❓ Hon Robin Chapple questions the Minister for Environment regarding land clearing by Wirildi Pty Ltd on leased Crown land near Broome, focusing on lease terms, clearing justification, and enforcement actions taken by the Department of Environment Regulation.
AnsweredQoN 4397Legislative Council
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I refer to question on notice No. 4203, asked in the Legislative Council on 28 June 2016, by Hon Robin Chapple to the Minister for the Environment regarding the Broome North wastewater treatment plant on Lot 535 on deposited plan 73704 Crab Creek Road, Roebuck, and I ask: (a) will the Minister please provide the details of the lease held by Wirildi Pty Ltd and Barton Cecil Jones, including how long the lease is for, what the purpose of the lease is, how much the lease holders pay and when the lease expires; (b) will the Minister please provide details of why Wirildi Pty Ltd cleared the land, including the purpose and/or reason for clearing; (c) does the lease allow for the clearing of vegetation; (d) if the answer to (c) is no, is the lessee required to rehabilitate the cleared area; (e) if no to (d), why not; (f) is a letter of warning, as an enforcement action, in proportion to the magnitude or seriousness of the offence and/or the environmental impact of the illegal land clearing of 50 hectares by Wirildi Pty Ltd; (g) did the letter of warning state that the lessee must rehabilitate
the cleared area; (h) will the Minister table the letter of warning; (i) if no to (h), why not; and (j) who owns Wirildi Pty Ltd?
the cleared area; (h) will the Minister table the letter of warning; (i) if no to (h), why not; and (j) who owns Wirildi Pty Ltd?
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Answered
18 October 2016
Responded by
Minister for Planning representing the Minister for Environment
Response time
35 days
The Minister for Environment has provided the following response.
(a) The Lease of Crown Land for Lot 535 on Deposited Plan 73704 by lessees Wirildi Pty Ltd (ACN 064 514 987) and Barton Cecil Jones both of PO Box 4188 Kalgoorlie WA 6430 as tenants in common in equal shares is for a term of 10 years, commencing on 1 October 2012 with an option for a further 10 years. Permitted uses for the land are cattle yards, associated workshops, pasture improvement and grazing. At the time the lease was signed the lessees were paying $6 000 plus GST of $600 per year. The rent was due to be reviewed on 1 October 2015, with further review dates on 1 October 2018 and 1 October 2021.
(b) The clearing undertaken was for the purposes of facilitating the building of large water tanks for stock to drink from, to create room to erect and maintain fences which divide the property into smaller sections (stock lots) for cattle, for laneways to run the cattle through when entering and leaving the stock yard, and for external boundary firebreaks.
(c) No.
(d) The Department of Environment Regulation (DER) has not imposed any statutory notices for the rehabilitation of the cleared area.
(e) DER has determined that the environmental impact of the clearing was not sufficient to justify revegetation of the cleared areas in accordance with the Department’s Enforcement and Prosecution Policy.
(f) Decisions made by DER are in accordance with its Enforcement and Prosecution Policy taking into account the environmental impact of the clearing and the conduct of the parties involve.
(g) No.
(h) Yes. [See Tabled Paper No. #].
(i) Not applicable.
(j) The major shareholders and Directors of the company are David John Cecil Jones and Leslee Michelle Mordaunt.
(a) The Lease of Crown Land for Lot 535 on Deposited Plan 73704 by lessees Wirildi Pty Ltd (ACN 064 514 987) and Barton Cecil Jones both of PO Box 4188 Kalgoorlie WA 6430 as tenants in common in equal shares is for a term of 10 years, commencing on 1 October 2012 with an option for a further 10 years. Permitted uses for the land are cattle yards, associated workshops, pasture improvement and grazing. At the time the lease was signed the lessees were paying $6 000 plus GST of $600 per year. The rent was due to be reviewed on 1 October 2015, with further review dates on 1 October 2018 and 1 October 2021.
(b) The clearing undertaken was for the purposes of facilitating the building of large water tanks for stock to drink from, to create room to erect and maintain fences which divide the property into smaller sections (stock lots) for cattle, for laneways to run the cattle through when entering and leaving the stock yard, and for external boundary firebreaks.
(c) No.
(d) The Department of Environment Regulation (DER) has not imposed any statutory notices for the rehabilitation of the cleared area.
(e) DER has determined that the environmental impact of the clearing was not sufficient to justify revegetation of the cleared areas in accordance with the Department’s Enforcement and Prosecution Policy.
(f) Decisions made by DER are in accordance with its Enforcement and Prosecution Policy taking into account the environmental impact of the clearing and the conduct of the parties involve.
(g) No.
(h) Yes. [See Tabled Paper No. #].
(i) Not applicable.
(j) The major shareholders and Directors of the company are David John Cecil Jones and Leslee Michelle Mordaunt.
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