❓ A parliamentary question addresses the limitations of a proposed six cubic metre firewood collection allowance on private property, seeking clarification on collection frequency and enforcement, and inquiring about stakeholder awareness. The Minister's response indicates flexibility and pending consultation.
AnsweredQoN 1269Legislative Council
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I refer to question without notice 1221 with regard to the taking of firewood on private property. (1) The clearing of six cubic metres for the purpose of domestic heating or cooking is very limiting for an owner of private property. Will this six cubic metres be allowed to be removed once every three months or once every six months, or is it the Government’s intention to allow the owner of private property to clear six cubic metres only once a year? (2) If this will be the case, how will the Environmental Protection Authority ever be able to police such a rule? (3) Are the Western Australian Farmers Federation and the Pastoralists and Graziers Association of Western Australia aware of what the Government is proposing? Hon TOM STEPHENS
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(1) The figure of six cubic metres is based on the South Australian regulations, which have been successfully applied over a number of years. If consultation with relevant interest groups demonstrates that a larger amount is required in Western Australia, the figure can be amended. It is proposed that a landholder may have up to six cubic metres stored and drying at any one time. (2) Offences will be subject to enforcement by the Department of Environmental Protection. Landholders will be advised of their responsibility through appropriate communication strategies. Hon Norman Moore: Television advertisements! Hon TOM STEPHENS: Is that what the Leader of the Opposition is suggesting? Hon Norman Moore: That is what you will do. That is what you always do. Hon TOM STEPHENS: If that is what the member would like us to consider, we will look at that. (3) The Department of Environmental Protection is finalising government agency input to the draft regulations prior to consulting with relevant interest groups that will include WAFF and PGA. This consultation is expected to commence next week.
(1) The clearing of six cubic metres for the purpose of domestic heating or cooking is very limiting for an owner of private property. Will this six cubic metres be allowed to be removed once every three months or once every six months, or is it the Government’s intention to allow the owner of private property to clear six cubic metres only once a year? (2) If this will be the case, how will the Environmental Protection Authority ever be able to police such a rule? (3) Are the Western Australian Farmers Federation and the Pastoralists and Graziers Association of Western Australia aware of what the Government is proposing? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1) The figure of six cubic metres is based on the South Australian regulations, which have been successfully applied over a number of years. If consultation with relevant interest groups demonstrates that a larger amount is required in Western Australia, the figure can be amended. It is proposed that a landholder may have up to six cubic metres stored and drying at any one time. (2) Offences will be subject to enforcement by the Department of Environmental Protection. Landholders will be advised of their responsibility through appropriate communication strategies. Hon Norman Moore: Television advertisements! Hon TOM STEPHENS: Is that what the Leader of the Opposition is suggesting? Hon Norman Moore: That is what you will do. That is what you always do. Hon TOM STEPHENS: If that is what the member would like us to consider, we will look at that. (3) The Department of Environmental Protection is finalising government agency input to the draft regulations prior to consulting with relevant interest groups that will include WAFF and PGA. This consultation is expected to commence next week.
(2) If this will be the case, how will the Environmental Protection Authority ever be able to police such a rule? (3) Are the Western Australian Farmers Federation and the Pastoralists and Graziers Association of Western Australia aware of what the Government is proposing? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1) The figure of six cubic metres is based on the South Australian regulations, which have been successfully applied over a number of years. If consultation with relevant interest groups demonstrates that a larger amount is required in Western Australia, the figure can be amended. It is proposed that a landholder may have up to six cubic metres stored and drying at any one time. (2) Offences will be subject to enforcement by the Department of Environmental Protection. Landholders will be advised of their responsibility through appropriate communication strategies. Hon Norman Moore: Television advertisements! Hon TOM STEPHENS: Is that what the Leader of the Opposition is suggesting? Hon Norman Moore: That is what you will do. That is what you always do. Hon TOM STEPHENS: If that is what the member would like us to consider, we will look at that. (3) The Department of Environmental Protection is finalising government agency input to the draft regulations prior to consulting with relevant interest groups that will include WAFF and PGA. This consultation is expected to commence next week.
