House of Assembly - Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3)
2009-05-13 Daily Xml

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BUSHFIRE TASK FORCE

458 The Hon. G.M. GUNN (Stuart) (10 March 2009).

1. What assurances are there that bushfire prevention officers employed by councils are not impeded or prevented from undertaking hazard reduction programs by Native Vegetation Council officers?

2. What assurances are there that the mowing of roadside vegetation is not prevented when authorised by fire prevention officers?

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Minister for Environment and Conservation, Minister for Early Childhood Development, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation, Minister Assisting the Premier in Cabinet Business and Public Sector Management):

1. Bushfire prevention officers can undertake hazard reduction programs in accordance with a bushfire prevention plan that has been prepared by the district bushfire prevention committee and endorsed by the Native Vegetation Council.

2. The mowing of roadsides for fire prevention purposes would also be part of the bushfire prevention plan.