❓ Mr. Tallentire questions the Minister about establishing an independent 'approvals reform office' for environmental approvals. The Minister responds that the government has already achieved substantial reforms and coordinates approvals reform through an existing working group.
AnsweredQoN 1846Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the Office of the Environmental Protection Authority (OEPA) and ask, is the Minister considering the establishment of an independent ‘approvals reform office’ responsible for overseeing the implementation of government-endorsed reform recommendations, and if not, why not?
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Answered
12 March 2014
Responded by
Minister for Environment
Response time
21 days
No. The Liberal National Government has achieved substantial reforms to approvals processes since being elected. Approvals reform is coordinated through the Directors General Working Group chaired by the Department of Premier and Cabinet and this is considered to be performing well.
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