The parliamentary question seeks details on the allocation and expenditure of funds for black cockatoo conservation and land acquisition for Carnaby's cockatoo habitat. The answer indicates no specific appropriations but details expenditure from environmental offsets.

AnsweredQoN 3993Legislative Assembly
Asked
22 April 2015
Portfolio
Environment

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(1) Further to Question on Notice No. 3445, how much of the $9.3 million supporting black cockatoo conservation has been made available by Government through Budget appropriations? (2) Will the Minister provide a breakdown of the funding showing the amount, date, source and receiving body? (3) For the investment of $20 million to acquire 15,000 hectares of banksia woodland to protect Carnaby's cockatoos, will the Minister provide a breakdown showing date, amount, property, private company or developer, and under what legislative head power this investment was required?

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Answered
16 June 2015
Responded by
Minister for Environment
Response time
55 days
(1) There have been no specific appropriations for this purpose.
(2)-(3) To date, at least $9.6 million has been expended to support black cockatoo conservation, with at least $24.9 million invested from environmental offsets to acquire more than 20 000 hectares of Carnaby's cockatoo habitat, as detailed in [See Tabled Paper No.].

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