❓ Question regarding housing developments adjacent to Leeuwin Naturaliste National Park, including land clearing within the park boundaries and potential incursions. The Minister confirms the incursions, details rehabilitation efforts, and explains the lack of penalties beyond a warning.
AnsweredQoN 761Legislative Council
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761. Hon Kim Chance to the Attorney General representing the Minister for the Environment:
(1) Is the Minister for the Environment aware of housing developments adjacent to the boundary of the Leeuwin Naturaliste National Park on lot locations 418 & 1060?
(2) Is it correct that prior to the construction of housing pads on Lots 418 and 1060 land was cleared within the boundaries of the Leeuwin Naturaliste National Park?
(3) Is it correct that the initial construction of housing pads on lots 418 and 1060 actually intruded into the boundaries of the Leeuwin Naturaliste National Park?
(4) If incursions did occur into the Leeuwin Naturaliste National Park what action was taken against the developers responsible for clearing and or building on this land?
(5) What are the penalties for the unauthorised clearing of land within national parks in Western Australia?
(6) Were any penalties applied to the above instances?
(7) If no penalties were applied why was this the case?
(8) With regards to the development of housing sites adjacent to national parks are there easements or prescribed distances that should apply between private dwellings and national park boundaries?
(9) What are those easements or prescribed distances?
(10) Do the housing sites developed on lots 418 and 1060 conform to this requirement?
(1) Is the Minister for the Environment aware of housing developments adjacent to the boundary of the Leeuwin Naturaliste National Park on lot locations 418 & 1060?
(2) Is it correct that prior to the construction of housing pads on Lots 418 and 1060 land was cleared within the boundaries of the Leeuwin Naturaliste National Park?
(3) Is it correct that the initial construction of housing pads on lots 418 and 1060 actually intruded into the boundaries of the Leeuwin Naturaliste National Park?
(4) If incursions did occur into the Leeuwin Naturaliste National Park what action was taken against the developers responsible for clearing and or building on this land?
(5) What are the penalties for the unauthorised clearing of land within national parks in Western Australia?
(6) Were any penalties applied to the above instances?
(7) If no penalties were applied why was this the case?
(8) With regards to the development of housing sites adjacent to national parks are there easements or prescribed distances that should apply between private dwellings and national park boundaries?
(9) What are those easements or prescribed distances?
(10) Do the housing sites developed on lots 418 and 1060 conform to this requirement?
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Answered
23 November 2000
Response time
79 days
The Minister Replied:
(1-3) Yes.
(4) The land owners removed the sand from within the national park and rehabilitated the small area of National Park that was cleared.
(5) The penalties under the National Park regulations Part V - Protection of Flora and Fauna and the environment. Section 25 Penalty $1000
(6) No.
(7) The impact on the National Park was minor and those responsible were first offenders and received a letter of warning.
(8) The Department of CALM is not responsible for approving building setbacks however CALM staff do provide advice to the local authority on matters such as building setbacks. As a consequence of this issue following advice from CALM building setbacks have been prescribed in the building licences for these properties.
(9) In this instance the prescribed setbacks are nominally 30 - 100 metres depending on the fire protection requirements of the site and the buildings.
(10) The house sites on the above locations have had setback's prescribed by the Shire of Augusta Margaret River and it is not known at this stage if building works have commenced but the requirements for setback have been specified in the building licences.
(1-3) Yes.
(4) The land owners removed the sand from within the national park and rehabilitated the small area of National Park that was cleared.
(5) The penalties under the National Park regulations Part V - Protection of Flora and Fauna and the environment. Section 25 Penalty $1000
(6) No.
(7) The impact on the National Park was minor and those responsible were first offenders and received a letter of warning.
(8) The Department of CALM is not responsible for approving building setbacks however CALM staff do provide advice to the local authority on matters such as building setbacks. As a consequence of this issue following advice from CALM building setbacks have been prescribed in the building licences for these properties.
(9) In this instance the prescribed setbacks are nominally 30 - 100 metres depending on the fire protection requirements of the site and the buildings.
(10) The house sites on the above locations have had setback's prescribed by the Shire of Augusta Margaret River and it is not known at this stage if building works have commenced but the requirements for setback have been specified in the building licences.
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