(3) Are the Western Australian Farmers Federation and the Pastoralists and Graziers Association of Western Australia aware of what the Government is proposing? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1) The figure of six cubic metres is based on the South Australian regulations, which have been successfully applied over a number of years. If consultation with relevant interest groups demonstrates that a larger amount is required in Western Australia, the figure can be amended. It is proposed that a landholder may have up to six cubic metres stored and drying at any one time. (2) Offences will be subject to enforcement by the Department of Environmental Protection. Landholders will be advised of their responsibility through appropriate communication strategies. Hon Norman Moore: Television advertisements! Hon TOM STEPHENS: Is that what the Leader of the Opposition is suggesting? Hon Norman Moore: That is what you will do. That is what you always do. Hon TOM STEPHENS: If that is what the member would like us to consider, we will look at that. (3) The Department of Environmental Protection is finalising government agency input to the draft regulations prior to consulting with relevant interest groups that will include WAFF and PGA. This consultation is expected to commence next week.
Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1) The figure of six cubic metres is based on the South Australian regulations, which have been successfully applied over a number of years. If consultation with relevant interest groups demonstrates that a larger amount is required in Western Australia, the figure can be amended. It is proposed that a landholder may have up to six cubic metres stored and drying at any one time. (2) Offences will be subject to enforcement by the Department of Environmental Protection. Landholders will be advised of their responsibility through appropriate communication strategies. Hon Norman Moore: Television advertisements! Hon TOM STEPHENS: Is that what the Leader of the Opposition is suggesting? Hon Norman Moore: That is what you will do. That is what you always do. Hon TOM STEPHENS: If that is what the member would like us to consider, we will look at that. (3) The Department of Environmental Protection is finalising government agency input to the draft regulations prior to consulting with relevant interest groups that will include WAFF and PGA. This consultation is expected to commence next week.
(1) The figure of six cubic metres is based on the South Australian regulations, which have been successfully applied over a number of years. If consultation with relevant interest groups demonstrates that a larger amount is required in Western Australia, the figure can be amended. It is proposed that a landholder may have up to six cubic metres stored and drying at any one time. (2) Offences will be subject to enforcement by the Department of Environmental Protection. Landholders will be advised of their responsibility through appropriate communication strategies. Hon Norman Moore: Television advertisements! Hon TOM STEPHENS: Is that what the Leader of the Opposition is suggesting? Hon Norman Moore: That is what you will do. That is what you always do. Hon TOM STEPHENS: If that is what the member would like us to consider, we will look at that. (3) The Department of Environmental Protection is finalising government agency input to the draft regulations prior to consulting with relevant interest groups that will include WAFF and PGA. This consultation is expected to commence next week.
(2) Offences will be subject to enforcement by the Department of Environmental Protection. Landholders will be advised of their responsibility through appropriate communication strategies. Hon Norman Moore: Television advertisements! Hon TOM STEPHENS: Is that what the Leader of the Opposition is suggesting? Hon Norman Moore: That is what you will do. That is what you always do. Hon TOM STEPHENS: If that is what the member would like us to consider, we will look at that. (3) The Department of Environmental Protection is finalising government agency input to the draft regulations prior to consulting with relevant interest groups that will include WAFF and PGA. This consultation is expected to commence next week.
Hon Norman Moore: Television advertisements! Hon TOM STEPHENS: Is that what the Leader of the Opposition is suggesting? Hon Norman Moore: That is what you will do. That is what you always do. Hon TOM STEPHENS: If that is what the member would like us to consider, we will look at that. (3) The Department of Environmental Protection is finalising government agency input to the draft regulations prior to consulting with relevant interest groups that will include WAFF and PGA. This consultation is expected to commence next week.
Hon TOM STEPHENS: Is that what the Leader of the Opposition is suggesting? Hon Norman Moore: That is what you will do. That is what you always do. Hon TOM STEPHENS: If that is what the member would like us to consider, we will look at that. (3) The Department of Environmental Protection is finalising government agency input to the draft regulations prior to consulting with relevant interest groups that will include WAFF and PGA. This consultation is expected to commence next week.
