❓ Mr. Tallentire questions whether Main Roads committed an offence by felling a jarrah tree before environmental approval for the Perth Freight Link. The EPA states the felling of one tree does not constitute implementation of the proposal.
AnsweredQoN 5019Legislative Assembly
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In view of the felling of an ancient jarrah tree in the path of the Perth Freight Link project by contractors acting for Main Roads, is the Office of the Environmental Protection Authority investigating whether Main Roads has committed an offence under section 41A(1) of the Environmental Protection Act which states that is an offence for a person who does anything to implement the proposal before a statement is published under section 45(5)(b) or a notification is given under section 45(8), and if not, why not?
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Answered
15 March 2016
Responded by
Minister for Environment
Response time
27 days
The Office of the Environmental Protection Authority does not consider the felling of one tree in the Roe Highway Extension footprint constitutes the implementation of the proposal.
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