MURUJUGA ROCK ART
MONITORING PROGRAM
1607. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the parliamentary secretary representing the
Minister for Environment:
I refer to the Murujuga rock art
monitoring program.
(1) Has a monitoring
report for the 2023–24 monitoring period been provided to the WA
government; and, if so, when?
(2) Has the government provided comments on this
report; and, if so, will the minister table this communication?
(3) When will the 2023–24 MRAMP
report be released?
(4) Will the
results of this report be considered by the minister when making a decision on
Woodside's proposed North West Shelf extension?
(5) If not, why not?
Hon DARREN
WEST replied:
I thank the honourable member for some
notice of the question. This answer was correct as of Thursday, 14 November. On
behalf of the Minister for Environment, I provide the following answer.
(1) The monitoring program's draft 2024
monitoring studies technical report was submitted to the Department of
Water and Environmental Regulation to begin the independent peer review in June
2024. When the peer review process is finalised, the documents will require
joint approval by DWER and the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation prior to
publication.
(2) DWER and MAC have provided feedback on this draft
report. In addition, a panel of independent scientific experts are
reviewing the draft 2024 report and the peer reviewers' comments will
be published alongside the package of documents.
(3) The 2024 technical monitoring studies report is
expected to be published in early 2025 following completion of the peer
review process.
(4)–(5) All relevant
information will be considered when making decisions about the proposed
extension.