Rachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, upon notice, on 8 April 2011:

(1) When will the next stage of clearing occur at Jandakot Airport.

(2) How much Banksia woodland and other remnant bushland will be cleared.

(3) Did the proponent undertake an orchid survey, in particular, for the Grand Spider Orchid, in 2010 in accordance with the conditions of approval for the clearing; (a) if so: (i) was a report prepared; (ii) is the report publicly available; and (iii) if the report is not publicly available, why not; and (b) if no survey was undertaken: (i) why not; and (ii) will the proponent be prosecuted.

(4) Will the proponent undertake any animal trapping and relocation in advance of the next stage of clearing in 2011; if so, when and where will the animals be translocated; if not, why not.

(5) Will the proponent undertake any Grand Spider Orchid relocation in advance of the next stage of clearing in 2011; if so, when and how many will be translocated; if not, why not.

(6) Will the proponent undertake any plant rescue and relocation in advance of the next stage of clearing in 2011; if so, when and where will the plants be translocated; if not, why not.

(7) Will the proponent allow any community groups, who request it, to participate in, or undertake any plant rescue and relocation in advance of the next stage of clearing in 2011; (a) if so: (i) when; (ii) with whom; and (iii) where, will this occur; and (b) if not, why not.

(8) Will the proponent provide mulch from the next stage of clearing in 2011 to any community group which requests it; (a) if so: (i) when, (ii) to whom, and (iii) how, will this occur; and (b) if not, why not.

(9) Is the proponent undertaking clearing and use of biological resources in accordance with best practice environmental management, considering the national significance of the area being cleared; if not, why not, and what measures are being taken to ensure the proponent improves its management practices.

(10) Has the proponent purchased or provided funds for the purchase of any or all of the required 1 600 hectares of offsets in accordance with the conditions of approval for the clearing; if so: (a) what, where, and what size, are these properties; (b) who is managing the properties; (c) who is providing the funding for the management; and (d) for what length of time is this funding being provided.

(11) If the proponent has not purchased or provided funds for purchase of all of the required 1 600 hectares of offsets in accordance with the conditions of approval for the clearing: (a) what measures are being taken to identify and acquire the remaining areas required; and (b) when will this be concluded.