❓ Hon. Tjorn Sibma questions the Minister for Environment regarding the completion and public release of DBCA's internal review into a Perup burn-off incident affecting numbats. The Minister confirms the review is complete but will not be made public.
AnsweredQoN 267Legislative Council
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NUMBAT HABITATS — PRESCRIBED BURNING PROGRAM
267. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the minister representing the
Minister for Environment:
I refer to remarks attributed to the
minister in an ABC online news article of 13 May 2021 titled ''WA
Environment Minister to visit scene of DBCA's
Perup burn-off amid fears for numbats''. I refer to the Department of
Biodiversity , Conservation and Attractions' internal review into
the matter.
(1) Has DBCA
completed the review; and, if not, when is the department likely to complete
the review?
(2) Will the minister direct that the review be made
public in a full and unredacted form; and, if not, why not?
267. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the minister representing the
Minister for Environment:
I refer to remarks attributed to the
minister in an ABC online news article of 13 May 2021 titled ''WA
Environment Minister to visit scene of DBCA's
Perup burn-off amid fears for numbats''. I refer to the Department of
Biodiversity , Conservation and Attractions' internal review into
the matter.
(1) Has DBCA
completed the review; and, if not, when is the department likely to complete
the review?
(2) Will the minister direct that the review be made
public in a full and unredacted form; and, if not, why not?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided by the
Minister for Environment.
(1) Yes.
(2) No. The
review is internal to the department and for operational purposes only.
some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided by the
Minister for Environment.
(1) Yes.
(2) No. The
review is internal to the department and for operational purposes only.
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