Mr E.S. Ripper : Did you approve those criteria? Mr W.R. MARMION : I am not taking interjections, Mr Speaker; I am trying to answer this question. Some of the criteria involve forecasts of the weather, the actual condition of the material that is being burnt, and also the actual moisture content of the soil. I am confident that the people in DEC monitor the criteria. They do controlled burns, they update it, and its quality is improved, and I am confident that the procedures that it has in place are adequate. However, if indeed those procedures need to be improved, it is events like fires that we will look at, and they may be improved. The SPEAKER : Before I give the member for Darling Range the call, I acknowledge in the Speaker’s gallery the students from Nagle Catholic College. Mr A.J. SIMPSON : I presume they are from your electorate, Mr Speaker. The SPEAKER : They are not from my electorate, member; they are from Geraldton.
Mr W.R. MARMION replied: I am not an expert on the actual detail of the policy. Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the policy ever come to you? Mr W.R. MARMION : Mr Speaker, the issue about controlled burns is that DEC has the resources. There are criteria that it looks that, and the criteria look at the status of the weather. Mr E.S. Ripper : Did you approve those criteria? Mr W.R. MARMION : I am not taking interjections, Mr Speaker; I am trying to answer this question. Some of the criteria involve forecasts of the weather, the actual condition of the material that is being burnt, and also the actual moisture content of the soil. I am confident that the people in DEC monitor the criteria. They do controlled burns, they update it, and its quality is improved, and I am confident that the procedures that it has in place are adequate. However, if indeed those procedures need to be improved, it is events like fires that we will look at, and they may be improved. The SPEAKER : Before I give the member for Darling Range the call, I acknowledge in the Speaker’s gallery the students from Nagle Catholic College. Mr A.J. SIMPSON : I presume they are from your electorate, Mr Speaker. The SPEAKER : They are not from my electorate, member; they are from Geraldton.
I am not an expert on the actual detail of the policy. Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the policy ever come to you? Mr W.R. MARMION : Mr Speaker, the issue about controlled burns is that DEC has the resources. There are criteria that it looks that, and the criteria look at the status of the weather. Mr E.S. Ripper : Did you approve those criteria? Mr W.R. MARMION : I am not taking interjections, Mr Speaker; I am trying to answer this question. Some of the criteria involve forecasts of the weather, the actual condition of the material that is being burnt, and also the actual moisture content of the soil. I am confident that the people in DEC monitor the criteria. They do controlled burns, they update it, and its quality is improved, and I am confident that the procedures that it has in place are adequate. However, if indeed those procedures need to be improved, it is events like fires that we will look at, and they may be improved. The SPEAKER : Before I give the member for Darling Range the call, I acknowledge in the Speaker’s gallery the students from Nagle Catholic College. Mr A.J. SIMPSON : I presume they are from your electorate, Mr Speaker. The SPEAKER : They are not from my electorate, member; they are from Geraldton.
Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the policy ever come to you? Mr W.R. MARMION : Mr Speaker, the issue about controlled burns is that DEC has the resources. There are criteria that it looks that, and the criteria look at the status of the weather. Mr E.S. Ripper : Did you approve those criteria? Mr W.R. MARMION : I am not taking interjections, Mr Speaker; I am trying to answer this question. Some of the criteria involve forecasts of the weather, the actual condition of the material that is being burnt, and also the actual moisture content of the soil. I am confident that the people in DEC monitor the criteria. They do controlled burns, they update it, and its quality is improved, and I am confident that the procedures that it has in place are adequate. However, if indeed those procedures need to be improved, it is events like fires that we will look at, and they may be improved. The SPEAKER : Before I give the member for Darling Range the call, I acknowledge in the Speaker’s gallery the students from Nagle Catholic College. Mr A.J. SIMPSON : I presume they are from your electorate, Mr Speaker. The SPEAKER : They are not from my electorate, member; they are from Geraldton.
Mr W.R. MARMION : Mr Speaker, the issue about controlled burns is that DEC has the resources. There are criteria that it looks that, and the criteria look at the status of the weather. Mr E.S. Ripper : Did you approve those criteria? Mr W.R. MARMION : I am not taking interjections, Mr Speaker; I am trying to answer this question. Some of the criteria involve forecasts of the weather, the actual condition of the material that is being burnt, and also the actual moisture content of the soil. I am confident that the people in DEC monitor the criteria. They do controlled burns, they update it, and its quality is improved, and I am confident that the procedures that it has in place are adequate. However, if indeed those procedures need to be improved, it is events like fires that we will look at, and they may be improved. The SPEAKER : Before I give the member for Darling Range the call, I acknowledge in the Speaker’s gallery the students from Nagle Catholic College. Mr A.J. SIMPSON : I presume they are from your electorate, Mr Speaker. The SPEAKER : They are not from my electorate, member; they are from Geraldton.
