WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding heritage sites, their protection, and any instances of damage or destruction since 2001. The response indicates some heritage sites have been impacted, but no prosecutions have occurred.

AnsweredQoN 3454Legislative Council
Asked
15 October 2015
Portfolio
Heritage

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Under State heritage legislation: (a) how many heritage sites are there; (b) have any heritage sites been allowed to be impacted or destroyed since 2001; (c) if yes to (b), how many; (d) have any prosecutions for damage to heritage sites been undertaken since 2001; (e) if yes to (d), how many; (f) have any permits to impact or destroy heritage sites been granted since 2001; (g) if yes to (f), how many; and (h) with respect to (b), (d) and (f), will the Minister please table a list of sites including locations and dates?

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Answered
17 November 2015
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Heritage
Response time
33 days
The Minister for Environment has provided the following response.
(a) There are 1347 places in the State Heritage Register.
(b) Yes
(c) Three
(d) No
(e) Not applicable
(f) No
(g) Not applicable
(h) - Lynwood Homestead, Middle Swan, 2012-13
- York Beverley Racecourse Grandstand, York, 2011-12
- Florence Hummerston Kiosk, Perth, 2011-12

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