❓ A parliamentary question regarding the South Coast Marine Park draft community engagement strategy, specifically concerning stakeholder briefings, inclusion of local members of Parliament, timeline revisions, and engagement with key industry groups.
AnsweredQoN 116Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
SOUTH COAST MARINE PARK DRAFT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY
116. Hon COLIN de GRUSSA to the minister representing the
Minister for Environment:
I refer to the proposed south coast
marine park and the Department for Biosecurity, Conservation and Attraction's
proposal to brief key Esperance-based stakeholders on the status of the project
and to seek their views on the draft community engagement strategy.
(1) What key
stakeholders is DBCA proposing to brief, and does this include local members of
Parliament?
(2) If the proposal is not to brief
local members of Parliament, why not?
(3) Has the time
line for the establishment of the south coast marine park been revised as a consequence
of the altered consultation process?
(4) Other than
the proposed briefings, what level of engagement has occurred between DBCA and
key industry groups such as the Western Australian Fishing Industry Council and
Recfishwest?
116. Hon COLIN de GRUSSA to the minister representing the
Minister for Environment:
I refer to the proposed south coast
marine park and the Department for Biosecurity, Conservation and Attraction's
proposal to brief key Esperance-based stakeholders on the status of the project
and to seek their views on the draft community engagement strategy.
(1) What key
stakeholders is DBCA proposing to brief, and does this include local members of
Parliament?
(2) If the proposal is not to brief
local members of Parliament, why not?
(3) Has the time
line for the establishment of the south coast marine park been revised as a consequence
of the altered consultation process?
(4) Other than
the proposed briefings, what level of engagement has occurred between DBCA and
key industry groups such as the Western Australian Fishing Industry Council and
Recfishwest?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided on behalf
of the Minister for Environment.
(1) The
organisations that the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
is proposing to brief on the proposed south coast marine park draft community
engagement strategy are: Esperance Tjaltjraak Native
Title Aboriginal Corporation; Goldfields–Esperance Development
Commission; Shire of Esperance ; Esperance Chamber of Commerce and Industry;
Gary Johnson Foundation; Australia's Golden Outback; Esperance Deep Sea
Angling Club; South East Coast Recreational Fishing Council; Esperance port;
Southern Seafood Producers WA; Shire of Ravensthorpe; Shire of Jerramungup;
Albany Boating and Offshore Fishing Club; Wagyl Kaip regional organisation;
South Coast Cetaceans; Ngadju Native Title Aboriginal
Corporation; Western Angler magazine—to be confirmed—and
Shire of Albany. If the member is seeking a briefing, the Minister for
Environment's office is happy to arrange one.
(2) See (1).
(3) Yes.
(4) DBCA has met with the WA Fishing Industry Council
and Recfishwest on a number of occasions regarding the proposed south
coast marine park, including at a key stakeholder workshop on 2 October 2019
and focus group meetings in Albany and Esperance on 10 to 12 March 2020. In
addition, the director general of DBCA chairs a reference group on marine park
planning issues that includes WAFIC, Recfishwest, the Pew Charitable Trusts,
and Save Our Marine Life, which has met on three occasions since 2020. WAFIC
attended only the most recent meeting.
some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided on behalf
of the Minister for Environment.
(1) The
organisations that the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
is proposing to brief on the proposed south coast marine park draft community
engagement strategy are: Esperance Tjaltjraak Native
Title Aboriginal Corporation; Goldfields–Esperance Development
Commission; Shire of Esperance ; Esperance Chamber of Commerce and Industry;
Gary Johnson Foundation; Australia's Golden Outback; Esperance Deep Sea
Angling Club; South East Coast Recreational Fishing Council; Esperance port;
Southern Seafood Producers WA; Shire of Ravensthorpe; Shire of Jerramungup;
Albany Boating and Offshore Fishing Club; Wagyl Kaip regional organisation;
South Coast Cetaceans; Ngadju Native Title Aboriginal
Corporation; Western Angler magazine—to be confirmed—and
Shire of Albany. If the member is seeking a briefing, the Minister for
Environment's office is happy to arrange one.
(2) See (1).
(3) Yes.
(4) DBCA has met with the WA Fishing Industry Council
and Recfishwest on a number of occasions regarding the proposed south
coast marine park, including at a key stakeholder workshop on 2 October 2019
and focus group meetings in Albany and Esperance on 10 to 12 March 2020. In
addition, the director general of DBCA chairs a reference group on marine park
planning issues that includes WAFIC, Recfishwest, the Pew Charitable Trusts,
and Save Our Marine Life, which has met on three occasions since 2020. WAFIC
attended only the most recent meeting.
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