❓ WA Parliament Question on Notice regarding Alcoa's clearing activities for bauxite mining, including clearing fees and area cleared over the past decade. The Minister provided information on compensation rates and tabled a document with specific details.
AnsweredQoN 1045Legislative Council
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I refer to ALCOA’s clearing activities in the
jarrah forest in order to undertake bauxite mining and associated activities,
and I ask: (a) does ALCOA pay clearing fees for clearing
undertaken for mining and associated work; (b) if yes to (a), could the Minister please table the
schedule of fees paid by ALCOA; and (c) will the Minister please advise the area in hectares cleared by ALCOA in each of the last ten years, for each of the ALCOA
mines?
jarrah forest in order to undertake bauxite mining and associated activities,
and I ask: (a) does ALCOA pay clearing fees for clearing
undertaken for mining and associated work; (b) if yes to (a), could the Minister please table the
schedule of fees paid by ALCOA; and (c) will the Minister please advise the area in hectares cleared by ALCOA in each of the last ten years, for each of the ALCOA
mines?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
22 November 2022
Responded by
Minister for Emergency Services representing the Minister for Environment; Climate Action
Response time
9 days
(a) Yes. In accordance with Clause 13 of the Alumina Refinery Agreement Act 1961 , Alcoa must pay annual compensation for forest cleared or in connection with its mining activities on Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 (CALM Act) lands.
(b) The annual compensation rate is indexed annually in line with changes in the Perth Consumer Price Index applied equally across all of Alcoa’s mines. The compensation rate for 2021 was $6,837.56 per hectare.
(c) See tabled paper no. #. The table outlines the total fees and area in hectares of CALM Act land cleared by Alcoa in each of the last 10 years for all of Alcoa’s mines.
(b) The annual compensation rate is indexed annually in line with changes in the Perth Consumer Price Index applied equally across all of Alcoa’s mines. The compensation rate for 2021 was $6,837.56 per hectare.
(c) See tabled paper no. #. The table outlines the total fees and area in hectares of CALM Act land cleared by Alcoa in each of the last 10 years for all of Alcoa’s mines.
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