PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION 1
Submission by: John Dival 1
Farmer 1
2Summary 4
4Introduction 7
5The history of the problem 8
5.1A State Conservation Strategy for Western Australia 8
5.2Intergovernmental Agreements 8
5.3State Cabinet 9
5.4Green-letter laws 10
6agency ethics and Intergovernmental agreements 11
6.1Public Sector Code of Ethics 11
JUSTICE 11
Fairness and Equity 12
Lawful obedience 12
RESPECT FOR PERSONS 12
Openness 12
6.2Intergovernmental Agreements On The Environment 13
6.3Biodiversity value? 13
6.4Agreement content 14
From The Inter Governmental Agreement on the Environment 14
From The National Strategy for Economically Sustainable Development 14
1.5.1 Incentives for conservation 15
6.5Agreement compliance 15
6.5.1KEY LEGISLATION AND POLICY 16
6.6Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945 16
6.7Environmental Protection Act 1986 17
6.8Town Planning and Development Act 18
6.9Policies and guidelines. 18
6.9.1Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) 18
6.9.2Draft regrowth policy 19
6.10Dubious practices 19
6.11The role of Agriculture Western Australia. 20
6.12The role of the EPA, DEP 21
7Equity in dealing with land clearing 22
7.1Equity at a local level 22
7.2Equity at a National level 23
7.3Final Report of the Native Vegetation Working Group 24
8Conclusion 24
9REFERENCES 26
