❓ Hon Giz Watson asks the Minister for the Environment when the Biodiversity and Conservation Bill will be introduced. The Minister responds that the bill will be introduced once drafting is completed, acknowledging the complexity of the task.
AnsweredQoN 652Legislative Council
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BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION BILL
(1) Will the minister introduce the promised Biodiversity and Conservation Bill this year? (2) If yes, when? (3) If no to (1), why not? Hon SALLY TALBOT
(1) Will the minister introduce the promised Biodiversity and Conservation Bill this year? (2) If yes, when? (3) If no to (1), why not? Hon SALLY TALBOT
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I thank Hon Giz Watson for some notice of this question. The Minister for the Environment has provided a response in the following terms - (1) The bill will be introduced once the drafting is completed. The drafting of the Biodiversity and Conservation Bill is a large and complex undertaking and is underway. (2)-(3) Not applicable.
(2) If yes, when? (3) If no to (1), why not? Hon SALLY TALBOT replied: I thank Hon Giz Watson for some notice of this question. The Minister for the Environment has provided a response in the following terms - (1) The bill will be introduced once the drafting is completed. The drafting of the Biodiversity and Conservation Bill is a large and complex undertaking and is underway. (2)-(3) Not applicable.
(3) If no to (1), why not? Hon SALLY TALBOT replied: I thank Hon Giz Watson for some notice of this question. The Minister for the Environment has provided a response in the following terms - (1) The bill will be introduced once the drafting is completed. The drafting of the Biodiversity and Conservation Bill is a large and complex undertaking and is underway. (2)-(3) Not applicable.
Hon SALLY TALBOT replied: I thank Hon Giz Watson for some notice of this question. The Minister for the Environment has provided a response in the following terms - (1) The bill will be introduced once the drafting is completed. The drafting of the Biodiversity and Conservation Bill is a large and complex undertaking and is underway. (2)-(3) Not applicable.
I thank Hon Giz Watson for some notice of this question. The Minister for the Environment has provided a response in the following terms - (1) The bill will be introduced once the drafting is completed. The drafting of the Biodiversity and Conservation Bill is a large and complex undertaking and is underway. (2)-(3) Not applicable.
(1) The bill will be introduced once the drafting is completed. The drafting of the Biodiversity and Conservation Bill is a large and complex undertaking and is underway. (2)-(3) Not applicable.
(2)-(3) Not applicable.
(2) If yes, when? (3) If no to (1), why not? Hon SALLY TALBOT replied: I thank Hon Giz Watson for some notice of this question. The Minister for the Environment has provided a response in the following terms - (1) The bill will be introduced once the drafting is completed. The drafting of the Biodiversity and Conservation Bill is a large and complex undertaking and is underway. (2)-(3) Not applicable.
(3) If no to (1), why not? Hon SALLY TALBOT replied: I thank Hon Giz Watson for some notice of this question. The Minister for the Environment has provided a response in the following terms - (1) The bill will be introduced once the drafting is completed. The drafting of the Biodiversity and Conservation Bill is a large and complex undertaking and is underway. (2)-(3) Not applicable.
Hon SALLY TALBOT replied: I thank Hon Giz Watson for some notice of this question. The Minister for the Environment has provided a response in the following terms - (1) The bill will be introduced once the drafting is completed. The drafting of the Biodiversity and Conservation Bill is a large and complex undertaking and is underway. (2)-(3) Not applicable.
I thank Hon Giz Watson for some notice of this question. The Minister for the Environment has provided a response in the following terms - (1) The bill will be introduced once the drafting is completed. The drafting of the Biodiversity and Conservation Bill is a large and complex undertaking and is underway. (2)-(3) Not applicable.
(1) The bill will be introduced once the drafting is completed. The drafting of the Biodiversity and Conservation Bill is a large and complex undertaking and is underway. (2)-(3) Not applicable.
(2)-(3) Not applicable.
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