❓ Hon Robin Chapple asks about straying livestock on the Great Northern Highway, particularly between Derby and Broome, and the response times for pastoral leaseholders to comply with fence repair orders. The answer highlights the difficulty in identifying cattle ownership and the variable timeframes for compliance.
AnsweredQoN 1350Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
PASTORAL LANDS BOARD — STRAYING LIVESTOCK —
DEFAULT NOTICES
1350. Hon ROBIN CHAPPLE to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Lands:
I refer to straying livestock and to question on notice 1722.
(1) To whom do the cattle belong that are regularly
observed on Great Northern Highway, including the road between Derby and
Broome, and how often is this stretch of road monitored?
(2) How is it that cattle are on this
stretch of road if there are no unfenced properties in the vicinity?
(3) What is the longest time within which it
is reasonable to achieve compliance from pastoral leaseholders who are issued
with an order to repair fences and maintain infrastructure, and what is the
shortest time within which compliance has been achieved?
DEFAULT NOTICES
1350. Hon ROBIN CHAPPLE to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Lands:
I refer to straying livestock and to question on notice 1722.
(1) To whom do the cattle belong that are regularly
observed on Great Northern Highway, including the road between Derby and
Broome, and how often is this stretch of road monitored?
(2) How is it that cattle are on this
stretch of road if there are no unfenced properties in the vicinity?
(3) What is the longest time within which it
is reasonable to achieve compliance from pastoral leaseholders who are issued
with an order to repair fences and maintain infrastructure, and what is the
shortest time within which compliance has been achieved?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1) It is difficult to determine who the
cattle belong to in the mentioned area.
Hon
Alyssa Hayden : Don't
they have name tags?
Hon
COL HOLT : Perhaps the
member should bring in a name tag or an ear tag! The answer continues —
Adjoining pastoral leases are Yeeda, Roebuck Plains and Mowanjum, as
well as unallocated crown land. Cattle are present in all of these areas. The
monitoring of roads is not within the responsibility of agencies within my
portfolio.
(2) Fenced properties have been known to be
damaged by storms, fires, by the cattle themselves and by gates being left open
for extended periods.
(3) All Pastoral Lands Board directives and
notices are issued having regard to the specific circumstances of the case and
prevail until such time as compliance has been achieved to the satisfaction of
the board. The time it takes for lessees to comply with a board directive also
varies and can take anywhere between one month and several years.
(1) It is difficult to determine who the
cattle belong to in the mentioned area.
Hon
Alyssa Hayden : Don't
they have name tags?
Hon
COL HOLT : Perhaps the
member should bring in a name tag or an ear tag! The answer continues —
Adjoining pastoral leases are Yeeda, Roebuck Plains and Mowanjum, as
well as unallocated crown land. Cattle are present in all of these areas. The
monitoring of roads is not within the responsibility of agencies within my
portfolio.
(2) Fenced properties have been known to be
damaged by storms, fires, by the cattle themselves and by gates being left open
for extended periods.
(3) All Pastoral Lands Board directives and
notices are issued having regard to the specific circumstances of the case and
prevail until such time as compliance has been achieved to the satisfaction of
the board. The time it takes for lessees to comply with a board directive also
varies and can take anywhere between one month and several years.
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