❓ Dr. Steve Thomas questions the Minister regarding a meeting with Griffin Coal stakeholders, specifically seeking details on attendees, selection criteria, and record-keeping practices. The Minister provides a list of attendees and explains the selection process, noting the discussions were general and no specific agreements were reached.
AnsweredQoN 611Legislative Council
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GRIFFIN COAL
611. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the minister representing the
Minister for State and Industry Development, Jobs and Trade:
I refer to my questions without
notice 418 and 540 of 30 March and 17 May 2023 regarding the negotiations on
the extension of the Collie Coal (Griffin) state agreement, which is due to
expire at the end of June 2023.
(1) Will the
minister detail the names and roles and capacity of all attending stakeholders
at the meeting on 23 March 2023 when the Minister for State Development
formally met with all Griffin stakeholders?
(2) Who
determined the attendees at this ministerial meeting, and what criteria was
applied to determine stakeholder status?
(3) Is it standard practice and protocol that no
records, minutes, notations, recordings, or documentation of discussions
or follow-up actions are compiled in ministerial meetings undertaken by the
Minister for State Development?
611. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the minister representing the
Minister for State and Industry Development, Jobs and Trade:
I refer to my questions without
notice 418 and 540 of 30 March and 17 May 2023 regarding the negotiations on
the extension of the Collie Coal (Griffin) state agreement, which is due to
expire at the end of June 2023.
(1) Will the
minister detail the names and roles and capacity of all attending stakeholders
at the meeting on 23 March 2023 when the Minister for State Development
formally met with all Griffin stakeholders?
(2) Who
determined the attendees at this ministerial meeting, and what criteria was
applied to determine stakeholder status?
(3) Is it standard practice and protocol that no
records, minutes, notations, recordings, or documentation of discussions
or follow-up actions are compiled in ministerial meetings undertaken by the
Minister for State Development?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the Leader of the Opposition
for some notice of the question. The following answer is provided by me on
behalf of the Minister for State and Industry Development, Jobs and Trade.
(1) Griffin Coal stakeholders
that attended the meeting of 23 March 2023 were as follows: Matt Donnelly,
Griffin Coal receiver and manager; Sean Holmes, Griffin Coal receiver and
manager; Grant Sparks, Griffin Coal receiver and manager; Anjan Pal,
representative of ICICI Bank, a Griffin Coal–secured creditor; Tamojit
Mondal, representative of ICICI Bank, a Griffin Coal–secured creditor;
Dev Sindhu, representative of Oceania Resources, a Griffin Coal–secured
creditor.
(2) At government's request, Griffin's
receivers and managers identified appropriate Griffin Coal stakeholders to attend the meeting.
(3) The
discussions were general in nature and no specific agreements or outcomes were
reached.
for some notice of the question. The following answer is provided by me on
behalf of the Minister for State and Industry Development, Jobs and Trade.
(1) Griffin Coal stakeholders
that attended the meeting of 23 March 2023 were as follows: Matt Donnelly,
Griffin Coal receiver and manager; Sean Holmes, Griffin Coal receiver and
manager; Grant Sparks, Griffin Coal receiver and manager; Anjan Pal,
representative of ICICI Bank, a Griffin Coal–secured creditor; Tamojit
Mondal, representative of ICICI Bank, a Griffin Coal–secured creditor;
Dev Sindhu, representative of Oceania Resources, a Griffin Coal–secured
creditor.
(2) At government's request, Griffin's
receivers and managers identified appropriate Griffin Coal stakeholders to attend the meeting.
(3) The
discussions were general in nature and no specific agreements or outcomes were
reached.
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