❓ The parliamentary question seeks information on the approval process for prescribed burns in the Margaret River area, specifically regarding the number of officers involved and the criteria they consider. The answer details the multi-layered endorsement and approval process involving various specialist staff and managers.
AnsweredQoN 5443Legislative Council
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I refer to burn prescriptions prepared for prescribed burns lit in the Margaret River area since 6 September 2011, and ask -
(1) How many separate Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) officers, responsible for different aspects of management, are required to check and sign off on a burn prescription?
(2) What factors/criteria are considered by each of the DEC officers identified in (1) before he/she signs off on a burn prescription?
(1) How many separate Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) officers, responsible for different aspects of management, are required to check and sign off on a burn prescription?
(2) What factors/criteria are considered by each of the DEC officers identified in (1) before he/she signs off on a burn prescription?
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Answered
12 June 2012
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Environment
Response time
42 days
(1) After a prescribed fire plan (PFP) is completed by the compiling officer it is endorsed by a range of specialist staff including district coordinators for nature conservation, parks and visitor services and sustainable forest management, as appropriate to the land tenure and purpose in question, and the district fire coordinator, the regional fire coordinator and a senior representative of Fire Management Services Branch (the latter for aircraft burns only). The PFP is formally approved by the district manager and the regional manager.
(2) Endorsing officers ensure that the PFP takes into account the matters for which they are responsible, and may also use their knowledge and experience to comment on broader matters related to the planned burn. These matters include biodiversity conservation, visitor risk management, forest management, and neighbour, stakeholder-related and land planning issues. A broad range of issues related to burn implementation, such as burn objectives, technical feasibility, human and physical resource allocations, burn risk assessment and management, including burn security, values to be catered for and/or protected (inside or outside the burn area), health and safety of personnel and the public (including traffic management), and any specific constraints or burn management issues including dieback disease hygiene are also considered in this process.
The district manager and the regional manager approve the PFP as having been developed in accordance with DEC's formal procedures and as providing the appropriate basis to meet the burn objectives.
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(2) Endorsing officers ensure that the PFP takes into account the matters for which they are responsible, and may also use their knowledge and experience to comment on broader matters related to the planned burn. These matters include biodiversity conservation, visitor risk management, forest management, and neighbour, stakeholder-related and land planning issues. A broad range of issues related to burn implementation, such as burn objectives, technical feasibility, human and physical resource allocations, burn risk assessment and management, including burn security, values to be catered for and/or protected (inside or outside the burn area), health and safety of personnel and the public (including traffic management), and any specific constraints or burn management issues including dieback disease hygiene are also considered in this process.
The district manager and the regional manager approve the PFP as having been developed in accordance with DEC's formal procedures and as providing the appropriate basis to meet the burn objectives.
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