Hon Norman Moore: That is what you will do. That is what you always do. Hon TOM STEPHENS: If that is what the member would like us to consider, we will look at that. (3) The Department of Environmental Protection is finalising government agency input to the draft regulations prior to consulting with relevant interest groups that will include WAFF and PGA. This consultation is expected to commence next week.
Hon TOM STEPHENS: If that is what the member would like us to consider, we will look at that. (3) The Department of Environmental Protection is finalising government agency input to the draft regulations prior to consulting with relevant interest groups that will include WAFF and PGA. This consultation is expected to commence next week.
(3) The Department of Environmental Protection is finalising government agency input to the draft regulations prior to consulting with relevant interest groups that will include WAFF and PGA. This consultation is expected to commence next week.
(1) The clearing of six cubic metres for the purpose of domestic heating or cooking is very limiting for an owner of private property. Will this six cubic metres be allowed to be removed once every three months or once every six months, or is it the Government’s intention to allow the owner of private property to clear six cubic metres only once a year? (2) If this will be the case, how will the Environmental Protection Authority ever be able to police such a rule? (3) Are the Western Australian Farmers Federation and the Pastoralists and Graziers Association of Western Australia aware of what the Government is proposing? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1) The figure of six cubic metres is based on the South Australian regulations, which have been successfully applied over a number of years. If consultation with relevant interest groups demonstrates that a larger amount is required in Western Australia, the figure can be amended. It is proposed that a landholder may have up to six cubic metres stored and drying at any one time. (2) Offences will be subject to enforcement by the Department of Environmental Protection. Landholders will be advised of their responsibility through appropriate communication strategies. Hon Norman Moore: Television advertisements! Hon TOM STEPHENS: Is that what the Leader of the Opposition is suggesting? Hon Norman Moore: That is what you will do. That is what you always do. Hon TOM STEPHENS: If that is what the member would like us to consider, we will look at that. (3) The Department of Environmental Protection is finalising government agency input to the draft regulations prior to consulting with relevant interest groups that will include WAFF and PGA. This consultation is expected to commence next week.
(2) If this will be the case, how will the Environmental Protection Authority ever be able to police such a rule? (3) Are the Western Australian Farmers Federation and the Pastoralists and Graziers Association of Western Australia aware of what the Government is proposing? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1) The figure of six cubic metres is based on the South Australian regulations, which have been successfully applied over a number of years. If consultation with relevant interest groups demonstrates that a larger amount is required in Western Australia, the figure can be amended. It is proposed that a landholder may have up to six cubic metres stored and drying at any one time. (2) Offences will be subject to enforcement by the Department of Environmental Protection. Landholders will be advised of their responsibility through appropriate communication strategies. Hon Norman Moore: Television advertisements! Hon TOM STEPHENS: Is that what the Leader of the Opposition is suggesting? Hon Norman Moore: That is what you will do. That is what you always do. Hon TOM STEPHENS: If that is what the member would like us to consider, we will look at that. (3) The Department of Environmental Protection is finalising government agency input to the draft regulations prior to consulting with relevant interest groups that will include WAFF and PGA. This consultation is expected to commence next week.
(3) Are the Western Australian Farmers Federation and the Pastoralists and Graziers Association of Western Australia aware of what the Government is proposing? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1) The figure of six cubic metres is based on the South Australian regulations, which have been successfully applied over a number of years. If consultation with relevant interest groups demonstrates that a larger amount is required in Western Australia, the figure can be amended. It is proposed that a landholder may have up to six cubic metres stored and drying at any one time. (2) Offences will be subject to enforcement by the Department of Environmental Protection. Landholders will be advised of their responsibility through appropriate communication strategies. Hon Norman Moore: Television advertisements! Hon TOM STEPHENS: Is that what the Leader of the Opposition is suggesting? Hon Norman Moore: That is what you will do. That is what you always do. Hon TOM STEPHENS: If that is what the member would like us to consider, we will look at that. (3) The Department of Environmental Protection is finalising government agency input to the draft regulations prior to consulting with relevant interest groups that will include WAFF and PGA. This consultation is expected to commence next week.
Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1) The figure of six cubic metres is based on the South Australian regulations, which have been successfully applied over a number of years. If consultation with relevant interest groups demonstrates that a larger amount is required in Western Australia, the figure can be amended. It is proposed that a landholder may have up to six cubic metres stored and drying at any one time. (2) Offences will be subject to enforcement by the Department of Environmental Protection. Landholders will be advised of their responsibility through appropriate communication strategies. Hon Norman Moore: Television advertisements! Hon TOM STEPHENS: Is that what the Leader of the Opposition is suggesting? Hon Norman Moore: That is what you will do. That is what you always do. Hon TOM STEPHENS: If that is what the member would like us to consider, we will look at that. (3) The Department of Environmental Protection is finalising government agency input to the draft regulations prior to consulting with relevant interest groups that will include WAFF and PGA. This consultation is expected to commence next week.
(1) The figure of six cubic metres is based on the South Australian regulations, which have been successfully applied over a number of years. If consultation with relevant interest groups demonstrates that a larger amount is required in Western Australia, the figure can be amended. It is proposed that a landholder may have up to six cubic metres stored and drying at any one time. (2) Offences will be subject to enforcement by the Department of Environmental Protection. Landholders will be advised of their responsibility through appropriate communication strategies. Hon Norman Moore: Television advertisements! Hon TOM STEPHENS: Is that what the Leader of the Opposition is suggesting? Hon Norman Moore: That is what you will do. That is what you always do. Hon TOM STEPHENS: If that is what the member would like us to consider, we will look at that. (3) The Department of Environmental Protection is finalising government agency input to the draft regulations prior to consulting with relevant interest groups that will include WAFF and PGA. This consultation is expected to commence next week.
(2) Offences will be subject to enforcement by the Department of Environmental Protection. Landholders will be advised of their responsibility through appropriate communication strategies. Hon Norman Moore: Television advertisements! Hon TOM STEPHENS: Is that what the Leader of the Opposition is suggesting? Hon Norman Moore: That is what you will do. That is what you always do. Hon TOM STEPHENS: If that is what the member would like us to consider, we will look at that. (3) The Department of Environmental Protection is finalising government agency input to the draft regulations prior to consulting with relevant interest groups that will include WAFF and PGA. This consultation is expected to commence next week.
Hon Norman Moore: Television advertisements! Hon TOM STEPHENS: Is that what the Leader of the Opposition is suggesting? Hon Norman Moore: That is what you will do. That is what you always do. Hon TOM STEPHENS: If that is what the member would like us to consider, we will look at that. (3) The Department of Environmental Protection is finalising government agency input to the draft regulations prior to consulting with relevant interest groups that will include WAFF and PGA. This consultation is expected to commence next week.
Hon TOM STEPHENS: Is that what the Leader of the Opposition is suggesting? Hon Norman Moore: That is what you will do. That is what you always do. Hon TOM STEPHENS: If that is what the member would like us to consider, we will look at that. (3) The Department of Environmental Protection is finalising government agency input to the draft regulations prior to consulting with relevant interest groups that will include WAFF and PGA. This consultation is expected to commence next week.
Hon Norman Moore: That is what you will do. That is what you always do. Hon TOM STEPHENS: If that is what the member would like us to consider, we will look at that. (3) The Department of Environmental Protection is finalising government agency input to the draft regulations prior to consulting with relevant interest groups that will include WAFF and PGA. This consultation is expected to commence next week.
Hon TOM STEPHENS: If that is what the member would like us to consider, we will look at that. (3) The Department of Environmental Protection is finalising government agency input to the draft regulations prior to consulting with relevant interest groups that will include WAFF and PGA. This consultation is expected to commence next week.
(3) The Department of Environmental Protection is finalising government agency input to the draft regulations prior to consulting with relevant interest groups that will include WAFF and PGA. This consultation is expected to commence next week.
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