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❓ Hon Dr Brad Pettitt inquires about the progress of the Perup Reserve's classification and protection measures, receiving confirmation that most of the area is now a nature reserve. A small parcel remains unreserved due to constraints.

AnsweredQoN 1515Legislative Council

Asked

10 August 2023

Member

Hon Dr Brad Pettitt

Portfolio

Environment

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I refer to the Perup Reserve “Conservation Reserve” listing in the Forest Management Plan 2024-2033 with the specific tenure and class of reserve to be determined, and that the process had not yet started on publication of the draft plan, I ask: (a) has the process to determine the tenure and class of the Perup Reserve begun; (b) if yes to (a), when is it likely that this process will be complete; (c) if no to (a), why not; (d) what public consultation will take place in determining the class of reserve to apply to Perup; and (e) while this process is underway, what protections are in place to protect critically endangered number habitat under the existing piece-meal reservations over the Perup Reserve?

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Answered

12 September 2023

Responded by

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Environment

Response time

7 days

(a)-(b)    Yes. The majority of the proposed Perup Reserve “Conservation Reserve” listed in the Draft Forest Management Plan 2024-2033 (ID 270) was gazetted as nature reserve (R 54098 and R 54109) in September 2022. Reserve proposal data in the Draft Forest Management Plan 2024-2033 is current as of June 2022. One small parcel from the original proposal remains as freehold owned by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation and has not been reserved as constraints still exist. That parcel remains as proposed reserve.
(c)                    Not applicable.
(d)                   Not applicable.
(e)                    All threatened species and their habitats are protected under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 .

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