❓ This parliamentary question and answer concern the environmental assessment and approvals for a proposed commercial event at Jorgensen Park, City of Kalamunda, focusing on potential impacts to threatened species and the application of environmental offset policies.
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I refer to the recently announced Commercial Lease of Jorgensen Park in the City of Kalamunda:(a) Will the Minister confirm whether the proposed event at Jorgensen Park has been referred to the Environmental Protection Authority under section 38 of the Environmental Protection Act 1986;(b) Will the Minister advise whether the presence of a threatened species, such as black cockatoos, within an event footprint triggers any requirement for formal environmental assessment;(c) Will the Minister confirm whether any independent ecological assessment, separate from proponent-commissioned reports, has been completed and made available to the Department for assessment;(d) Will the Minister advise whether the proposal requires any approvals or licences under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016, including for disturbance to habitat of listed species;(e) Will the Minister advise what legally binding permit conditions were attached to offset permits CPS 11036/1 and CPS 10801/1, relating to Reserve 50554, to satisfy the “permanence principle” under the WA Environmental Offsets Policy 2011 and WA Environmental Offsets Guidelines 2014, and whether those conditions were required to be met within specified timeframes; and(f) Will the Minister advise whether CPS 11036/1 and CPS 10801/1 include any conditions requiring conservation outcomes to be secured in perpetuity for Reserve 50554, including through registration on the land title?
I refer to the recently announced Commercial Lease of Jorgensen Park in the City of Kalamunda:
(a) Will the Minister confirm whether the proposed event at Jorgensen Park has been referred to the Environmental Protection Authority under section 38 of the Environmental Protection Act 1986;
(b) Will the Minister advise whether the presence of a threatened species, such as black cockatoos, within an event footprint triggers any requirement for formal environmental assessment;
(c) Will the Minister confirm whether any independent ecological assessment, separate from proponent-commissioned reports, has been completed and made available to the Department for assessment;
(d) Will the Minister advise whether the proposal requires any approvals or licences under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016, including for disturbance to habitat of listed species;
(e) Will the Minister advise what legally binding permit conditions were attached to offset permits CPS 11036/1 and CPS 10801/1, relating to Reserve 50554, to satisfy the “permanence principle” under the WA Environmental Offsets Policy 2011 and WA Environmental Offsets Guidelines 2014, and whether those conditions were required to be met within specified timeframes; and
(f) Will the Minister advise whether CPS 11036/1 and CPS 10801/1 include any conditions requiring conservation outcomes to be secured in perpetuity for Reserve 50554, including through registration on the land title?
I refer to the recently announced Commercial Lease of Jorgensen Park in the City of Kalamunda:
(a) Will the Minister confirm whether the proposed event at Jorgensen Park has been referred to the Environmental Protection Authority under section 38 of the Environmental Protection Act 1986;
(b) Will the Minister advise whether the presence of a threatened species, such as black cockatoos, within an event footprint triggers any requirement for formal environmental assessment;
(c) Will the Minister confirm whether any independent ecological assessment, separate from proponent-commissioned reports, has been completed and made available to the Department for assessment;
(d) Will the Minister advise whether the proposal requires any approvals or licences under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016, including for disturbance to habitat of listed species;
(e) Will the Minister advise what legally binding permit conditions were attached to offset permits CPS 11036/1 and CPS 10801/1, relating to Reserve 50554, to satisfy the “permanence principle” under the WA Environmental Offsets Policy 2011 and WA Environmental Offsets Guidelines 2014, and whether those conditions were required to be met within specified timeframes; and
(f) Will the Minister advise whether CPS 11036/1 and CPS 10801/1 include any conditions requiring conservation outcomes to be secured in perpetuity for Reserve 50554, including through registration on the land title?
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Answered
9 June 2026
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment
Response time
8 days
(a) On 26 April 2026, a third-party sought to refer the Harry Potter: A Forbidden Forest Experience to the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) under section 38 of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 (EP Act). The third-party referral was determined by the EPA to not be a valid referral due to the proposed event not being a significant proposal (within the meaning of the EP Act).
(b) The presence of a threatened species, such as black cockatoos, within an event footprint does not by itself trigger a requirement for formal environmental assessment.
(c) The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation has not received any independent ecological assessment, separate from those commissioned by the proponent.
(d) The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) is not aware of any proposed activities in Jorgensen Park that might require Ministerial authorisation, no formal applications for authorisation under the Biodiversity and Conservation Act 2016 (BC Act) have been received.
DBCA can assist proponents in determining whether authorisations to take or disturb threatened species or to modify an occurrence of a threatened ecological community are required under sections 40 and 45 of the BC Act, respectively. There are no provisions for Ministerial authorisation of disturbance to habitat of listed species in the BC Act.
(e) Jorgensen Park is a Crown Reserve zoned under the Metropolitan Region Scheme as a Regional Open Space. The reserve is vested in the City of Kalamunda for the purpose of ‘conservation and recreation’. As the reserve is already vested for conservation, no conditions are required on clearing permits CPS 11036/1 and CPS 10801/1 relating to the conservation in perpetuity of the reserve. Undertaking revegetation within an area that is already reserved for conservation aligns with the intent of the principles relating to security of offsets in the WA Environmental Offsets Policy 2011 and WA Environmental Offsets Guidelines 2014 .
Conditions of clearing permits CPS 11036/1 and CPS 10801/1 requires the City of Kalamunda to commence revegetation within Jorgensen Park offset areas within 24 months of the commencement of clearing.
(f) No registration on the certificate of title or conditions on clearing permits CPS 11036/1 and CPS 10801/1 is required as the reserve is a Class C Crown Reserve vested for ‘conservation and recreation’, which provides an enduring land use setting consistent with the intent of environmental offset requirements.
(b) The presence of a threatened species, such as black cockatoos, within an event footprint does not by itself trigger a requirement for formal environmental assessment.
(c) The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation has not received any independent ecological assessment, separate from those commissioned by the proponent.
(d) The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) is not aware of any proposed activities in Jorgensen Park that might require Ministerial authorisation, no formal applications for authorisation under the Biodiversity and Conservation Act 2016 (BC Act) have been received.
DBCA can assist proponents in determining whether authorisations to take or disturb threatened species or to modify an occurrence of a threatened ecological community are required under sections 40 and 45 of the BC Act, respectively. There are no provisions for Ministerial authorisation of disturbance to habitat of listed species in the BC Act.
(e) Jorgensen Park is a Crown Reserve zoned under the Metropolitan Region Scheme as a Regional Open Space. The reserve is vested in the City of Kalamunda for the purpose of ‘conservation and recreation’. As the reserve is already vested for conservation, no conditions are required on clearing permits CPS 11036/1 and CPS 10801/1 relating to the conservation in perpetuity of the reserve. Undertaking revegetation within an area that is already reserved for conservation aligns with the intent of the principles relating to security of offsets in the WA Environmental Offsets Policy 2011 and WA Environmental Offsets Guidelines 2014 .
Conditions of clearing permits CPS 11036/1 and CPS 10801/1 requires the City of Kalamunda to commence revegetation within Jorgensen Park offset areas within 24 months of the commencement of clearing.
(f) No registration on the certificate of title or conditions on clearing permits CPS 11036/1 and CPS 10801/1 is required as the reserve is a Class C Crown Reserve vested for ‘conservation and recreation’, which provides an enduring land use setting consistent with the intent of environmental offset requirements.
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