❓ Hon. Tjorn Sibma questions the Minister for Environment regarding the implementation of the Conservation and Land Management Amendment Bill 2021 and its impact on marine reserves, particularly concerning Aboriginal cultural heritage. The Minister provides details on management plan progress and consultation.
AnsweredQoN 188Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
CONSERVATION AND LAND
MANAGEMENT AMENDMENT BILL 2021
188. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the minister representing the
Minister for Environment:
I refer to the minister's
answer given on 27 May that a ''case-by-case'' approach will be
taken to determine whether any extant recreational and commercial activities in
marine reserves are inconsistent with the objects of the Conservation and Land
Management Amendment Bill 2021.
(1) How many management plans for
marine reserves and the like are either being prepared or revised?
(2) What are the particulars of
each plan and what is the anticipated timing of their gazettal?
(3) In the course
of preparing or revising these plans, has the Department of Biodiversity,
Conservation and Attractions been advised of
the potential for any extant activity to be inconsistent with the ''protection
and conservation of the value of marine parks to the culture and
heritage of Aboriginal people''?
(4) If yes to (3), please provide
details.
MANAGEMENT AMENDMENT BILL 2021
188. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the minister representing the
Minister for Environment:
I refer to the minister's
answer given on 27 May that a ''case-by-case'' approach will be
taken to determine whether any extant recreational and commercial activities in
marine reserves are inconsistent with the objects of the Conservation and Land
Management Amendment Bill 2021.
(1) How many management plans for
marine reserves and the like are either being prepared or revised?
(2) What are the particulars of
each plan and what is the anticipated timing of their gazettal?
(3) In the course
of preparing or revising these plans, has the Department of Biodiversity,
Conservation and Attractions been advised of
the potential for any extant activity to be inconsistent with the ''protection
and conservation of the value of marine parks to the culture and
heritage of Aboriginal people''?
(4) If yes to (3), please provide
details.
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1) There are
three management planning processes currently being progressed. These processes
are for the proposed marine parks in the Buccaneer Archipelago, the proposed
marine park on the south coast and the proposed extension to Marmion Marine
Park. The proposed extension to Marmion Marine Park will require the existing
management plan to be reviewed.
(2) The
particulars of the indicative joint management plans for the Buccaneer
Archipelago marine parks are available via the Department of Biodiversity,
Conservation and Attractions website, where the indicative joint management
plans can be viewed. The management plans for the proposed marine park on the
south coast and the proposed extension to Marmion Marine Park are in the early
stages of consultation and will be prepared with stakeholders and the
community.
Honourable member, apparently they
are 100 pages long. I am happy to give you a link to those, or if you want a copy
of them printed out, please see me behind the chair and I will be happy to
provide them to you at a later stage. The answer continues —
It is anticipated that the management
plans for the Buccaneer Archipelago marine parks will be finalised in 2021. The
plans for the proposed marine park on the south coast and the proposed
extension to Marmion Marine Park are to be finalised by 2024.
(3)–(4) The
formal public submission period for consultation on the indicative joint
management plans for the proposed Buccaneer
Archipelago marine parks is currently open. Advice has been provided on the
potential for existing activities in
proposed special purpose zones for cultural protection to be incompatible with
the protection and conservation of the value of marine parks to the
culture and heritage of Aboriginal people. This
advice is reflected in the indicative joint management plans, which are subject
to ongoing consultation.
honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1) There are
three management planning processes currently being progressed. These processes
are for the proposed marine parks in the Buccaneer Archipelago, the proposed
marine park on the south coast and the proposed extension to Marmion Marine
Park. The proposed extension to Marmion Marine Park will require the existing
management plan to be reviewed.
(2) The
particulars of the indicative joint management plans for the Buccaneer
Archipelago marine parks are available via the Department of Biodiversity,
Conservation and Attractions website, where the indicative joint management
plans can be viewed. The management plans for the proposed marine park on the
south coast and the proposed extension to Marmion Marine Park are in the early
stages of consultation and will be prepared with stakeholders and the
community.
Honourable member, apparently they
are 100 pages long. I am happy to give you a link to those, or if you want a copy
of them printed out, please see me behind the chair and I will be happy to
provide them to you at a later stage. The answer continues —
It is anticipated that the management
plans for the Buccaneer Archipelago marine parks will be finalised in 2021. The
plans for the proposed marine park on the south coast and the proposed
extension to Marmion Marine Park are to be finalised by 2024.
(3)–(4) The
formal public submission period for consultation on the indicative joint
management plans for the proposed Buccaneer
Archipelago marine parks is currently open. Advice has been provided on the
potential for existing activities in
proposed special purpose zones for cultural protection to be incompatible with
the protection and conservation of the value of marine parks to the
culture and heritage of Aboriginal people. This
advice is reflected in the indicative joint management plans, which are subject
to ongoing consultation.
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