❓ A member of parliament questions the Minister for Mines and Petroleum regarding potential conflicts of interest arising from the Mulga Rock uranium project and the involvement of a former MP. The Minister assures that measures are in place to manage such conflicts.
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MULGA ROCK
URANIUM PROJECT — VIMY RESOURCES — HON CHERYL EDWARDES
235. Mr W.J. JOHNSTON to the
Minister for Mines and Petroleum:
I refer to the ministerXXX ###XXXs
media release of 19 March 2015, which states —
Mr Marmion said milestones like this weekXXX ###XXXs Mulga Rock uranium ore announcement and the
recent conditional approval of the Kintyre project augered well for the future.
(1) When did the
minister know that the Mulga Rock uranium project was operated by Vimy Resources Ltd?
(2) When did the minister discover that Hon Cheryl Edwardes is the chair of Vimy Resources?
(3) What did the minister do to manage potential conflicts of
interest in his office?
URANIUM PROJECT — VIMY RESOURCES — HON CHERYL EDWARDES
235. Mr W.J. JOHNSTON to the
Minister for Mines and Petroleum:
I refer to the ministerXXX ###XXXs
media release of 19 March 2015, which states —
Mr Marmion said milestones like this weekXXX ###XXXs Mulga Rock uranium ore announcement and the
recent conditional approval of the Kintyre project augered well for the future.
(1) When did the
minister know that the Mulga Rock uranium project was operated by Vimy Resources Ltd?
(2) When did the minister discover that Hon Cheryl Edwardes is the chair of Vimy Resources?
(3) What did the minister do to manage potential conflicts of
interest in his office?
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(1)–(3)
I thank the member for Cannington for the question. I have arrangements in my
office whereby if any issue related to mining might conflict with any member in
my office, that interest has to be declared. In the case of Vimy Resources, Peter Conran has a formal notice from my
chief of staff stating that anything to do with Vimy Resources is dealt with by my policy officer and not by my chief of staff, and
that has been the case in this instance.
I thank the member for Cannington for the question. I have arrangements in my
office whereby if any issue related to mining might conflict with any member in
my office, that interest has to be declared. In the case of Vimy Resources, Peter Conran has a formal notice from my
chief of staff stating that anything to do with Vimy Resources is dealt with by my policy officer and not by my chief of staff, and
that has been the case in this instance.
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