❓ A parliamentary question regarding the Minister's statement on nuclear industries and the Shire of Esperance's planning amendment to remain 'nuclear free', focusing on potential economic impacts on mining. The Minister clarifies the amendment's scope and its limited impact.
AnsweredQoN 2411Legislative Assembly
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(1) What is the ‘long-term environmental hazard posed by nuclear industries’ as stated in the Minister’s media statement of 28 January 2004?
(2) What proposals to import or otherwise handle nuclear materials within the Shire of Esperance is the Minister aware of?
(3) If none, what legislation for which the Minister is responsible gives her and the Shire of Esperance the power to use planning instruments to make political statements?
(4) Is the Minister aware that the Esperance community derives a significant proportion of its economic prosperity from mining and, if yes, what impact does the Minister believe this action will have on community support for current or future mining or related activities within the Shire and within Western Australia as a whole?
(2) What proposals to import or otherwise handle nuclear materials within the Shire of Esperance is the Minister aware of?
(3) If none, what legislation for which the Minister is responsible gives her and the Shire of Esperance the power to use planning instruments to make political statements?
(4) Is the Minister aware that the Esperance community derives a significant proportion of its economic prosperity from mining and, if yes, what impact does the Minister believe this action will have on community support for current or future mining or related activities within the Shire and within Western Australia as a whole?
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Answered
4 May 2004
Responded by
Minister for Planning and Infrastructure
Response time
63 days
(2) Nil. (3) The Shire of Esperance initiated the Amendment in order to keep its area nuclear free whilst allowing for some incidental and beneficial uses. It considered that any possible benefit associated with the use, extraction, processing or storage of nuclear material within the Shire would be far outweighed by the detrimental impact associated with such activities over time. The Amendment was valid on the proviso the relevant provisions were sufficiently interlinked with the use and development of land. (4) Yes. The Amendment only bans the mining of radioactive minerals and specifically exempts the mining of non-radioactive minerals where radioactive minerals may be present such as mineral sands. Therefore, the Amendment will not have an adverse impact on the economy of the Shire or Western Australia.
(3) The Shire of Esperance initiated the Amendment in order to keep its area nuclear free whilst allowing for some incidental and beneficial uses. It considered that any possible benefit associated with the use, extraction, processing or storage of nuclear material within the Shire would be far outweighed by the detrimental impact associated with such activities over time. The Amendment was valid on the proviso the relevant provisions were sufficiently interlinked with the use and development of land. (4) Yes. The Amendment only bans the mining of radioactive minerals and specifically exempts the mining of non-radioactive minerals where radioactive minerals may be present such as mineral sands. Therefore, the Amendment will not have an adverse impact on the economy of the Shire or Western Australia.
(4) Yes. The Amendment only bans the mining of radioactive minerals and specifically exempts the mining of non-radioactive minerals where radioactive minerals may be present such as mineral sands. Therefore, the Amendment will not have an adverse impact on the economy of the Shire or Western Australia.
(3) The Shire of Esperance initiated the Amendment in order to keep its area nuclear free whilst allowing for some incidental and beneficial uses. It considered that any possible benefit associated with the use, extraction, processing or storage of nuclear material within the Shire would be far outweighed by the detrimental impact associated with such activities over time. The Amendment was valid on the proviso the relevant provisions were sufficiently interlinked with the use and development of land. (4) Yes. The Amendment only bans the mining of radioactive minerals and specifically exempts the mining of non-radioactive minerals where radioactive minerals may be present such as mineral sands. Therefore, the Amendment will not have an adverse impact on the economy of the Shire or Western Australia.
(4) Yes. The Amendment only bans the mining of radioactive minerals and specifically exempts the mining of non-radioactive minerals where radioactive minerals may be present such as mineral sands. Therefore, the Amendment will not have an adverse impact on the economy of the Shire or Western Australia.
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