Hon Giz Watson asks about the status and public release of the state's climate change adaptation and mitigation strategy. Hon Helen Morton replies that a working draft was completed and circulated to government agencies in March 2011, with public consultation to follow agency responses.

AnsweredQoN 273Legislative Council
Asked
12 April 2011
Portfolio
Environment

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CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION STRATEGY
I refer to the state’s proposed climate change adaptation and mitigation strategy. (1) Has the climate change unit in the Department of Environment and Conservation completed drafting the climate change adaptation and mitigation strategy? (2) If yes to (1), when was this draft completed? (3) If no to (1), when is it expected to be completed? (4) If yes to (1), where is this document? (5) Will the climate change adaptation and mitigation strategy be made public? (6) If yes to (5), when? Hon HELEN MORTON

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I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Environment has provided the following advice to me — (1)–(4) A working draft of the climate change adaptation and mitigation strategy for the purpose of consultation with government agencies was completed by the Department of Environment and Conservation and circulated to agencies in March 2011. (5)–(6) Public consultation on the draft strategy will follow consideration of agency responses.
(1) Has the climate change unit in the Department of Environment and Conservation completed drafting the climate change adaptation and mitigation strategy? (2) If yes to (1), when was this draft completed? (3) If no to (1), when is it expected to be completed? (4) If yes to (1), where is this document? (5) Will the climate change adaptation and mitigation strategy be made public? (6) If yes to (5), when? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Environment has provided the following advice to me — (1)–(4) A working draft of the climate change adaptation and mitigation strategy for the purpose of consultation with government agencies was completed by the Department of Environment and Conservation and circulated to agencies in March 2011. (5)–(6) Public consultation on the draft strategy will follow consideration of agency responses.
(2) If yes to (1), when was this draft completed? (3) If no to (1), when is it expected to be completed? (4) If yes to (1), where is this document? (5) Will the climate change adaptation and mitigation strategy be made public? (6) If yes to (5), when? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Environment has provided the following advice to me — (1)–(4) A working draft of the climate change adaptation and mitigation strategy for the purpose of consultation with government agencies was completed by the Department of Environment and Conservation and circulated to agencies in March 2011. (5)–(6) Public consultation on the draft strategy will follow consideration of agency responses.
(3) If no to (1), when is it expected to be completed? (4) If yes to (1), where is this document? (5) Will the climate change adaptation and mitigation strategy be made public? (6) If yes to (5), when? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Environment has provided the following advice to me — (1)–(4) A working draft of the climate change adaptation and mitigation strategy for the purpose of consultation with government agencies was completed by the Department of Environment and Conservation and circulated to agencies in March 2011. (5)–(6) Public consultation on the draft strategy will follow consideration of agency responses.
(4) If yes to (1), where is this document? (5) Will the climate change adaptation and mitigation strategy be made public? (6) If yes to (5), when? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Environment has provided the following advice to me — (1)–(4) A working draft of the climate change adaptation and mitigation strategy for the purpose of consultation with government agencies was completed by the Department of Environment and Conservation and circulated to agencies in March 2011. (5)–(6) Public consultation on the draft strategy will follow consideration of agency responses.
(5) Will the climate change adaptation and mitigation strategy be made public? (6) If yes to (5), when? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Environment has provided the following advice to me — (1)–(4) A working draft of the climate change adaptation and mitigation strategy for the purpose of consultation with government agencies was completed by the Department of Environment and Conservation and circulated to agencies in March 2011. (5)–(6) Public consultation on the draft strategy will follow consideration of agency responses.
(6) If yes to (5), when? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Environment has provided the following advice to me — (1)–(4) A working draft of the climate change adaptation and mitigation strategy for the purpose of consultation with government agencies was completed by the Department of Environment and Conservation and circulated to agencies in March 2011. (5)–(6) Public consultation on the draft strategy will follow consideration of agency responses.
Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Environment has provided the following advice to me — (1)–(4) A working draft of the climate change adaptation and mitigation strategy for the purpose of consultation with government agencies was completed by the Department of Environment and Conservation and circulated to agencies in March 2011. (5)–(6) Public consultation on the draft strategy will follow consideration of agency responses.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Environment has provided the following advice to me — (1)–(4) A working draft of the climate change adaptation and mitigation strategy for the purpose of consultation with government agencies was completed by the Department of Environment and Conservation and circulated to agencies in March 2011. (5)–(6) Public consultation on the draft strategy will follow consideration of agency responses.
(1)–(4) A working draft of the climate change adaptation and mitigation strategy for the purpose of consultation with government agencies was completed by the Department of Environment and Conservation and circulated to agencies in March 2011. (5)–(6) Public consultation on the draft strategy will follow consideration of agency responses.
(5)–(6) Public consultation on the draft strategy will follow consideration of agency responses.

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