❓ WA Parliament Question on Notice regarding pastoral lease renewals and rangelands reform, specifically concerning the surrender of land. The response provides data on hectares under negotiation and already surrendered, regional breakdowns, and cost information.
AnsweredQoN 1016Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the pastoral lease renewal process and rangelands reform for the surrender of area and ask: (a) how many pastoral leases are under negotiation: (i) how many hectares are under negotiation for surrender; (b) for how many pastoral leases have negotiations been completed: (i) how many hectares have been surrendered as a result of completed negotiations; (c) in which regions are the pastoral lease surrenders that are still under negotiation: (i) in each region, how many hectares are the subject of ongoing surrender negotiations; (d) in which regions are the completed pastoral lease surrenders: (i) in each region, how many hectares have been surrendered as the result of completed pastoral lease negotiations; (e) what is the cost to the State of the surrender process; (f) what is the cost to the State of the surrender process compensation mechanism, as outlined in rangelands reform; and (g) is it still anticipated that this process will be completed by the end of 2013?
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Answered
10 September 2013
Responded by
Minister for Lands
Response time
34 days
In answering the above questions it is assumed that the reference to 'surrenders' pertains to areas that will be
excluded
from a number of pastoral leases following their renewal in 2015.
(a) 75
(i) 1 032 145 hectares
(b) 16
(i) 403 705 hectares
(c) The pastoral regions of Goldfields-Nullarbor, Gascoyne, Kimberley, Murchison and Pilbara.
(i) Goldfields-Nullarbor 42 690 hectares
Gascoyne 52 719 hectares
Kimberley 163 702 hectares
Murchison 46 432 hectares
Pilbara 322 897 hectares
(d) Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne, Murchison and Goldfields-Nullarbor.
(i) Kimberley 190 464 hectares
Pilbara 2 555 hectares
Gascoyne 121 076 hectares
Murchison 2 949 hectares
Goldfields-Nullarbor 86 661 hectares
(e) It is not possible to identify the administrative costs associated with the exclusion process as these costs have been incurred over a substantial period of time in various departments. Compensation will be payable for lawful improvements located on areas of existing pastoral lease to be excluded in 2015.
(f) The exclusion process is not related to the Rangelands Reform Program.
(g) The 2015 exclusions are on track to be delivered by 1 July 2015.
excluded
from a number of pastoral leases following their renewal in 2015.
(a) 75
(i) 1 032 145 hectares
(b) 16
(i) 403 705 hectares
(c) The pastoral regions of Goldfields-Nullarbor, Gascoyne, Kimberley, Murchison and Pilbara.
(i) Goldfields-Nullarbor 42 690 hectares
Gascoyne 52 719 hectares
Kimberley 163 702 hectares
Murchison 46 432 hectares
Pilbara 322 897 hectares
(d) Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne, Murchison and Goldfields-Nullarbor.
(i) Kimberley 190 464 hectares
Pilbara 2 555 hectares
Gascoyne 121 076 hectares
Murchison 2 949 hectares
Goldfields-Nullarbor 86 661 hectares
(e) It is not possible to identify the administrative costs associated with the exclusion process as these costs have been incurred over a substantial period of time in various departments. Compensation will be payable for lawful improvements located on areas of existing pastoral lease to be excluded in 2015.
(f) The exclusion process is not related to the Rangelands Reform Program.
(g) The 2015 exclusions are on track to be delivered by 1 July 2015.
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