Mr E.S. Ripper : Did you approve those criteria? Mr W.R. MARMION : I am not taking interjections, Mr Speaker; I am trying to answer this question. Some of the criteria involve forecasts of the weather, the actual condition of the material that is being burnt, and also the actual moisture content of the soil. I am confident that the people in DEC monitor the criteria. They do controlled burns, they update it, and its quality is improved, and I am confident that the procedures that it has in place are adequate. However, if indeed those procedures need to be improved, it is events like fires that we will look at, and they may be improved. The SPEAKER : Before I give the member for Darling Range the call, I acknowledge in the Speaker’s gallery the students from Nagle Catholic College. Mr A.J. SIMPSON : I presume they are from your electorate, Mr Speaker. The SPEAKER : They are not from my electorate, member; they are from Geraldton.
Mr W.R. MARMION : I am not taking interjections, Mr Speaker; I am trying to answer this question. Some of the criteria involve forecasts of the weather, the actual condition of the material that is being burnt, and also the actual moisture content of the soil. I am confident that the people in DEC monitor the criteria. They do controlled burns, they update it, and its quality is improved, and I am confident that the procedures that it has in place are adequate. However, if indeed those procedures need to be improved, it is events like fires that we will look at, and they may be improved. The SPEAKER : Before I give the member for Darling Range the call, I acknowledge in the Speaker’s gallery the students from Nagle Catholic College. Mr A.J. SIMPSON : I presume they are from your electorate, Mr Speaker. The SPEAKER : They are not from my electorate, member; they are from Geraldton.
Some of the criteria involve forecasts of the weather, the actual condition of the material that is being burnt, and also the actual moisture content of the soil. I am confident that the people in DEC monitor the criteria. They do controlled burns, they update it, and its quality is improved, and I am confident that the procedures that it has in place are adequate. However, if indeed those procedures need to be improved, it is events like fires that we will look at, and they may be improved. The SPEAKER : Before I give the member for Darling Range the call, I acknowledge in the Speaker’s gallery the students from Nagle Catholic College. Mr A.J. SIMPSON : I presume they are from your electorate, Mr Speaker. The SPEAKER : They are not from my electorate, member; they are from Geraldton.
The SPEAKER : Before I give the member for Darling Range the call, I acknowledge in the Speaker’s gallery the students from Nagle Catholic College. Mr A.J. SIMPSON : I presume they are from your electorate, Mr Speaker. The SPEAKER : They are not from my electorate, member; they are from Geraldton.
Mr A.J. SIMPSON : I presume they are from your electorate, Mr Speaker. The SPEAKER : They are not from my electorate, member; they are from Geraldton.
The SPEAKER : They are not from my electorate, member; they are from Geraldton.
Mr W.R. MARMION replied: I am not an expert on the actual detail of the policy. Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the policy ever come to you? Mr W.R. MARMION : Mr Speaker, the issue about controlled burns is that DEC has the resources. There are criteria that it looks that, and the criteria look at the status of the weather. Mr E.S. Ripper : Did you approve those criteria? Mr W.R. MARMION : I am not taking interjections, Mr Speaker; I am trying to answer this question. Some of the criteria involve forecasts of the weather, the actual condition of the material that is being burnt, and also the actual moisture content of the soil. I am confident that the people in DEC monitor the criteria. They do controlled burns, they update it, and its quality is improved, and I am confident that the procedures that it has in place are adequate. However, if indeed those procedures need to be improved, it is events like fires that we will look at, and they may be improved. The SPEAKER : Before I give the member for Darling Range the call, I acknowledge in the Speaker’s gallery the students from Nagle Catholic College. Mr A.J. SIMPSON : I presume they are from your electorate, Mr Speaker. The SPEAKER : They are not from my electorate, member; they are from Geraldton.
I am not an expert on the actual detail of the policy. Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the policy ever come to you? Mr W.R. MARMION : Mr Speaker, the issue about controlled burns is that DEC has the resources. There are criteria that it looks that, and the criteria look at the status of the weather. Mr E.S. Ripper : Did you approve those criteria? Mr W.R. MARMION : I am not taking interjections, Mr Speaker; I am trying to answer this question. Some of the criteria involve forecasts of the weather, the actual condition of the material that is being burnt, and also the actual moisture content of the soil. I am confident that the people in DEC monitor the criteria. They do controlled burns, they update it, and its quality is improved, and I am confident that the procedures that it has in place are adequate. However, if indeed those procedures need to be improved, it is events like fires that we will look at, and they may be improved. The SPEAKER : Before I give the member for Darling Range the call, I acknowledge in the Speaker’s gallery the students from Nagle Catholic College. Mr A.J. SIMPSON : I presume they are from your electorate, Mr Speaker. The SPEAKER : They are not from my electorate, member; they are from Geraldton.
Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the policy ever come to you? Mr W.R. MARMION : Mr Speaker, the issue about controlled burns is that DEC has the resources. There are criteria that it looks that, and the criteria look at the status of the weather. Mr E.S. Ripper : Did you approve those criteria? Mr W.R. MARMION : I am not taking interjections, Mr Speaker; I am trying to answer this question. Some of the criteria involve forecasts of the weather, the actual condition of the material that is being burnt, and also the actual moisture content of the soil. I am confident that the people in DEC monitor the criteria. They do controlled burns, they update it, and its quality is improved, and I am confident that the procedures that it has in place are adequate. However, if indeed those procedures need to be improved, it is events like fires that we will look at, and they may be improved. The SPEAKER : Before I give the member for Darling Range the call, I acknowledge in the Speaker’s gallery the students from Nagle Catholic College. Mr A.J. SIMPSON : I presume they are from your electorate, Mr Speaker. The SPEAKER : They are not from my electorate, member; they are from Geraldton.
Mr W.R. MARMION : Mr Speaker, the issue about controlled burns is that DEC has the resources. There are criteria that it looks that, and the criteria look at the status of the weather. Mr E.S. Ripper : Did you approve those criteria? Mr W.R. MARMION : I am not taking interjections, Mr Speaker; I am trying to answer this question. Some of the criteria involve forecasts of the weather, the actual condition of the material that is being burnt, and also the actual moisture content of the soil. I am confident that the people in DEC monitor the criteria. They do controlled burns, they update it, and its quality is improved, and I am confident that the procedures that it has in place are adequate. However, if indeed those procedures need to be improved, it is events like fires that we will look at, and they may be improved. The SPEAKER : Before I give the member for Darling Range the call, I acknowledge in the Speaker’s gallery the students from Nagle Catholic College. Mr A.J. SIMPSON : I presume they are from your electorate, Mr Speaker. The SPEAKER : They are not from my electorate, member; they are from Geraldton.
Mr E.S. Ripper : Did you approve those criteria? Mr W.R. MARMION : I am not taking interjections, Mr Speaker; I am trying to answer this question. Some of the criteria involve forecasts of the weather, the actual condition of the material that is being burnt, and also the actual moisture content of the soil. I am confident that the people in DEC monitor the criteria. They do controlled burns, they update it, and its quality is improved, and I am confident that the procedures that it has in place are adequate. However, if indeed those procedures need to be improved, it is events like fires that we will look at, and they may be improved. The SPEAKER : Before I give the member for Darling Range the call, I acknowledge in the Speaker’s gallery the students from Nagle Catholic College. Mr A.J. SIMPSON : I presume they are from your electorate, Mr Speaker. The SPEAKER : They are not from my electorate, member; they are from Geraldton.
Mr W.R. MARMION : I am not taking interjections, Mr Speaker; I am trying to answer this question. Some of the criteria involve forecasts of the weather, the actual condition of the material that is being burnt, and also the actual moisture content of the soil. I am confident that the people in DEC monitor the criteria. They do controlled burns, they update it, and its quality is improved, and I am confident that the procedures that it has in place are adequate. However, if indeed those procedures need to be improved, it is events like fires that we will look at, and they may be improved. The SPEAKER : Before I give the member for Darling Range the call, I acknowledge in the Speaker’s gallery the students from Nagle Catholic College. Mr A.J. SIMPSON : I presume they are from your electorate, Mr Speaker. The SPEAKER : They are not from my electorate, member; they are from Geraldton.
Some of the criteria involve forecasts of the weather, the actual condition of the material that is being burnt, and also the actual moisture content of the soil. I am confident that the people in DEC monitor the criteria. They do controlled burns, they update it, and its quality is improved, and I am confident that the procedures that it has in place are adequate. However, if indeed those procedures need to be improved, it is events like fires that we will look at, and they may be improved. The SPEAKER : Before I give the member for Darling Range the call, I acknowledge in the Speaker’s gallery the students from Nagle Catholic College. Mr A.J. SIMPSON : I presume they are from your electorate, Mr Speaker. The SPEAKER : They are not from my electorate, member; they are from Geraldton.
The SPEAKER : Before I give the member for Darling Range the call, I acknowledge in the Speaker’s gallery the students from Nagle Catholic College. Mr A.J. SIMPSON : I presume they are from your electorate, Mr Speaker. The SPEAKER : They are not from my electorate, member; they are from Geraldton.
Mr A.J. SIMPSON : I presume they are from your electorate, Mr Speaker. The SPEAKER : They are not from my electorate, member; they are from Geraldton.
The SPEAKER : They are not from my electorate, member; they are from Geraldton.
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