❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice reveals the government's unfulfilled 2001 election promise to finalise the Swan coastal plain wetlands environmental protection policy. The Minister acknowledges delays, citing consideration of a regulatory impact assessment report, and expresses concern over wetland destruction while emphasising the need for a robust policy.
AnsweredQoN 704Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
(1) Did the government promise to complete the environment protection policy for the Swan coastal plain wetlands when it came to office in 2001? (2) Has the policy been completed as promised? (3) If no, why not? (4) Has the minister received the report from her advisory panel on this policy? (5) When will the report be released? (6) Is the minister concerned that more than 80 per cent of the original wetlands on the Swan coastal plain have been destroyed or damaged and that further damage is occurring while she procrastinates over this important wetland protection policy? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for the Environment has provided the following response - (1) The government had an election commitment to finalise the Swan coastal plain wetlands environmental protection policy. (2) No. (3) The minister is currently considering the report and recommendations of the regulatory impact assessment panel. (4) Yes. (5) It will be released when the minister has fully considered the report. (6) Yes, but the minister is also concerned to ensure that the policy is robust.
(2) Has the policy been completed as promised? (3) If no, why not? (4) Has the minister received the report from her advisory panel on this policy? (5) When will the report be released? (6) Is the minister concerned that more than 80 per cent of the original wetlands on the Swan coastal plain have been destroyed or damaged and that further damage is occurring while she procrastinates over this important wetland protection policy? 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) The government had an election commitment to finalise the Swan coastal plain wetlands environmental protection policy. (2) No. (3) The minister is currently considering the report and recommendations of the regulatory impact assessment panel. (4) Yes. (5) It will be released when the minister has fully considered the report. (6) Yes, but the minister is also concerned to ensure that the policy is robust.
(3) If no, why not? (4) Has the minister received the report from her advisory panel on this policy? (5) When will the report be released? (6) Is the minister concerned that more than 80 per cent of the original wetlands on the Swan coastal plain have been destroyed or damaged and that further damage is occurring while she procrastinates over this important wetland protection policy? 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) The government had an election commitment to finalise the Swan coastal plain wetlands environmental protection policy. (2) No. (3) The minister is currently considering the report and recommendations of the regulatory impact assessment panel. (4) Yes. (5) It will be released when the minister has fully considered the report. (6) Yes, but the minister is also concerned to ensure that the policy is robust.
(4) Has the minister received the report from her advisory panel on this policy? (5) When will the report be released? (6) Is the minister concerned that more than 80 per cent of the original wetlands on the Swan coastal plain have been destroyed or damaged and that further damage is occurring while she procrastinates over this important wetland protection policy? 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) The government had an election commitment to finalise the Swan coastal plain wetlands environmental protection policy. (2) No. (3) The minister is currently considering the report and recommendations of the regulatory impact assessment panel. (4) Yes. (5) It will be released when the minister has fully considered the report. (6) Yes, but the minister is also concerned to ensure that the policy is robust.
(5) When will the report be released? (6) Is the minister concerned that more than 80 per cent of the original wetlands on the Swan coastal plain have been destroyed or damaged and that further damage is occurring while she procrastinates over this important wetland protection policy? 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) The government had an election commitment to finalise the Swan coastal plain wetlands environmental protection policy. (2) No. (3) The minister is currently considering the report and recommendations of the regulatory impact assessment panel. (4) Yes. (5) It will be released when the minister has fully considered the report. (6) Yes, but the minister is also concerned to ensure that the policy is robust.
(6) Is the minister concerned that more than 80 per cent of the original wetlands on the Swan coastal plain have been destroyed or damaged and that further damage is occurring while she procrastinates over this important wetland protection policy? 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) The government had an election commitment to finalise the Swan coastal plain wetlands environmental protection policy. (2) No. (3) The minister is currently considering the report and recommendations of the regulatory impact assessment panel. (4) Yes. (5) It will be released when the minister has fully considered the report. (6) Yes, but the minister is also concerned to ensure that the policy is robust.
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) The government had an election commitment to finalise the Swan coastal plain wetlands environmental protection policy. (2) No. (3) The minister is currently considering the report and recommendations of the regulatory impact assessment panel. (4) Yes. (5) It will be released when the minister has fully considered the report. (6) Yes, but the minister is also concerned to ensure that the policy is robust.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for the Environment has provided the following response - (1) The government had an election commitment to finalise the Swan coastal plain wetlands environmental protection policy. (2) No. (3) The minister is currently considering the report and recommendations of the regulatory impact assessment panel. (4) Yes. (5) It will be released when the minister has fully considered the report. (6) Yes, but the minister is also concerned to ensure that the policy is robust.
(1) The government had an election commitment to finalise the Swan coastal plain wetlands environmental protection policy. (2) No. (3) The minister is currently considering the report and recommendations of the regulatory impact assessment panel. (4) Yes. (5) It will be released when the minister has fully considered the report. (6) Yes, but the minister is also concerned to ensure that the policy is robust.
(2) No. (3) The minister is currently considering the report and recommendations of the regulatory impact assessment panel. (4) Yes. (5) It will be released when the minister has fully considered the report. (6) Yes, but the minister is also concerned to ensure that the policy is robust.
