❓ Question on Notice regarding government monitoring of WA's pastoral rangelands over the past 20 years, including program details, expenditure, and use of collected information for lease renewals. Many parts of the answer refer to another question.
AnsweredQoN 1485Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
With regard to Government and
government-initiated monitoring of the condition of Western
Australia’s pastoral rangelands: (a) what
programs have operated over the past 20 years and across what years; (b) for each
program, what is/was its specific purpose; (c) how
many full time equivalent positions have been employed in the operations
of each
of these programs for each year,
for the past 20 years; (d) what was the annual
expenditure on each of these programs for the
past 20 years; (e) what
are the budget allocations for these programs in the
forward estimates; (f) how
will the information collected on the condition of individual leases be used in
the process to renew pastoral leases on 1 July 2015; (g) what
programs
and or methods
for monitoring of rangelands conditions
on each pastoral lease will be implemented from 1
July 2015; (h) how has the
substantial amount of evidence-based rangeland condition information provided by the Department of
Lands been used by the Pastoral Lands Board to
administer adherence to lease conditions; and (i) as an economic
development agency, are rangeland
management and development decisions underpinned by sound
natural resource management science?
government-initiated monitoring of the condition of Western
Australia’s pastoral rangelands: (a) what
programs have operated over the past 20 years and across what years; (b) for each
program, what is/was its specific purpose; (c) how
many full time equivalent positions have been employed in the operations
of each
of these programs for each year,
for the past 20 years; (d) what was the annual
expenditure on each of these programs for the
past 20 years; (e) what
are the budget allocations for these programs in the
forward estimates; (f) how
will the information collected on the condition of individual leases be used in
the process to renew pastoral leases on 1 July 2015; (g) what
programs
and or methods
for monitoring of rangelands conditions
on each pastoral lease will be implemented from 1
July 2015; (h) how has the
substantial amount of evidence-based rangeland condition information provided by the Department of
Lands been used by the Pastoral Lands Board to
administer adherence to lease conditions; and (i) as an economic
development agency, are rangeland
management and development decisions underpinned by sound
natural resource management science?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
16 September 2014
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Lands
Response time
28 days
(a) Please refer to Legislative Council Parliamentary Question 1486.
(b)Please refer to Legislative Council Parliamentary Question 1486.
(c) Please refer to Legislative Council Parliamentary Question 1486.
(d) Please refer to Legislative Council Parliamentary Question 1486.
(e) Please refer to Legislative Council Parliamentary Question 1486.
(f) The vast majority of pastoral lessees have been offered renewal of their lease in 2015 subject to compliance with their lease conditions and statutory requirements. These conditions include compliance with any directives from the Pastoral Lands Board (PLB). The majority of PLB directives relate to rangeland condition and are issued on the basis of information provided by the Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia (DAFWA).
In January 2014, I advised all pastoral lessees in writing of outstanding compliance issues, including any outstanding PLB directives. The letter confirmed that pastoral leases would be renewed subject to lessees' compliance with any such directives to the satisfaction of the PLB.
(g) In April 2014 the PLB endorsed a conceptual framework for a rangeland monitoring system that integrates spatial data with a ground monitoring program. The Department of Lands is currently developing this framework to a form where it can be implemented on all pastoral leases. Until such time as a new system is implemented, the current arrangements as detailed in Legislative Council Parliamentary Question 1486 will remain in place.
(h) Under Section 108 of the
Land Administration Act 1997
pastoral lessees must use methods of best pastoral and environmental management practice. The PLB monitors pastoral lessees' compliance with this requirement on the basis of information provided by DAFWA. Where rangeland condition issues are identified, the PLB may direct pastoral lessees to take certain land management actions. Between 2000 and 2013 the PLB issued 364 directives in relation to rangeland condition issues; currently 63 directives relating to 55 stations remain outstanding.
(i) Please refer to Legislative Council Parliamentary Question 1486.
(b)Please refer to Legislative Council Parliamentary Question 1486.
(c) Please refer to Legislative Council Parliamentary Question 1486.
(d) Please refer to Legislative Council Parliamentary Question 1486.
(e) Please refer to Legislative Council Parliamentary Question 1486.
(f) The vast majority of pastoral lessees have been offered renewal of their lease in 2015 subject to compliance with their lease conditions and statutory requirements. These conditions include compliance with any directives from the Pastoral Lands Board (PLB). The majority of PLB directives relate to rangeland condition and are issued on the basis of information provided by the Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia (DAFWA).
In January 2014, I advised all pastoral lessees in writing of outstanding compliance issues, including any outstanding PLB directives. The letter confirmed that pastoral leases would be renewed subject to lessees' compliance with any such directives to the satisfaction of the PLB.
(g) In April 2014 the PLB endorsed a conceptual framework for a rangeland monitoring system that integrates spatial data with a ground monitoring program. The Department of Lands is currently developing this framework to a form where it can be implemented on all pastoral leases. Until such time as a new system is implemented, the current arrangements as detailed in Legislative Council Parliamentary Question 1486 will remain in place.
(h) Under Section 108 of the
Land Administration Act 1997
pastoral lessees must use methods of best pastoral and environmental management practice. The PLB monitors pastoral lessees' compliance with this requirement on the basis of information provided by DAFWA. Where rangeland condition issues are identified, the PLB may direct pastoral lessees to take certain land management actions. Between 2000 and 2013 the PLB issued 364 directives in relation to rangeland condition issues; currently 63 directives relating to 55 stations remain outstanding.
(i) Please refer to Legislative Council Parliamentary Question 1486.
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