❓ Hon. Sally Talbot asks about commercial activities, licences, and partnerships within Wellington National Park, Westralia Conservation Park, and Wellington Discovery Forest. The Minister provides information on licences and states there are no relevant MOUs.
AnsweredQoN 1174Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
WELLINGTON NATIONAL PARK–WESTRALIA
CONSERVATION PARK–WELLINGTON DISCOVERY FOREST — COMMERCIAL
ACTIVITIES
1174. Hon SALLY TALBOT to the minister
representing the Minister for Environment:
I refer to forest-based industries,
tourism and other commercial activity currently being carried out in the areas
that comprise Wellington National Park, Westralia Conservation Park and
Wellington Discovery Forest.
(1) How many
licences or other approvals or permissions to carry out commercial activities
have been granted and are currently operational in these areas?
(2) For each
licence, approval or permission, please specify the type of activity, the name
of the licence holder, where the activity is taking place, and the period of
time covered by the licence.
(3) What
memoranda of understanding or other partnerships have been entered into by the
minister's department with government agencies, local government
authorities, industry groups or resource users to manage lands in these areas?
(4) Will the minister provide
details of these MOUs?
(5) If no to (4), why not?
CONSERVATION PARK–WELLINGTON DISCOVERY FOREST — COMMERCIAL
ACTIVITIES
1174. Hon SALLY TALBOT to the minister
representing the Minister for Environment:
I refer to forest-based industries,
tourism and other commercial activity currently being carried out in the areas
that comprise Wellington National Park, Westralia Conservation Park and
Wellington Discovery Forest.
(1) How many
licences or other approvals or permissions to carry out commercial activities
have been granted and are currently operational in these areas?
(2) For each
licence, approval or permission, please specify the type of activity, the name
of the licence holder, where the activity is taking place, and the period of
time covered by the licence.
(3) What
memoranda of understanding or other partnerships have been entered into by the
minister's department with government agencies, local government
authorities, industry groups or resource users to manage lands in these areas?
(4) Will the minister provide
details of these MOUs?
(5) If no to (4), why not?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice
of the question.
(1) Eighty licences or leases. It is not known whether
all licensed tour operators currently operate in these areas.
(2) I table the
requested information. Where locations are not specified, it is because tour
operators can operate anywhere within these areas where public access is
allowed.
[See paper 4795.]
(3) None.
(4)–(5) Not applicable.
of the question.
(1) Eighty licences or leases. It is not known whether
all licensed tour operators currently operate in these areas.
(2) I table the
requested information. Where locations are not specified, it is because tour
operators can operate anywhere within these areas where public access is
allowed.
[See paper 4795.]
(3) None.
(4)–(5) Not applicable.
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