❓ Hon Lynn MacLaren questions the Minister for Fisheries regarding the shark drum line program, seeking details on expenditure, policy implementation, and legal basis for capturing/destroying sharks deemed an imminent threat. The Minister requests the question be placed on notice due to the extensive work required for a response.
AnsweredQoN 997Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
SHARK DRUM LINE PROGRAM
997. Hon
LYNN MacLAREN to the Minister for Fisheries:
I refer to a media statement dated 27 September 2012 by the
former Minister for Fisheries titled ''Shark mitigation to protect
beachgoers'', and to the government's imminent threat policy
dated 23 November 2012.
(1) The media
statement refers to $2 million for a new service to allow the Department of
Fisheries to track, catch and, if necessary, destroy sharks identified in close
proximity to beachgoers, including setting drum lines if a danger is posed.
Please provide a detailed breakdown of how that $2 million was spent, including
the date by which the full amount was expended.
(2) Under the
imminent threat policy, is it necessary to seek approval from the federal
government on each occasion that an individual shark deemed to be posing a
threat is destroyed?
(3) Please
provide the times, dates and locations on each occasion that the policy has
been activated—in other words, attempts have been made to catch and/or
destroy a shark.
(4) What is
the reason that no shark deemed to be posing an imminent threat has ever been
caught or destroyed?
(5) Please
refer me to the specific section and clauses of the federal Environmental
Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, WA Fish Resources Management Act
and the WA Wildlife Conservation Act that enable a shark deemed to be posing an
imminent threat to be captured and destroyed.
997. Hon
LYNN MacLAREN to the Minister for Fisheries:
I refer to a media statement dated 27 September 2012 by the
former Minister for Fisheries titled ''Shark mitigation to protect
beachgoers'', and to the government's imminent threat policy
dated 23 November 2012.
(1) The media
statement refers to $2 million for a new service to allow the Department of
Fisheries to track, catch and, if necessary, destroy sharks identified in close
proximity to beachgoers, including setting drum lines if a danger is posed.
Please provide a detailed breakdown of how that $2 million was spent, including
the date by which the full amount was expended.
(2) Under the
imminent threat policy, is it necessary to seek approval from the federal
government on each occasion that an individual shark deemed to be posing a
threat is destroyed?
(3) Please
provide the times, dates and locations on each occasion that the policy has
been activated—in other words, attempts have been made to catch and/or
destroy a shark.
(4) What is
the reason that no shark deemed to be posing an imminent threat has ever been
caught or destroyed?
(5) Please
refer me to the specific section and clauses of the federal Environmental
Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, WA Fish Resources Management Act
and the WA Wildlife Conservation Act that enable a shark deemed to be posing an
imminent threat to be captured and destroyed.
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question. However, it is not possible to provide a response in the time frame
requested due to the amount of work involved in providing a response. The
Department of Fisheries respectfully requests that the question be placed on
notice.
question. However, it is not possible to provide a response in the time frame
requested due to the amount of work involved in providing a response. The
Department of Fisheries respectfully requests that the question be placed on
notice.
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