(3) The minister is currently considering the report and recommendations of the regulatory impact assessment panel. (4) Yes. (5) It will be released when the minister has fully considered the report. (6) Yes, but the minister is also concerned to ensure that the policy is robust.
(4) Yes. (5) It will be released when the minister has fully considered the report. (6) Yes, but the minister is also concerned to ensure that the policy is robust.
(5) It will be released when the minister has fully considered the report. (6) Yes, but the minister is also concerned to ensure that the policy is robust.
(6) Yes, but the minister is also concerned to ensure that the policy is robust.
(2) Has the policy been completed as promised? (3) If no, why not? (4) Has the minister received the report from her advisory panel on this policy? (5) When will the report be released? (6) Is the minister concerned that more than 80 per cent of the original wetlands on the Swan coastal plain have been destroyed or damaged and that further damage is occurring while she procrastinates over this important wetland protection policy? 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) The government had an election commitment to finalise the Swan coastal plain wetlands environmental protection policy. (2) No. (3) The minister is currently considering the report and recommendations of the regulatory impact assessment panel. (4) Yes. (5) It will be released when the minister has fully considered the report. (6) Yes, but the minister is also concerned to ensure that the policy is robust.
(3) If no, why not? (4) Has the minister received the report from her advisory panel on this policy? (5) When will the report be released? (6) Is the minister concerned that more than 80 per cent of the original wetlands on the Swan coastal plain have been destroyed or damaged and that further damage is occurring while she procrastinates over this important wetland protection policy? 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) The government had an election commitment to finalise the Swan coastal plain wetlands environmental protection policy. (2) No. (3) The minister is currently considering the report and recommendations of the regulatory impact assessment panel. (4) Yes. (5) It will be released when the minister has fully considered the report. (6) Yes, but the minister is also concerned to ensure that the policy is robust.
(4) Has the minister received the report from her advisory panel on this policy? (5) When will the report be released? (6) Is the minister concerned that more than 80 per cent of the original wetlands on the Swan coastal plain have been destroyed or damaged and that further damage is occurring while she procrastinates over this important wetland protection policy? 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) The government had an election commitment to finalise the Swan coastal plain wetlands environmental protection policy. (2) No. (3) The minister is currently considering the report and recommendations of the regulatory impact assessment panel. (4) Yes. (5) It will be released when the minister has fully considered the report. (6) Yes, but the minister is also concerned to ensure that the policy is robust.
(5) When will the report be released? (6) Is the minister concerned that more than 80 per cent of the original wetlands on the Swan coastal plain have been destroyed or damaged and that further damage is occurring while she procrastinates over this important wetland protection policy? 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) The government had an election commitment to finalise the Swan coastal plain wetlands environmental protection policy. (2) No. (3) The minister is currently considering the report and recommendations of the regulatory impact assessment panel. (4) Yes. (5) It will be released when the minister has fully considered the report. (6) Yes, but the minister is also concerned to ensure that the policy is robust.
(6) Is the minister concerned that more than 80 per cent of the original wetlands on the Swan coastal plain have been destroyed or damaged and that further damage is occurring while she procrastinates over this important wetland protection policy? 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) The government had an election commitment to finalise the Swan coastal plain wetlands environmental protection policy. (2) No. (3) The minister is currently considering the report and recommendations of the regulatory impact assessment panel. (4) Yes. (5) It will be released when the minister has fully considered the report. (6) Yes, but the minister is also concerned to ensure that the policy is robust.
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) The government had an election commitment to finalise the Swan coastal plain wetlands environmental protection policy. (2) No. (3) The minister is currently considering the report and recommendations of the regulatory impact assessment panel. (4) Yes. (5) It will be released when the minister has fully considered the report. (6) Yes, but the minister is also concerned to ensure that the policy is robust.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for the Environment has provided the following response - (1) The government had an election commitment to finalise the Swan coastal plain wetlands environmental protection policy. (2) No. (3) The minister is currently considering the report and recommendations of the regulatory impact assessment panel. (4) Yes. (5) It will be released when the minister has fully considered the report. (6) Yes, but the minister is also concerned to ensure that the policy is robust.
(1) The government had an election commitment to finalise the Swan coastal plain wetlands environmental protection policy. (2) No. (3) The minister is currently considering the report and recommendations of the regulatory impact assessment panel. (4) Yes. (5) It will be released when the minister has fully considered the report. (6) Yes, but the minister is also concerned to ensure that the policy is robust.
(2) No. (3) The minister is currently considering the report and recommendations of the regulatory impact assessment panel. (4) Yes. (5) It will be released when the minister has fully considered the report. (6) Yes, but the minister is also concerned to ensure that the policy is robust.
(3) The minister is currently considering the report and recommendations of the regulatory impact assessment panel. (4) Yes. (5) It will be released when the minister has fully considered the report. (6) Yes, but the minister is also concerned to ensure that the policy is robust.
(4) Yes. (5) It will be released when the minister has fully considered the report. (6) Yes, but the minister is also concerned to ensure that the policy is robust.
(5) It will be released when the minister has fully considered the report. (6) Yes, but the minister is also concerned to ensure that the policy is robust.
(6) Yes, but the minister is also concerned to ensure that the policy is robust.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.