❓ A WA parliamentary question addresses the number of notices of intent to clear land lodged, processed, and approved between June 2002 and October 2004. The response clarifies the impact of new land-clearing laws.
AnsweredQoN 910Legislative Council
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I refer to the notice of intent to clear process. (1) How many notices of intent are currently lodged with the department? (2) How many notices of intent have been lodged since June 2002? (3) Since June 2002, how many notices of intent have been processed? (4) Since June 2002, under how many notices of intent have people been given the right to proceed with their application to clear? Hon KIM CHANCE
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(1) None. The clearing regulations under the Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945 were repealed when the new land-clearing laws under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 came into effect on 8 July 2004. (2) Between 1 June 2002 and 30 June 2004, the office of the Commissioner of Soil and Land Conservation registered 271 notices of intent to clear land. (3) During the same period, the office of the commissioner has processed all 271 notices of intent. (4) During the same period, the commissioner issued 156 letters of no objection to the notified land clearing.
(1) How many notices of intent are currently lodged with the department? (2) How many notices of intent have been lodged since June 2002? (3) Since June 2002, how many notices of intent have been processed? (4) Since June 2002, under how many notices of intent have people been given the right to proceed with their application to clear? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: (1) None. The clearing regulations under the Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945 were repealed when the new land-clearing laws under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 came into effect on 8 July 2004. (2) Between 1 June 2002 and 30 June 2004, the office of the Commissioner of Soil and Land Conservation registered 271 notices of intent to clear land. (3) During the same period, the office of the commissioner has processed all 271 notices of intent. (4) During the same period, the commissioner issued 156 letters of no objection to the notified land clearing.
(2) How many notices of intent have been lodged since June 2002? (3) Since June 2002, how many notices of intent have been processed? (4) Since June 2002, under how many notices of intent have people been given the right to proceed with their application to clear? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: (1) None. The clearing regulations under the Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945 were repealed when the new land-clearing laws under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 came into effect on 8 July 2004. (2) Between 1 June 2002 and 30 June 2004, the office of the Commissioner of Soil and Land Conservation registered 271 notices of intent to clear land. (3) During the same period, the office of the commissioner has processed all 271 notices of intent. (4) During the same period, the commissioner issued 156 letters of no objection to the notified land clearing.
(3) Since June 2002, how many notices of intent have been processed? (4) Since June 2002, under how many notices of intent have people been given the right to proceed with their application to clear? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: (1) None. The clearing regulations under the Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945 were repealed when the new land-clearing laws under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 came into effect on 8 July 2004. (2) Between 1 June 2002 and 30 June 2004, the office of the Commissioner of Soil and Land Conservation registered 271 notices of intent to clear land. (3) During the same period, the office of the commissioner has processed all 271 notices of intent. (4) During the same period, the commissioner issued 156 letters of no objection to the notified land clearing.
(4) Since June 2002, under how many notices of intent have people been given the right to proceed with their application to clear? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: (1) None. The clearing regulations under the Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945 were repealed when the new land-clearing laws under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 came into effect on 8 July 2004. (2) Between 1 June 2002 and 30 June 2004, the office of the Commissioner of Soil and Land Conservation registered 271 notices of intent to clear land. (3) During the same period, the office of the commissioner has processed all 271 notices of intent. (4) During the same period, the commissioner issued 156 letters of no objection to the notified land clearing.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: (1) None. The clearing regulations under the Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945 were repealed when the new land-clearing laws under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 came into effect on 8 July 2004. (2) Between 1 June 2002 and 30 June 2004, the office of the Commissioner of Soil and Land Conservation registered 271 notices of intent to clear land. (3) During the same period, the office of the commissioner has processed all 271 notices of intent. (4) During the same period, the commissioner issued 156 letters of no objection to the notified land clearing.
(1) None. The clearing regulations under the Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945 were repealed when the new land-clearing laws under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 came into effect on 8 July 2004. (2) Between 1 June 2002 and 30 June 2004, the office of the Commissioner of Soil and Land Conservation registered 271 notices of intent to clear land. (3) During the same period, the office of the commissioner has processed all 271 notices of intent. (4) During the same period, the commissioner issued 156 letters of no objection to the notified land clearing.
