❓ A parliamentary question regarding the protection of Posidonia coriacea meadows on Success Bank from proposed shell sand dredging by Cockburn Cement Ltd. The Minister's response defers a decision until after considering public appeals and advice from the Environmental Protection Authority.
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SHELL SAND DREDGING, POSIDONIA CORIACEA
The Department of Environmental Protection, in its submission to the environmental review and management program for the proposed long-term shell sand dredging by Cockburn Cement Ltd, said that from the sum total of its knowledge about Posidonia coriacea , it would seem that P. coriacea meadows on Success Bank represent a unique habitat type with unique conservation value from a global perspective. (1) Is the minister aware of that statement? (2) If yes to (1), does the minister agree with that statement? (3) If yes to (2), will the minister ensure that this unique habitat type is protected from dredging? (4) If no to (3), why not? Hon TOM STEPHENS
The Department of Environmental Protection, in its submission to the environmental review and management program for the proposed long-term shell sand dredging by Cockburn Cement Ltd, said that from the sum total of its knowledge about Posidonia coriacea , it would seem that P. coriacea meadows on Success Bank represent a unique habitat type with unique conservation value from a global perspective. (1) Is the minister aware of that statement? (2) If yes to (1), does the minister agree with that statement? (3) If yes to (2), will the minister ensure that this unique habitat type is protected from dredging? (4) If no to (3), why not? Hon TOM STEPHENS
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has advised that the proposal for long-term shell sand dredging by Cockburn Cement Ltd is currently with the Minister for the Environment and Heritage for a decision on whether the proposal may be implemented; and, if so, the conditions to which it should be subjected. The public appeal period on the Environmental Protection Authority’s report closed on 10 December 2001. The minister will consider the content of those public appeals, together with the advice of the Environmental Protection Authority, before making any decision on the proposal.
(1) Is the minister aware of that statement? (2) If yes to (1), does the minister agree with that statement? (3) If yes to (2), will the minister ensure that this unique habitat type is protected from dredging? (4) If no to (3), why not? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has advised that the proposal for long-term shell sand dredging by Cockburn Cement Ltd is currently with the Minister for the Environment and Heritage for a decision on whether the proposal may be implemented; and, if so, the conditions to which it should be subjected. The public appeal period on the Environmental Protection Authority’s report closed on 10 December 2001. The minister will consider the content of those public appeals, together with the advice of the Environmental Protection Authority, before making any decision on the proposal.
(2) If yes to (1), does the minister agree with that statement? (3) If yes to (2), will the minister ensure that this unique habitat type is protected from dredging? (4) If no to (3), why not? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has advised that the proposal for long-term shell sand dredging by Cockburn Cement Ltd is currently with the Minister for the Environment and Heritage for a decision on whether the proposal may be implemented; and, if so, the conditions to which it should be subjected. The public appeal period on the Environmental Protection Authority’s report closed on 10 December 2001. The minister will consider the content of those public appeals, together with the advice of the Environmental Protection Authority, before making any decision on the proposal.
(3) If yes to (2), will the minister ensure that this unique habitat type is protected from dredging? (4) If no to (3), why not? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has advised that the proposal for long-term shell sand dredging by Cockburn Cement Ltd is currently with the Minister for the Environment and Heritage for a decision on whether the proposal may be implemented; and, if so, the conditions to which it should be subjected. The public appeal period on the Environmental Protection Authority’s report closed on 10 December 2001. The minister will consider the content of those public appeals, together with the advice of the Environmental Protection Authority, before making any decision on the proposal.
(4) If no to (3), why not? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has advised that the proposal for long-term shell sand dredging by Cockburn Cement Ltd is currently with the Minister for the Environment and Heritage for a decision on whether the proposal may be implemented; and, if so, the conditions to which it should be subjected. The public appeal period on the Environmental Protection Authority’s report closed on 10 December 2001. The minister will consider the content of those public appeals, together with the advice of the Environmental Protection Authority, before making any decision on the proposal.
Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has advised that the proposal for long-term shell sand dredging by Cockburn Cement Ltd is currently with the Minister for the Environment and Heritage for a decision on whether the proposal may be implemented; and, if so, the conditions to which it should be subjected. The public appeal period on the Environmental Protection Authority’s report closed on 10 December 2001. The minister will consider the content of those public appeals, together with the advice of the Environmental Protection Authority, before making any decision on the proposal.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has advised that the proposal for long-term shell sand dredging by Cockburn Cement Ltd is currently with the Minister for the Environment and Heritage for a decision on whether the proposal may be implemented; and, if so, the conditions to which it should be subjected. The public appeal period on the Environmental Protection Authority’s report closed on 10 December 2001. The minister will consider the content of those public appeals, together with the advice of the Environmental Protection Authority, before making any decision on the proposal.
(1)-(4) The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has advised that the proposal for long-term shell sand dredging by Cockburn Cement Ltd is currently with the Minister for the Environment and Heritage for a decision on whether the proposal may be implemented; and, if so, the conditions to which it should be subjected. The public appeal period on the Environmental Protection Authority’s report closed on 10 December 2001. The minister will consider the content of those public appeals, together with the advice of the Environmental Protection Authority, before making any decision on the proposal.
(1) Is the minister aware of that statement? (2) If yes to (1), does the minister agree with that statement? (3) If yes to (2), will the minister ensure that this unique habitat type is protected from dredging? (4) If no to (3), why not? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has advised that the proposal for long-term shell sand dredging by Cockburn Cement Ltd is currently with the Minister for the Environment and Heritage for a decision on whether the proposal may be implemented; and, if so, the conditions to which it should be subjected. The public appeal period on the Environmental Protection Authority’s report closed on 10 December 2001. The minister will consider the content of those public appeals, together with the advice of the Environmental Protection Authority, before making any decision on the proposal.
(2) If yes to (1), does the minister agree with that statement? (3) If yes to (2), will the minister ensure that this unique habitat type is protected from dredging? (4) If no to (3), why not? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has advised that the proposal for long-term shell sand dredging by Cockburn Cement Ltd is currently with the Minister for the Environment and Heritage for a decision on whether the proposal may be implemented; and, if so, the conditions to which it should be subjected. The public appeal period on the Environmental Protection Authority’s report closed on 10 December 2001. The minister will consider the content of those public appeals, together with the advice of the Environmental Protection Authority, before making any decision on the proposal.
(3) If yes to (2), will the minister ensure that this unique habitat type is protected from dredging? (4) If no to (3), why not? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has advised that the proposal for long-term shell sand dredging by Cockburn Cement Ltd is currently with the Minister for the Environment and Heritage for a decision on whether the proposal may be implemented; and, if so, the conditions to which it should be subjected. The public appeal period on the Environmental Protection Authority’s report closed on 10 December 2001. The minister will consider the content of those public appeals, together with the advice of the Environmental Protection Authority, before making any decision on the proposal.
(4) If no to (3), why not? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has advised that the proposal for long-term shell sand dredging by Cockburn Cement Ltd is currently with the Minister for the Environment and Heritage for a decision on whether the proposal may be implemented; and, if so, the conditions to which it should be subjected. The public appeal period on the Environmental Protection Authority’s report closed on 10 December 2001. The minister will consider the content of those public appeals, together with the advice of the Environmental Protection Authority, before making any decision on the proposal.
Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has advised that the proposal for long-term shell sand dredging by Cockburn Cement Ltd is currently with the Minister for the Environment and Heritage for a decision on whether the proposal may be implemented; and, if so, the conditions to which it should be subjected. The public appeal period on the Environmental Protection Authority’s report closed on 10 December 2001. The minister will consider the content of those public appeals, together with the advice of the Environmental Protection Authority, before making any decision on the proposal.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has advised that the proposal for long-term shell sand dredging by Cockburn Cement Ltd is currently with the Minister for the Environment and Heritage for a decision on whether the proposal may be implemented; and, if so, the conditions to which it should be subjected. The public appeal period on the Environmental Protection Authority’s report closed on 10 December 2001. The minister will consider the content of those public appeals, together with the advice of the Environmental Protection Authority, before making any decision on the proposal.
(1)-(4) The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has advised that the proposal for long-term shell sand dredging by Cockburn Cement Ltd is currently with the Minister for the Environment and Heritage for a decision on whether the proposal may be implemented; and, if so, the conditions to which it should be subjected. The public appeal period on the Environmental Protection Authority’s report closed on 10 December 2001. The minister will consider the content of those public appeals, together with the advice of the Environmental Protection Authority, before making any decision on the proposal.
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