❓ A parliamentary question seeks clarification on external advice received by the Department of State Development and the Minister regarding the Balmoral South Iron Ore Project. The response indicates no external consultant advice was received, but internal briefings and inter-departmental liaison occurred.
AnsweredQoN 2438Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to the Project Proposal Submission
for Balmoral South Iron Ore Project, and specifically to the comments by the
Minister on the 10 June where the Minister refers to his assumption that ‘the
Department would have received advice’ and ask: (a) did the Department receive any advice from external
consultants; (b) did the Minister receive
any advice from external consultants; (c)
did Mr Geoffrey Wedgewood give any advice on this matter; and (d) was any work performed by consultants on this
matter prior to the Department issuing its recommendation?
for Balmoral South Iron Ore Project, and specifically to the comments by the
Minister on the 10 June where the Minister refers to his assumption that ‘the
Department would have received advice’ and ask: (a) did the Department receive any advice from external
consultants; (b) did the Minister receive
any advice from external consultants; (c)
did Mr Geoffrey Wedgewood give any advice on this matter; and (d) was any work performed by consultants on this
matter prior to the Department issuing its recommendation?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
12 August 2014
Responded by
Minister for State Development
Response time
48 days
The Department of State Development advises:
(a)-(b) and (d) No. The Department liaised with other relevant departments and the State Solicitors Office
(c) The Department briefed Mr Wedgewood on this matter.
(a)-(b) and (d) No. The Department liaised with other relevant departments and the State Solicitors Office
(c) The Department briefed Mr Wedgewood on this matter.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.