📜 Environmental Protection (Land Clearance) Amendment Bill 2001
Legislative Council Second ReadingLC19 December 2001Private Member
This bill amends the Environmental Protection Act 1986 to require that land clearing activities subject to the Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945 be assessed by the Environmental Protection Authority.
Impact
Landowners and farmers intending to clear land will be affected, as they will now need to have their proposals assessed by the Environmental Protection Authority. This aims to improve environmental protection during land clearing.
Key Changes
["Requires land clearing under the Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945 to be assessed by the Environmental Protection Authority.", "Proponents must provide a copy of their land clearing notice to the Authority.", "Sets out a process for the Authority to assess land clearing proposals and make recommendations.", "Prohibits implementation of land clearing proposals before assessment or authorisation."]
Parliamentary Progress
- LC Second Reading MovedLC19 Dec 2001
Affected Sectors
environmentagriculture
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Questions on Notice
Track QoNs, answers, response times, and portfolios.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.