❓ Hon. Amber-Jade Sanderson asks about the progress of recommendations 3 and 4 from the Keelty report regarding bushfire-prone area declaration and bushfire protection guidelines. The Minister responds with updates on the progress of both recommendations.
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KEELTY
REPORT — RECOMMENDATIONS 3 AND 4
721. Hon AMBER-JADE SANDERSON to the minister representing the Minister for Planning:
I refer to recommendations 3 and 4 of the Keelty report into
the Perth hills bushfires tabled in August 2011.
(1) What is
the state of progress with recommendation 3, which relates to the transfer of
the responsibility of declaration of bushfire-prone areas from local government
to the Western Australian Planning Commission?
(2) When will
the government give legislative effect to ''Planning for Bush Fire
Protection Guidelines'', as recommended by recommendation 4?
(3) Are both
recommendations supported; and, if so, what is the reason for the delay?
(4) If no to
(3), why not?
REPORT — RECOMMENDATIONS 3 AND 4
721. Hon AMBER-JADE SANDERSON to the minister representing the Minister for Planning:
I refer to recommendations 3 and 4 of the Keelty report into
the Perth hills bushfires tabled in August 2011.
(1) What is
the state of progress with recommendation 3, which relates to the transfer of
the responsibility of declaration of bushfire-prone areas from local government
to the Western Australian Planning Commission?
(2) When will
the government give legislative effect to ''Planning for Bush Fire
Protection Guidelines'', as recommended by recommendation 4?
(3) Are both
recommendations supported; and, if so, what is the reason for the delay?
(4) If no to
(3), why not?
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I thank the member for some notice of this question.
(1) The
government is actively investigating the options for legislative change to
empower the state government to declare bushfire-prone areas. Significant work
has been undertaken on this matter and a decision will be made shortly.
(2) The
Western Australian Planning Commission and the Minister for Planning have
approved the preparation of a new state planning policy for bushfire and the
review of ''Planning for Bush Fire Protection Guidelines''—WAPC
2010, edition 2. Significant progress is being made and a draft policy and
revised guidelines are in the advanced stages of drafting.
(3) The Keelty
report made 55 recommendations, with more than 80 per cent already adopted.
Addressing the recommendations of the Keelty report to develop an operational
bushfire risk management system has resulted in cross-government coordination
spanning across multiple agencies associated with mitigating and managing
bushfire risk. The Western Australian Planning Commission continues to make
progress on the wider reforms in collaboration with relevant agencies.
(4) Not
applicable.
(1) The
government is actively investigating the options for legislative change to
empower the state government to declare bushfire-prone areas. Significant work
has been undertaken on this matter and a decision will be made shortly.
(2) The
Western Australian Planning Commission and the Minister for Planning have
approved the preparation of a new state planning policy for bushfire and the
review of ''Planning for Bush Fire Protection Guidelines''—WAPC
2010, edition 2. Significant progress is being made and a draft policy and
revised guidelines are in the advanced stages of drafting.
(3) The Keelty
report made 55 recommendations, with more than 80 per cent already adopted.
Addressing the recommendations of the Keelty report to develop an operational
bushfire risk management system has resulted in cross-government coordination
spanning across multiple agencies associated with mitigating and managing
bushfire risk. The Western Australian Planning Commission continues to make
progress on the wider reforms in collaboration with relevant agencies.
(4) Not
applicable.
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