(2) Between 1 June 2002 and 30 June 2004, the office of the Commissioner of Soil and Land Conservation registered 271 notices of intent to clear land. (3) During the same period, the office of the commissioner has processed all 271 notices of intent. (4) During the same period, the commissioner issued 156 letters of no objection to the notified land clearing.
(3) During the same period, the office of the commissioner has processed all 271 notices of intent. (4) During the same period, the commissioner issued 156 letters of no objection to the notified land clearing.
(4) During the same period, the commissioner issued 156 letters of no objection to the notified land clearing.
(1) How many notices of intent are currently lodged with the department? (2) How many notices of intent have been lodged since June 2002? (3) Since June 2002, how many notices of intent have been processed? (4) Since June 2002, under how many notices of intent have people been given the right to proceed with their application to clear? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: (1) None. The clearing regulations under the Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945 were repealed when the new land-clearing laws under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 came into effect on 8 July 2004. (2) Between 1 June 2002 and 30 June 2004, the office of the Commissioner of Soil and Land Conservation registered 271 notices of intent to clear land. (3) During the same period, the office of the commissioner has processed all 271 notices of intent. (4) During the same period, the commissioner issued 156 letters of no objection to the notified land clearing.
(2) How many notices of intent have been lodged since June 2002? (3) Since June 2002, how many notices of intent have been processed? (4) Since June 2002, under how many notices of intent have people been given the right to proceed with their application to clear? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: (1) None. The clearing regulations under the Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945 were repealed when the new land-clearing laws under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 came into effect on 8 July 2004. (2) Between 1 June 2002 and 30 June 2004, the office of the Commissioner of Soil and Land Conservation registered 271 notices of intent to clear land. (3) During the same period, the office of the commissioner has processed all 271 notices of intent. (4) During the same period, the commissioner issued 156 letters of no objection to the notified land clearing.
(3) Since June 2002, how many notices of intent have been processed? (4) Since June 2002, under how many notices of intent have people been given the right to proceed with their application to clear? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: (1) None. The clearing regulations under the Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945 were repealed when the new land-clearing laws under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 came into effect on 8 July 2004. (2) Between 1 June 2002 and 30 June 2004, the office of the Commissioner of Soil and Land Conservation registered 271 notices of intent to clear land. (3) During the same period, the office of the commissioner has processed all 271 notices of intent. (4) During the same period, the commissioner issued 156 letters of no objection to the notified land clearing.
(4) Since June 2002, under how many notices of intent have people been given the right to proceed with their application to clear? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: (1) None. The clearing regulations under the Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945 were repealed when the new land-clearing laws under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 came into effect on 8 July 2004. (2) Between 1 June 2002 and 30 June 2004, the office of the Commissioner of Soil and Land Conservation registered 271 notices of intent to clear land. (3) During the same period, the office of the commissioner has processed all 271 notices of intent. (4) During the same period, the commissioner issued 156 letters of no objection to the notified land clearing.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: (1) None. The clearing regulations under the Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945 were repealed when the new land-clearing laws under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 came into effect on 8 July 2004. (2) Between 1 June 2002 and 30 June 2004, the office of the Commissioner of Soil and Land Conservation registered 271 notices of intent to clear land. (3) During the same period, the office of the commissioner has processed all 271 notices of intent. (4) During the same period, the commissioner issued 156 letters of no objection to the notified land clearing.
(1) None. The clearing regulations under the Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945 were repealed when the new land-clearing laws under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 came into effect on 8 July 2004. (2) Between 1 June 2002 and 30 June 2004, the office of the Commissioner of Soil and Land Conservation registered 271 notices of intent to clear land. (3) During the same period, the office of the commissioner has processed all 271 notices of intent. (4) During the same period, the commissioner issued 156 letters of no objection to the notified land clearing.
(2) Between 1 June 2002 and 30 June 2004, the office of the Commissioner of Soil and Land Conservation registered 271 notices of intent to clear land. (3) During the same period, the office of the commissioner has processed all 271 notices of intent. (4) During the same period, the commissioner issued 156 letters of no objection to the notified land clearing.
(3) During the same period, the office of the commissioner has processed all 271 notices of intent. (4) During the same period, the commissioner issued 156 letters of no objection to the notified land clearing.
(4) During the same period, the commissioner issued 156 letters of no objection to the notified land clearing.
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