❓ Hon Lynn MacLaren questions the Minister for Heritage regarding the rejection of Cape Riche's heritage listing application and the impact of a proposed desalination plant. The Minister clarifies the application wasn't rejected but lacked information, and the Heritage Council wasn't consulted as Cape Riche's heritage value was undetermined.
AnsweredQoN 662Legislative Council
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CAPE RICHE — HERITAGE LISTING
662. Hon LYNN MacLAREN to the minister representing the
Minister for Heritage:
I refer to the proposed Cape Riche seawater desalination
plant.
(1) Will the
minister please explain why the application made in September 2011 to list Cape
Riche on the state heritage register was rejected, given that it fulfilled all
the criteria?
(2) (a) Was advice sought from the Heritage Council in
relation to this application;
(b) if no, why not; and,
(c) if yes, will the minister please
table the advice received?
(3) (a) Was
input sought from or provided by the Heritage Council in relation to the impact
of the proposed plant on the heritage values of Cape Riche;
(b) if no, why not; and
(c) if yes, will the minister please
table that input?
(4) What
assurance can the minister give to Western Australians that the plant and its
extensive associated infrastructure will not irreversibly change the character
of Cape Riche and undermine the heritage values of this unique place?
662. Hon LYNN MacLAREN to the minister representing the
Minister for Heritage:
I refer to the proposed Cape Riche seawater desalination
plant.
(1) Will the
minister please explain why the application made in September 2011 to list Cape
Riche on the state heritage register was rejected, given that it fulfilled all
the criteria?
(2) (a) Was advice sought from the Heritage Council in
relation to this application;
(b) if no, why not; and,
(c) if yes, will the minister please
table the advice received?
(3) (a) Was
input sought from or provided by the Heritage Council in relation to the impact
of the proposed plant on the heritage values of Cape Riche;
(b) if no, why not; and
(c) if yes, will the minister please
table that input?
(4) What
assurance can the minister give to Western Australians that the plant and its
extensive associated infrastructure will not irreversibly change the character
of Cape Riche and undermine the heritage values of this unique place?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this
question.
(1) The
Heritage Council, through it register committee, considered the nomination of a
wide area of Cape Riche for possible entry in the state Register of Heritage
Places on 30 September 2011. The nomination was for an area of about 860 hectares.
The nomination was not rejected; it contained insufficient information about
the Cape Riche homestead complex to determine whether the place is likely to
cross the threshold for possible entry on the state register. Further
information has been sought.
(2) (a) No.
(b) The Heritage
Council provides advice to the Minister for Heritage on whether a place should
be considered for entry in the state register once it has completed a detailed
heritage assessment of the place and determined that it crosses the state
threshold for listing.
(c) Not applicable.
(3) (a) No.
(b) Cape Riche had not been
identified as being of potential cultural heritage significance.
(c) Not applicable.
(4) The cultural heritage values of
Cape Riche have not yet been determined.
question.
(1) The
Heritage Council, through it register committee, considered the nomination of a
wide area of Cape Riche for possible entry in the state Register of Heritage
Places on 30 September 2011. The nomination was for an area of about 860 hectares.
The nomination was not rejected; it contained insufficient information about
the Cape Riche homestead complex to determine whether the place is likely to
cross the threshold for possible entry on the state register. Further
information has been sought.
(2) (a) No.
(b) The Heritage
Council provides advice to the Minister for Heritage on whether a place should
be considered for entry in the state register once it has completed a detailed
heritage assessment of the place and determined that it crosses the state
threshold for listing.
(c) Not applicable.
(3) (a) No.
(b) Cape Riche had not been
identified as being of potential cultural heritage significance.
(c) Not applicable.
(4) The cultural heritage values of
Cape Riche have not yet been determined.
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