❓ A WA parliamentary question addresses concerns about mining investment attractiveness due to 'red and green tape'. The government responds that parallel processing is in place and funding has been allocated to reduce the mining titles backlog.
AnsweredQoN 738Legislative Council
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MINING APPROVALS
I refer to the survey released by ResourceStocks on 31 August 2007, which shows that Australia slipped from first on the list of the safest countries for mining investment in 2004 to eighth on the list in 2007 - behind countries such as Botswana and Namibia. (1) Is the minister aware of reported comments by ResourceStocks editor Ron Berryman that - . . . WA was identified in a number of survey responses as pulling down the Australian average because of the significant layers of ‘red and green tape’ that were hindering the mining industry . . . ? (2) Given that at 9 May this year, there were 7 424 applications for mining leases and 4 598 applications for mineral exploration licences awaiting approval, and given that the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia has publicly supported the need for a parallel approvals process - (a) does the Carpenter government intend to introduce a parallel approvals process; and (b) if not, why not; and (c) if so, what is the progress to date? Hon JON FORD
I refer to the survey released by ResourceStocks on 31 August 2007, which shows that Australia slipped from first on the list of the safest countries for mining investment in 2004 to eighth on the list in 2007 - behind countries such as Botswana and Namibia. (1) Is the minister aware of reported comments by ResourceStocks editor Ron Berryman that - . . . WA was identified in a number of survey responses as pulling down the Australian average because of the significant layers of ‘red and green tape’ that were hindering the mining industry . . . ? (2) Given that at 9 May this year, there were 7 424 applications for mining leases and 4 598 applications for mineral exploration licences awaiting approval, and given that the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia has publicly supported the need for a parallel approvals process - (a) does the Carpenter government intend to introduce a parallel approvals process; and (b) if not, why not; and (c) if so, what is the progress to date? Hon JON FORD
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On behalf of the Leader of the House, I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Resources has supplied the following answer. (1) No. (2) (a)-(b) Parallel processing practices have been introduced as part of everyday processing for applications for mining titles in Western Australia. For example, whilst applications are in the commonwealth government’s Native Title Act 1993 statutory four or six months’ future act process, local processing and state referrals are undertaken as required. The government also announced last week that an additional $3 million over three years and a further $500 000 in ongoing funding has been provided to the Department of Industry and Resources to engage additional resources to reduce the mining titles backlog. (c) The overall backlog figure is being reduced.
(1) Is the minister aware of reported comments by ResourceStocks editor Ron Berryman that - . . . WA was identified in a number of survey responses as pulling down the Australian average because of the significant layers of ‘red and green tape’ that were hindering the mining industry . . . ? (2) Given that at 9 May this year, there were 7 424 applications for mining leases and 4 598 applications for mineral exploration licences awaiting approval, and given that the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia has publicly supported the need for a parallel approvals process - (a) does the Carpenter government intend to introduce a parallel approvals process; and (b) if not, why not; and (c) if so, what is the progress to date? Hon JON FORD replied: On behalf of the Leader of the House, I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Resources has supplied the following answer. (1) No. (2) (a)-(b) Parallel processing practices have been introduced as part of everyday processing for applications for mining titles in Western Australia. For example, whilst applications are in the commonwealth government’s Native Title Act 1993 statutory four or six months’ future act process, local processing and state referrals are undertaken as required. The government also announced last week that an additional $3 million over three years and a further $500 000 in ongoing funding has been provided to the Department of Industry and Resources to engage additional resources to reduce the mining titles backlog. (c) The overall backlog figure is being reduced.
(b) if not, why not; and (c) if so, what is the progress to date?
(c) if so, what is the progress to date?
On behalf of the Leader of the House, I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Resources has supplied the following answer. (1) No. (2) (a)-(b) Parallel processing practices have been introduced as part of everyday processing for applications for mining titles in Western Australia. For example, whilst applications are in the commonwealth government’s Native Title Act 1993 statutory four or six months’ future act process, local processing and state referrals are undertaken as required. The government also announced last week that an additional $3 million over three years and a further $500 000 in ongoing funding has been provided to the Department of Industry and Resources to engage additional resources to reduce the mining titles backlog. (c) The overall backlog figure is being reduced.
