❓ Hon Jess Beckerling asks the Minister for the Environment about the availability of native vegetation clearing data post-2020. The Minister responds that the data requires quality assurance and will be published by March 2026.
AnsweredQoN 1105Legislative Council
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Native vegetation clearing data
1105. Hon Jess Beckerling to the Minister for the
Environment:
I refer to the government's
webpage titled "Native vegetation clearing statistics", and note that
there is currently data available for clearing permits issued under part V of
the Environmental Protection Act 1986 for
each financial year from 2003–04 to 2019–20.
(1) Can the minister
please provide the annual native vegetation clearing data for the financial
years since 2020 and, if not, can the minister please provide data for as
many financial years since 2020 as is available?
(2) Why is the data from the last five financial
years not on the website?
(3) When can the public expect for that data to go
onto the website?
1105. Hon Jess Beckerling to the Minister for the
Environment:
I refer to the government's
webpage titled "Native vegetation clearing statistics", and note that
there is currently data available for clearing permits issued under part V of
the Environmental Protection Act 1986 for
each financial year from 2003–04 to 2019–20.
(1) Can the minister
please provide the annual native vegetation clearing data for the financial
years since 2020 and, if not, can the minister please provide data for as
many financial years since 2020 as is available?
(2) Why is the data from the last five financial
years not on the website?
(3) When can the public expect for that data to go
onto the website?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question. I provide the following
answer on behalf of the Minister for the Environment.
(1) No. The statistics require quality assurance
prior to publication by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation.
(2) These statistics require quality assurance to
ensure the data is accurate and reliable prior to publication.
(3) The department expects to publish updated
statistics on its webpage by March 2026.
honourable member for some notice of the question. I provide the following
answer on behalf of the Minister for the Environment.
(1) No. The statistics require quality assurance
prior to publication by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation.
(2) These statistics require quality assurance to
ensure the data is accurate and reliable prior to publication.
(3) The department expects to publish updated
statistics on its webpage by March 2026.
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