❓ A WA parliamentary question regarding the government's commitment to nominating further wetlands to the Ramsar Convention, with concerns raised about potential mining industry influence. The Minister assures the nominations will proceed within the current term.
AnsweredQoN 94Legislative Council
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RAMSAR CONVENTION - WESTERN AUSTRALIAN WETLANDS
(1) Why has the government failed to honour its 2001 election promise to make further nominations of Western Australian wetlands to the Ramsar Convention? (2) Is the minister aware that his predecessor promised to progress the nomination of a further eight Western Australian wetlands, and that the Department of Conservation and Land Management has prepared the documentation for them? (3) Are these nominations being blocked by pressure from the mining industry and its allies in the Department of Industry and Resources? (4) Will the minister give an assurance that he will honour this commitment of the Labor government during this term of office? (5) If no to (4), why not? (6) If yes to (4), when? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH
(1) Why has the government failed to honour its 2001 election promise to make further nominations of Western Australian wetlands to the Ramsar Convention? (2) Is the minister aware that his predecessor promised to progress the nomination of a further eight Western Australian wetlands, and that the Department of Conservation and Land Management has prepared the documentation for them? (3) Are these nominations being blocked by pressure from the mining industry and its allies in the Department of Industry and Resources? (4) Will the minister give an assurance that he will honour this commitment of the Labor government during this term of office? (5) If no to (4), why not? (6) If yes to (4), when? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am happy to provide the following answer on behalf of the Minister for the Environment - (1) The Department of Conservation and Land Management is doing the necessary preparatory work towards the nomination of eight wetlands to the Ramsar Convention. (2) The documentation is in preparation. (3) No. (4) Yes. (5) Not applicable. (6) Within the current term of office.
(2) Is the minister aware that his predecessor promised to progress the nomination of a further eight Western Australian wetlands, and that the Department of Conservation and Land Management has prepared the documentation for them? (3) Are these nominations being blocked by pressure from the mining industry and its allies in the Department of Industry and Resources? (4) Will the minister give an assurance that he will honour this commitment of the Labor government during this term of office? (5) If no to (4), why not? (6) If yes to (4), when? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am happy to provide the following answer on behalf of the Minister for the Environment - (1) The Department of Conservation and Land Management is doing the necessary preparatory work towards the nomination of eight wetlands to the Ramsar Convention. (2) The documentation is in preparation. (3) No. (4) Yes. (5) Not applicable. (6) Within the current term of office.
(3) Are these nominations being blocked by pressure from the mining industry and its allies in the Department of Industry and Resources? (4) Will the minister give an assurance that he will honour this commitment of the Labor government during this term of office? (5) If no to (4), why not? (6) If yes to (4), when? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am happy to provide the following answer on behalf of the Minister for the Environment - (1) The Department of Conservation and Land Management is doing the necessary preparatory work towards the nomination of eight wetlands to the Ramsar Convention. (2) The documentation is in preparation. (3) No. (4) Yes. (5) Not applicable. (6) Within the current term of office.
(4) Will the minister give an assurance that he will honour this commitment of the Labor government during this term of office? (5) If no to (4), why not? (6) If yes to (4), when? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am happy to provide the following answer on behalf of the Minister for the Environment - (1) The Department of Conservation and Land Management is doing the necessary preparatory work towards the nomination of eight wetlands to the Ramsar Convention. (2) The documentation is in preparation. (3) No. (4) Yes. (5) Not applicable. (6) Within the current term of office.
(5) If no to (4), why not? (6) If yes to (4), when? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am happy to provide the following answer on behalf of the Minister for the Environment - (1) The Department of Conservation and Land Management is doing the necessary preparatory work towards the nomination of eight wetlands to the Ramsar Convention. (2) The documentation is in preparation. (3) No. (4) Yes. (5) Not applicable. (6) Within the current term of office.
(6) If yes to (4), when? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am happy to provide the following answer on behalf of the Minister for the Environment - (1) The Department of Conservation and Land Management is doing the necessary preparatory work towards the nomination of eight wetlands to the Ramsar Convention. (2) The documentation is in preparation. (3) No. (4) Yes. (5) Not applicable. (6) Within the current term of office.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am happy to provide the following answer on behalf of the Minister for the Environment - (1) The Department of Conservation and Land Management is doing the necessary preparatory work towards the nomination of eight wetlands to the Ramsar Convention. (2) The documentation is in preparation. (3) No. (4) Yes. (5) Not applicable. (6) Within the current term of office.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am happy to provide the following answer on behalf of the Minister for the Environment - (1) The Department of Conservation and Land Management is doing the necessary preparatory work towards the nomination of eight wetlands to the Ramsar Convention. (2) The documentation is in preparation. (3) No. (4) Yes. (5) Not applicable. (6) Within the current term of office.
