Alanna Clohesy asks the Minister for Environment about prescribed burns that escaped their boundaries between July 2012 and November 2013, requesting details on the area burnt, locations, and affected land types. The Minister was unable to provide the information in the time available.

AnsweredQoN 822Legislative Council
Asked
20 November 2013
Portfolio
Environment

QuestionView source ↗

PRESCRIBED
BURN ING PROGRAM
822. Hon ALANNA CLOHESY to the
minister representing the Minister for Environment:
From 1 July 2012 to 15 November 2013 —
(1) How many prescribed burns escaped and burnt more than was
specified in the prescription?
(2) What was the total area burnt in these escapes?
(3) For each escaped burn in (1), what were the dates,
locations and areas burnt?
(4) For each escaped burn in (3), how much was burnt in —
(a) national parks;
(b) nature reserves;
(c) informal reserves, specifying
the type of informal reserve;
(d) old growth forest within state
forest available for wood production; and
(e) private property?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for some notice of this
question. Unfortunately, the Minister for Environment has advised me that it
was not possible to provide the information in the time available and has
requested that the honourable member place the question on notice.

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