❓ Hon Alison Xamon, on behalf of Hon Diane Evers, asks the Minister for Environment about the condition, monitoring, and management of the Vasse–Wonnerup Ramsar-listed wetlands. The Minister requests more time to provide a detailed answer.
AnsweredQoN 286Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
VASSE–WONNERUP
WETLANDS
286. Hon ALISON XAMON to the Minister for Environment:
On behalf of Hon Diane Evers, who is
out of the chamber on urgent parliamentary business, I refer to the Vasse–Wonnerup
Ramsar-listed wetlands.
(1) When did the state last report
to the commonwealth on the condition of this Ramsar site?
(a) Is it meeting
the Ramsar criteria and staying within the limits for acceptable change; and
(b) Will the
minister table a copy of the report; and, if not, why not?
(2) What
monitoring of fringing vegetation burrs and water quality has been done for the
Vasse–Wonnerup wetlands in the past two years?
(a) Will the
minister table a copy of the report; and, if not, why not?
(3) Has the 2007
ecological character description for this Ramsar been updated?
(a) If yes to
(3), when was this done; and, if no, why not?
(4) Has the
dredging masterplan, mentioned in the 2007 ecological character description
been implemented?
(a) If yes to
(4), when was this done and what was the outcome; and, if no, why not?
WETLANDS
286. Hon ALISON XAMON to the Minister for Environment:
On behalf of Hon Diane Evers, who is
out of the chamber on urgent parliamentary business, I refer to the Vasse–Wonnerup
Ramsar-listed wetlands.
(1) When did the state last report
to the commonwealth on the condition of this Ramsar site?
(a) Is it meeting
the Ramsar criteria and staying within the limits for acceptable change; and
(b) Will the
minister table a copy of the report; and, if not, why not?
(2) What
monitoring of fringing vegetation burrs and water quality has been done for the
Vasse–Wonnerup wetlands in the past two years?
(a) Will the
minister table a copy of the report; and, if not, why not?
(3) Has the 2007
ecological character description for this Ramsar been updated?
(a) If yes to
(3), when was this done; and, if no, why not?
(4) Has the
dredging masterplan, mentioned in the 2007 ecological character description
been implemented?
(a) If yes to
(4), when was this done and what was the outcome; and, if no, why not?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
Due to the level of detail required,
it is not possible to provide an answer in� the time frame given. I give an
undertaking to provide an answer on Thursday, 2 April. I will just bring to Hon
Diane Evers' attention, who is away from the chamber on urgent
parliamentary business, that this is an eight or nine-part question. There is
quite a lot of detail associated with it. However, I give the undertaking that
the answer will be provided later this week.
some notice of the question.
Due to the level of detail required,
it is not possible to provide an answer in� the time frame given. I give an
undertaking to provide an answer on Thursday, 2 April. I will just bring to Hon
Diane Evers' attention, who is away from the chamber on urgent
parliamentary business, that this is an eight or nine-part question. There is
quite a lot of detail associated with it. However, I give the undertaking that
the answer will be provided later this week.
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