(1) The Department of Conservation and Land Management is doing the necessary preparatory work towards the nomination of eight wetlands to the Ramsar Convention. (2) The documentation is in preparation. (3) No. (4) Yes. (5) Not applicable. (6) Within the current term of office.
(2) The documentation is in preparation. (3) No. (4) Yes. (5) Not applicable. (6) Within the current term of office.
(3) No. (4) Yes. (5) Not applicable. (6) Within the current term of office.
(4) Yes. (5) Not applicable. (6) Within the current term of office.
(5) Not applicable. (6) Within the current term of office.
(6) Within the current term of office.
(2) Is the minister aware that his predecessor promised to progress the nomination of a further eight Western Australian wetlands, and that the Department of Conservation and Land Management has prepared the documentation for them? (3) Are these nominations being blocked by pressure from the mining industry and its allies in the Department of Industry and Resources? (4) Will the minister give an assurance that he will honour this commitment of the Labor government during this term of office? (5) If no to (4), why not? (6) If yes to (4), when? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am happy to provide the following answer on behalf of the Minister for the Environment - (1) The Department of Conservation and Land Management is doing the necessary preparatory work towards the nomination of eight wetlands to the Ramsar Convention. (2) The documentation is in preparation. (3) No. (4) Yes. (5) Not applicable. (6) Within the current term of office.
(3) Are these nominations being blocked by pressure from the mining industry and its allies in the Department of Industry and Resources? (4) Will the minister give an assurance that he will honour this commitment of the Labor government during this term of office? (5) If no to (4), why not? (6) If yes to (4), when? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am happy to provide the following answer on behalf of the Minister for the Environment - (1) The Department of Conservation and Land Management is doing the necessary preparatory work towards the nomination of eight wetlands to the Ramsar Convention. (2) The documentation is in preparation. (3) No. (4) Yes. (5) Not applicable. (6) Within the current term of office.
(4) Will the minister give an assurance that he will honour this commitment of the Labor government during this term of office? (5) If no to (4), why not? (6) If yes to (4), when? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am happy to provide the following answer on behalf of the Minister for the Environment - (1) The Department of Conservation and Land Management is doing the necessary preparatory work towards the nomination of eight wetlands to the Ramsar Convention. (2) The documentation is in preparation. (3) No. (4) Yes. (5) Not applicable. (6) Within the current term of office.
(5) If no to (4), why not? (6) If yes to (4), when? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am happy to provide the following answer on behalf of the Minister for the Environment - (1) The Department of Conservation and Land Management is doing the necessary preparatory work towards the nomination of eight wetlands to the Ramsar Convention. (2) The documentation is in preparation. (3) No. (4) Yes. (5) Not applicable. (6) Within the current term of office.
(6) If yes to (4), when? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am happy to provide the following answer on behalf of the Minister for the Environment - (1) The Department of Conservation and Land Management is doing the necessary preparatory work towards the nomination of eight wetlands to the Ramsar Convention. (2) The documentation is in preparation. (3) No. (4) Yes. (5) Not applicable. (6) Within the current term of office.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am happy to provide the following answer on behalf of the Minister for the Environment - (1) The Department of Conservation and Land Management is doing the necessary preparatory work towards the nomination of eight wetlands to the Ramsar Convention. (2) The documentation is in preparation. (3) No. (4) Yes. (5) Not applicable. (6) Within the current term of office.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am happy to provide the following answer on behalf of the Minister for the Environment - (1) The Department of Conservation and Land Management is doing the necessary preparatory work towards the nomination of eight wetlands to the Ramsar Convention. (2) The documentation is in preparation. (3) No. (4) Yes. (5) Not applicable. (6) Within the current term of office.
(1) The Department of Conservation and Land Management is doing the necessary preparatory work towards the nomination of eight wetlands to the Ramsar Convention. (2) The documentation is in preparation. (3) No. (4) Yes. (5) Not applicable. (6) Within the current term of office.
(2) The documentation is in preparation. (3) No. (4) Yes. (5) Not applicable. (6) Within the current term of office.
(3) No. (4) Yes. (5) Not applicable. (6) Within the current term of office.
(4) Yes. (5) Not applicable. (6) Within the current term of office.
(5) Not applicable. (6) Within the current term of office.
(6) Within the current term of office.
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