Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Government Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

by leave—At the request of Senator Conroy, I seek leave to incorporate an answer to a supplementary question taken from Senator Waters on 7 November 2011.

Leave granted.

The inco r porated answer read as follows

Supplementary Question

Senator Waters: Has the federal government notified UNESCO of the cumulative figures of dredging and offshore dumping up and down the coast in the World Heritage area, and if not why not?

Answer

The Australian Government has not provided cumulative figures regarding dredging and dumping in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area to UNESCO, nor has this information been requested. The department has notified the World Heritage Centre of all current proposals for development that have been determined as likely to have significant impacts on the Great Barrier Reef world heritage values.