❓ Hon Ken Baston asks the Minister for Environment whether the government will release the Independent Scientific Panel's report on hydraulic fracture stimulation (fracking) in its entirety and before the end of the final Legislative Council sitting week. The Minister confirms the report will be released but doesn't commit to a specific timeframe.
AnsweredQoN 1164Legislative Council
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INDEPENDENT SCIENTIFIC
PANEL INQUIRY INTOHYDRAULIC FRACTURE STIMULATION IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
1164. Hon KEN BASTON to the Minister for Environment:
I refer to the Independent
Scientific Panel Inquiry into Hydraulic Fracture Stimulation in Western Australia.
(1) Will the government release the
panel's report in its entirety?
(2) Will the
report and the government's response be released before the end of the
final Legislative Council sitting week?
PANEL INQUIRY INTOHYDRAULIC FRACTURE STIMULATION IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
1164. Hon KEN BASTON to the Minister for Environment:
I refer to the Independent
Scientific Panel Inquiry into Hydraulic Fracture Stimulation in Western Australia.
(1) Will the government release the
panel's report in its entirety?
(2) Will the
report and the government's response be released before the end of the
final Legislative Council sitting week?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) Yes.
(2) The
government is currently considering the report's findings and
recommendations, and formulating a response.
some notice of the question.
(1) Yes.
(2) The
government is currently considering the report's findings and
recommendations, and formulating a response.
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