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❓ Question seeks information on WA's Regional Parks, including their number, location, size, protection from resource extraction, and future expansion plans. Aims to understand the extent of environmental protection and potential conflicts with resource industries.

⏳ Awaiting AnswerQoN 5494Legislative Assembly

Asked

24 September 2019

Member

Mr W.R. Marmion

Portfolio

Environment

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(1) Can the Parliamentary Secretary advise how many Regional Parks there are in Western Australia and provide a list of each one and their locations? (2) What is the total area of all Regional Parks in Western Australia and the area of each individual Park? (3) Are all Regional Parks quarantined from mining exploration and/or mineral extraction? (4) If no to (3), which Regional Parks allow mining and/or mineral extraction and why? (5) Are all Regional Parks quarantined from oil and gas exploration and/or oil and gas extraction? (6) If no to (5), which Regional Parks allow oil and gas exploration and/or oil and gas extraction and why? (7) Are there plans to add further Regional Parks in Western Australia and if so, where are these to be located, what is the proposed area of each and what is the proposed reservation class? (8) Are there plans to increase the area of some existing Regional Parks and if so which ones and what is the proposed increased area of each one?