A WA parliamentary question regarding the cost, placement, and content of an advertisement concerning a Class 'A' Reserve, specifically questioning why it didn't explicitly mention the Abrolhos Islands and if local advertising was considered.

AnsweredQoN 1870Legislative Council
Asked
12 February 2019
Portfolio
Treasurer; Minister for Finance; Aboriginal Affairs; Lands

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I refer to the advertisement that appeared in The West Australian on 29 January 2019, under your authority in relation to Class ‘A’ Reserve 20253, and I ask: (a) what was the cost of the advertisement ; (b) was the advertisement placed in any other publication; (c) if yes to (b), please identify the publication and the relevant cost; (d) please table a map or survey identifying Reserve 20253; (e) given the advertisement is seeking public comment within 30 days of advertisement, why does the advertisement not better identify the reserve as pertaining to the Abrolhos Islands; and (f) was consideration given to advertising in local publications within the Mid West region?

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Answered
19 March 2019
Responded by
Minister for Environment representing the Treasurer; Minister for Finance; Aboriginal Affairs; Lands
Response time
9 days
(a) $1016.87 including GST.
(b) No.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) [See tabled paper no.] The tabled paper identifies the proposed amendments to Reserve 20253.
(e) Class A Reserve 20253 does not include all of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands.
(f) The statutory requirement, under the Land Administration Act 1997 , is to advertise a major amendment to a Class A Reserve in a newspaper circulating throughout the State.

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