❓ Hon. Norman Moore questions the Minister for Resources regarding the reduction in mining tenement applications, highlighting that withdrawn/lapsed applications exceed the total decrease. The Minister acknowledges the issue and outlines a plan to allocate $3.5 million over three years to hire additional staff to address the backlog.
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MINING TENEMENT APPLICATIONS 574. Hon NORMAN MOORE to the Leader of the House representing the Minister for Resources: I refer the minister to the drop in mining tenement applications stalled in the approval process from 18 823 to 16 506 over the year to February 2008. (1) Is the minister aware that 2 745 withdrawn or lapsed applications account for more than the total fall in the number outstanding? (2) As the total number of outstanding tenement applications awaiting approval has not fallen due to any improvement in the approval process, will the minister indicate what, if anything, he intends to do to improve the situation? Hon KIM CHANCE
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I thank the Leader of the Opposition. (1) Yes, although it should be noted that 845 of the 2 745 lapsed applications are a direct result of the approval process for exploration titles. (2) An amount of $3.5 million over three years has been provided for additional staff to reduce the backlog.
MINING TENEMENT APPLICATIONS
I refer the minister to the drop in mining tenement applications stalled in the approval process from 18 823 to 16 506 over the year to February 2008. (1) Is the minister aware that 2 745 withdrawn or lapsed applications account for more than the total fall in the number outstanding? (2) As the total number of outstanding tenement applications awaiting approval has not fallen due to any improvement in the approval process, will the minister indicate what, if anything, he intends to do to improve the situation? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the Leader of the Opposition. (1) Yes, although it should be noted that 845 of the 2 745 lapsed applications are a direct result of the approval process for exploration titles. (2) An amount of $3.5 million over three years has been provided for additional staff to reduce the backlog.
(1) Is the minister aware that 2 745 withdrawn or lapsed applications account for more than the total fall in the number outstanding? (2) As the total number of outstanding tenement applications awaiting approval has not fallen due to any improvement in the approval process, will the minister indicate what, if anything, he intends to do to improve the situation? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the Leader of the Opposition. (1) Yes, although it should be noted that 845 of the 2 745 lapsed applications are a direct result of the approval process for exploration titles. (2) An amount of $3.5 million over three years has been provided for additional staff to reduce the backlog.
(2) As the total number of outstanding tenement applications awaiting approval has not fallen due to any improvement in the approval process, will the minister indicate what, if anything, he intends to do to improve the situation? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the Leader of the Opposition. (1) Yes, although it should be noted that 845 of the 2 745 lapsed applications are a direct result of the approval process for exploration titles. (2) An amount of $3.5 million over three years has been provided for additional staff to reduce the backlog.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the Leader of the Opposition. (1) Yes, although it should be noted that 845 of the 2 745 lapsed applications are a direct result of the approval process for exploration titles. (2) An amount of $3.5 million over three years has been provided for additional staff to reduce the backlog.
I thank the Leader of the Opposition. (1) Yes, although it should be noted that 845 of the 2 745 lapsed applications are a direct result of the approval process for exploration titles. (2) An amount of $3.5 million over three years has been provided for additional staff to reduce the backlog.
(1) Yes, although it should be noted that 845 of the 2 745 lapsed applications are a direct result of the approval process for exploration titles. (2) An amount of $3.5 million over three years has been provided for additional staff to reduce the backlog.
(2) An amount of $3.5 million over three years has been provided for additional staff to reduce the backlog.
MINING TENEMENT APPLICATIONS
I refer the minister to the drop in mining tenement applications stalled in the approval process from 18 823 to 16 506 over the year to February 2008. (1) Is the minister aware that 2 745 withdrawn or lapsed applications account for more than the total fall in the number outstanding? (2) As the total number of outstanding tenement applications awaiting approval has not fallen due to any improvement in the approval process, will the minister indicate what, if anything, he intends to do to improve the situation? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the Leader of the Opposition. (1) Yes, although it should be noted that 845 of the 2 745 lapsed applications are a direct result of the approval process for exploration titles. (2) An amount of $3.5 million over three years has been provided for additional staff to reduce the backlog.
(1) Is the minister aware that 2 745 withdrawn or lapsed applications account for more than the total fall in the number outstanding? (2) As the total number of outstanding tenement applications awaiting approval has not fallen due to any improvement in the approval process, will the minister indicate what, if anything, he intends to do to improve the situation? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the Leader of the Opposition. (1) Yes, although it should be noted that 845 of the 2 745 lapsed applications are a direct result of the approval process for exploration titles. (2) An amount of $3.5 million over three years has been provided for additional staff to reduce the backlog.
(2) As the total number of outstanding tenement applications awaiting approval has not fallen due to any improvement in the approval process, will the minister indicate what, if anything, he intends to do to improve the situation? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the Leader of the Opposition. (1) Yes, although it should be noted that 845 of the 2 745 lapsed applications are a direct result of the approval process for exploration titles. (2) An amount of $3.5 million over three years has been provided for additional staff to reduce the backlog.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the Leader of the Opposition. (1) Yes, although it should be noted that 845 of the 2 745 lapsed applications are a direct result of the approval process for exploration titles. (2) An amount of $3.5 million over three years has been provided for additional staff to reduce the backlog.
I thank the Leader of the Opposition. (1) Yes, although it should be noted that 845 of the 2 745 lapsed applications are a direct result of the approval process for exploration titles. (2) An amount of $3.5 million over three years has been provided for additional staff to reduce the backlog.
(1) Yes, although it should be noted that 845 of the 2 745 lapsed applications are a direct result of the approval process for exploration titles. (2) An amount of $3.5 million over three years has been provided for additional staff to reduce the backlog.
(2) An amount of $3.5 million over three years has been provided for additional staff to reduce the backlog.
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