❓ A WA parliamentary question addresses the future of mining leases on the Mooka pastoral lease after its purchase by CALM and potential incorporation into Kennedy Range National Park. The Minister's response indicates that no decision has been made and existing rights will be considered.
AnsweredQoN 848Legislative Council
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I refer to the proposal to attach the CALM-purchased Mooka pastoral lease to the Kennedy Range National Park. (1) Has it been confirmed that the present mining leases and exploration licences will be allowed to continue? (2) If not, why not? (3) Will future exploration on this existing lease be jeopardised by its becoming part of the national park? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for the Environment has provided the following response - (1)-(3) The proposed tenure and classification of the former Mooka pastoral lease have not been determined. There has been no impact on existing tenements as a result of the purchase of the former pastoral lease. The government will take existing entitlements and future exploration and mining interests into consideration, along with the biodiversity, conservation and nature-based tourism values of the area, when the final reserve tenure and classification of the former pastoral lease are determined.
(1) Has it been confirmed that the present mining leases and exploration licences will be allowed to continue? (2) If not, why not? (3) Will future exploration on this existing lease be jeopardised by its becoming part of the national park? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for the Environment has provided the following response - (1)-(3) The proposed tenure and classification of the former Mooka pastoral lease have not been determined. There has been no impact on existing tenements as a result of the purchase of the former pastoral lease. The government will take existing entitlements and future exploration and mining interests into consideration, along with the biodiversity, conservation and nature-based tourism values of the area, when the final reserve tenure and classification of the former pastoral lease are determined.
(2) If not, why not? (3) Will future exploration on this existing lease be jeopardised by its becoming part of the national park? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for the Environment has provided the following response - (1)-(3) The proposed tenure and classification of the former Mooka pastoral lease have not been determined. There has been no impact on existing tenements as a result of the purchase of the former pastoral lease. The government will take existing entitlements and future exploration and mining interests into consideration, along with the biodiversity, conservation and nature-based tourism values of the area, when the final reserve tenure and classification of the former pastoral lease are determined.
(3) Will future exploration on this existing lease be jeopardised by its becoming part of the national park? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for the Environment has provided the following response - (1)-(3) The proposed tenure and classification of the former Mooka pastoral lease have not been determined. There has been no impact on existing tenements as a result of the purchase of the former pastoral lease. The government will take existing entitlements and future exploration and mining interests into consideration, along with the biodiversity, conservation and nature-based tourism values of the area, when the final reserve tenure and classification of the former pastoral lease are determined.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for the Environment has provided the following response - (1)-(3) The proposed tenure and classification of the former Mooka pastoral lease have not been determined. There has been no impact on existing tenements as a result of the purchase of the former pastoral lease. The government will take existing entitlements and future exploration and mining interests into consideration, along with the biodiversity, conservation and nature-based tourism values of the area, when the final reserve tenure and classification of the former pastoral lease are determined.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for the Environment has provided the following response - (1)-(3) The proposed tenure and classification of the former Mooka pastoral lease have not been determined. There has been no impact on existing tenements as a result of the purchase of the former pastoral lease. The government will take existing entitlements and future exploration and mining interests into consideration, along with the biodiversity, conservation and nature-based tourism values of the area, when the final reserve tenure and classification of the former pastoral lease are determined.
(1)-(3) The proposed tenure and classification of the former Mooka pastoral lease have not been determined. There has been no impact on existing tenements as a result of the purchase of the former pastoral lease. The government will take existing entitlements and future exploration and mining interests into consideration, along with the biodiversity, conservation and nature-based tourism values of the area, when the final reserve tenure and classification of the former pastoral lease are determined.
(1) Has it been confirmed that the present mining leases and exploration licences will be allowed to continue? (2) If not, why not? (3) Will future exploration on this existing lease be jeopardised by its becoming part of the national park? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for the Environment has provided the following response - (1)-(3) The proposed tenure and classification of the former Mooka pastoral lease have not been determined. There has been no impact on existing tenements as a result of the purchase of the former pastoral lease. The government will take existing entitlements and future exploration and mining interests into consideration, along with the biodiversity, conservation and nature-based tourism values of the area, when the final reserve tenure and classification of the former pastoral lease are determined.
(2) If not, why not? (3) Will future exploration on this existing lease be jeopardised by its becoming part of the national park? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for the Environment has provided the following response - (1)-(3) The proposed tenure and classification of the former Mooka pastoral lease have not been determined. There has been no impact on existing tenements as a result of the purchase of the former pastoral lease. The government will take existing entitlements and future exploration and mining interests into consideration, along with the biodiversity, conservation and nature-based tourism values of the area, when the final reserve tenure and classification of the former pastoral lease are determined.
(3) Will future exploration on this existing lease be jeopardised by its becoming part of the national park? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for the Environment has provided the following response - (1)-(3) The proposed tenure and classification of the former Mooka pastoral lease have not been determined. There has been no impact on existing tenements as a result of the purchase of the former pastoral lease. The government will take existing entitlements and future exploration and mining interests into consideration, along with the biodiversity, conservation and nature-based tourism values of the area, when the final reserve tenure and classification of the former pastoral lease are determined.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for the Environment has provided the following response - (1)-(3) The proposed tenure and classification of the former Mooka pastoral lease have not been determined. There has been no impact on existing tenements as a result of the purchase of the former pastoral lease. The government will take existing entitlements and future exploration and mining interests into consideration, along with the biodiversity, conservation and nature-based tourism values of the area, when the final reserve tenure and classification of the former pastoral lease are determined.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for the Environment has provided the following response - (1)-(3) The proposed tenure and classification of the former Mooka pastoral lease have not been determined. There has been no impact on existing tenements as a result of the purchase of the former pastoral lease. The government will take existing entitlements and future exploration and mining interests into consideration, along with the biodiversity, conservation and nature-based tourism values of the area, when the final reserve tenure and classification of the former pastoral lease are determined.
(1)-(3) The proposed tenure and classification of the former Mooka pastoral lease have not been determined. There has been no impact on existing tenements as a result of the purchase of the former pastoral lease. The government will take existing entitlements and future exploration and mining interests into consideration, along with the biodiversity, conservation and nature-based tourism values of the area, when the final reserve tenure and classification of the former pastoral lease are determined.
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