(1) No. (2) (a)-(b) Parallel processing practices have been introduced as part of everyday processing for applications for mining titles in Western Australia. For example, whilst applications are in the commonwealth government’s Native Title Act 1993 statutory four or six months’ future act process, local processing and state referrals are undertaken as required. The government also announced last week that an additional $3 million over three years and a further $500 000 in ongoing funding has been provided to the Department of Industry and Resources to engage additional resources to reduce the mining titles backlog. (c) The overall backlog figure is being reduced.
(2) (a)-(b) Parallel processing practices have been introduced as part of everyday processing for applications for mining titles in Western Australia. For example, whilst applications are in the commonwealth government’s Native Title Act 1993 statutory four or six months’ future act process, local processing and state referrals are undertaken as required. The government also announced last week that an additional $3 million over three years and a further $500 000 in ongoing funding has been provided to the Department of Industry and Resources to engage additional resources to reduce the mining titles backlog. (c) The overall backlog figure is being reduced.
(1) Is the minister aware of reported comments by ResourceStocks editor Ron Berryman that - . . . WA was identified in a number of survey responses as pulling down the Australian average because of the significant layers of ‘red and green tape’ that were hindering the mining industry . . . ? (2) Given that at 9 May this year, there were 7 424 applications for mining leases and 4 598 applications for mineral exploration licences awaiting approval, and given that the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia has publicly supported the need for a parallel approvals process - (a) does the Carpenter government intend to introduce a parallel approvals process; and (b) if not, why not; and (c) if so, what is the progress to date? Hon JON FORD replied: On behalf of the Leader of the House, I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Resources has supplied the following answer. (1) No. (2) (a)-(b) Parallel processing practices have been introduced as part of everyday processing for applications for mining titles in Western Australia. For example, whilst applications are in the commonwealth government’s Native Title Act 1993 statutory four or six months’ future act process, local processing and state referrals are undertaken as required. The government also announced last week that an additional $3 million over three years and a further $500 000 in ongoing funding has been provided to the Department of Industry and Resources to engage additional resources to reduce the mining titles backlog. (c) The overall backlog figure is being reduced.
(b) if not, why not; and (c) if so, what is the progress to date?
(c) if so, what is the progress to date?
On behalf of the Leader of the House, I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Resources has supplied the following answer. (1) No. (2) (a)-(b) Parallel processing practices have been introduced as part of everyday processing for applications for mining titles in Western Australia. For example, whilst applications are in the commonwealth government’s Native Title Act 1993 statutory four or six months’ future act process, local processing and state referrals are undertaken as required. The government also announced last week that an additional $3 million over three years and a further $500 000 in ongoing funding has been provided to the Department of Industry and Resources to engage additional resources to reduce the mining titles backlog. (c) The overall backlog figure is being reduced.
(1) No. (2) (a)-(b) Parallel processing practices have been introduced as part of everyday processing for applications for mining titles in Western Australia. For example, whilst applications are in the commonwealth government’s Native Title Act 1993 statutory four or six months’ future act process, local processing and state referrals are undertaken as required. The government also announced last week that an additional $3 million over three years and a further $500 000 in ongoing funding has been provided to the Department of Industry and Resources to engage additional resources to reduce the mining titles backlog. (c) The overall backlog figure is being reduced.
(2) (a)-(b) Parallel processing practices have been introduced as part of everyday processing for applications for mining titles in Western Australia. For example, whilst applications are in the commonwealth government’s Native Title Act 1993 statutory four or six months’ future act process, local processing and state referrals are undertaken as required. The government also announced last week that an additional $3 million over three years and a further $500 000 in ongoing funding has been provided to the Department of Industry and Resources to engage additional resources to reduce the mining titles backlog. (c) The overall backlog figure is being reduced.
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