Hon GIZ WATSON asks the Minister for Environment about the classification of the Lacepede Islands nature reserve, specifically regarding a potential upgrade to A-class status. The Minister, Hon PETER FOSS, requests the question be placed on notice due to limited time, providing no substantive answers.

AnsweredQoN 267Legislative Council
Asked
21 September 2000
Portfolio
Environment

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With regard to the classification of the Lacepede Islands nature reserve in the Kimberley - (1) What is the current classification of these islands? (2) Did the "Environmental Protection Authority Red Book Status Report (1993)" and the Department of Conservation and Land Management's “Nature Conservation Reserves in the Kimberley (1991)" report recommend a change to class A classification for these islands? (3) Has the reclassification occurred? (4) If no to (3), why has it taken so long for these islands to be reclassified? (5) Has any department objected to the change to an A-class status? (6) Will the minister now act to ensure that these islands are afforded A-class conservation status? Hon PETER FOSS

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I thank the member for some notice of this question and request it be placed on notice due to the limited time available.
(1) What is the current classification of these islands? (2) Did the "Environmental Protection Authority Red Book Status Report (1993)" and the Department of Conservation and Land Management's “Nature Conservation Reserves in the Kimberley (1991)" report recommend a change to class A classification for these islands? (3) Has the reclassification occurred? (4) If no to (3), why has it taken so long for these islands to be reclassified? (5) Has any department objected to the change to an A-class status? (6) Will the minister now act to ensure that these islands are afforded A-class conservation status? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question and request it be placed on notice due to the limited time available.
(2) Did the "Environmental Protection Authority Red Book Status Report (1993)" and the Department of Conservation and Land Management's “Nature Conservation Reserves in the Kimberley (1991)" report recommend a change to class A classification for these islands? (3) Has the reclassification occurred? (4) If no to (3), why has it taken so long for these islands to be reclassified? (5) Has any department objected to the change to an A-class status? (6) Will the minister now act to ensure that these islands are afforded A-class conservation status? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question and request it be placed on notice due to the limited time available.
(3) Has the reclassification occurred? (4) If no to (3), why has it taken so long for these islands to be reclassified? (5) Has any department objected to the change to an A-class status? (6) Will the minister now act to ensure that these islands are afforded A-class conservation status? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question and request it be placed on notice due to the limited time available.
(4) If no to (3), why has it taken so long for these islands to be reclassified? (5) Has any department objected to the change to an A-class status? (6) Will the minister now act to ensure that these islands are afforded A-class conservation status? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question and request it be placed on notice due to the limited time available.
(5) Has any department objected to the change to an A-class status? (6) Will the minister now act to ensure that these islands are afforded A-class conservation status? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question and request it be placed on notice due to the limited time available.
(6) Will the minister now act to ensure that these islands are afforded A-class conservation status? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question and request it be placed on notice due to the limited time available.
Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question and request it be placed on notice due to the limited time available.
I thank the member for some notice of this question and request it be placed on notice due to the limited time available.

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