❓ Hon Robin Chapple questions the Minister for State Development regarding concerns raised by Mr. L Dilley about the Cooke Review's failure to investigate specific environmental and public safety issues, alleging a waste of resources and potential deception.
AnsweredQoN 1647Legislative Council
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I refer to a letter I understand is dated 27 November 2003 from Mr L Dilley addressed to the Minister for State Development with serious concerns about the Cooke Review -
(1) Has the Minister received the above letter dated 27 November 2003?
(2) If yes to (1) on what date was it received?
(3) Is it correct that part of the letter states ‘As far as I am concerned the Cooke Review appears to have been a waste of everybody’s time and resources as my issues I raised way back with senior commissioner Fielding and then later with Robert Laing have not been investigated despite promises from Mr Tony Cooke and Ms Lisa Johnson that they would be. I honestly feel that I have been deceived and cheated through no fault of my own, and yet my concerns have not been investigated by Tony Cooke. I realise Mr Cooke may be busy, but my experience in life tells me that you don’t tell people repeatedly one thing and do the exact opposite and not even bother to investigate all of my concerns’?
(4) If no to (3) what specifically does the letter state?
(5) Can the Minister explain how is it that you as the Minister can allow all the matters raised in Mr L Dilley’s letter to occur without having the Cooke Review investigate all of his environmental and public safety concerns which was supposedly why the Cooke review was commissioned?
(6) If no to (5) why not?
(7) Can the Minister explain what was the purpose of having the Cooke Review when all the serious and important matters Mr L Dilley has previously raised with Commissioner Fielding and Robert Laing have not even been investigated as part of the Cooke review?
(8) If no to (7) why not?
(1) Has the Minister received the above letter dated 27 November 2003?
(2) If yes to (1) on what date was it received?
(3) Is it correct that part of the letter states ‘As far as I am concerned the Cooke Review appears to have been a waste of everybody’s time and resources as my issues I raised way back with senior commissioner Fielding and then later with Robert Laing have not been investigated despite promises from Mr Tony Cooke and Ms Lisa Johnson that they would be. I honestly feel that I have been deceived and cheated through no fault of my own, and yet my concerns have not been investigated by Tony Cooke. I realise Mr Cooke may be busy, but my experience in life tells me that you don’t tell people repeatedly one thing and do the exact opposite and not even bother to investigate all of my concerns’?
(4) If no to (3) what specifically does the letter state?
(5) Can the Minister explain how is it that you as the Minister can allow all the matters raised in Mr L Dilley’s letter to occur without having the Cooke Review investigate all of his environmental and public safety concerns which was supposedly why the Cooke review was commissioned?
(6) If no to (5) why not?
(7) Can the Minister explain what was the purpose of having the Cooke Review when all the serious and important matters Mr L Dilley has previously raised with Commissioner Fielding and Robert Laing have not even been investigated as part of the Cooke review?
(8) If no to (7) why not?
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Answered
30 March 2004
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for State Development
Response time
109 days
(1) Yes. (2) 28 November 2003. (3) The letter states in part: "As far as I am concerned the Cooke Review appears to have been a total waste of everybody's time and resources as my issues I raised way back with Senior Commissioner Fielding and then later with Robert Laing have not been investigated despite promises from Mr Tony Cooke and Ms Lisa Johnson that they would be. I honestly feel I have been deceived and cheated through no fault of my own, and yet my concerns have not been investigated by Tony Cooke. I realise Mr Cooke may be busy, but my experience in life tells me that you don't tell people repeatedly one thing and do the exact opposite and not even bother to investigate all of my concerns. I hope you as a responsible Minister can somehow put Mr Cooke back on the right destination as to what he should be doing, because as it currently stands the Cooke review appears to have been nothing more than a pathetic attempt and charade designed for your department to avoid serious problems in the way that it administers and enforces legislation in the mining industry. The serious issues that I wish to have investigated are seriously impacting upon public safety and the environment. By Tony Cooke's avoidance of investigating and dealing with my issues it shows that the Cooke Review is an overall farce that lacks any decency or integrity towards responsibly addressing all the matters and issues at hand. The sad part is the future will continue with a legacy of your department avoiding public disclosure of their biased, inconsistent, deplorable conduct causing serious harm to peoples lives, their homes and their livelihoods." (4) N/A. (5) The review undertaken by Mr Tony Cooke is one in which he independently reports his findings and recommendations. (6) N/A. (7) The Cooke Review was given terms of reference outlining those matters subject to the review. (8) N/A.
(2) 28 November 2003. (3) The letter states in part: "As far as I am concerned the Cooke Review appears to have been a total waste of everybody's time and resources as my issues I raised way back with Senior Commissioner Fielding and then later with Robert Laing have not been investigated despite promises from Mr Tony Cooke and Ms Lisa Johnson that they would be. I honestly feel I have been deceived and cheated through no fault of my own, and yet my concerns have not been investigated by Tony Cooke. I realise Mr Cooke may be busy, but my experience in life tells me that you don't tell people repeatedly one thing and do the exact opposite and not even bother to investigate all of my concerns. I hope you as a responsible Minister can somehow put Mr Cooke back on the right destination as to what he should be doing, because as it currently stands the Cooke review appears to have been nothing more than a pathetic attempt and charade designed for your department to avoid serious problems in the way that it administers and enforces legislation in the mining industry. The serious issues that I wish to have investigated are seriously impacting upon public safety and the environment. By Tony Cooke's avoidance of investigating and dealing with my issues it shows that the Cooke Review is an overall farce that lacks any decency or integrity towards responsibly addressing all the matters and issues at hand. The sad part is the future will continue with a legacy of your department avoiding public disclosure of their biased, inconsistent, deplorable conduct causing serious harm to peoples lives, their homes and their livelihoods." (4) N/A. (5) The review undertaken by Mr Tony Cooke is one in which he independently reports his findings and recommendations. (6) N/A. (7) The Cooke Review was given terms of reference outlining those matters subject to the review. (8) N/A.
(3) The letter states in part: "As far as I am concerned the Cooke Review appears to have been a total waste of everybody's time and resources as my issues I raised way back with Senior Commissioner Fielding and then later with Robert Laing have not been investigated despite promises from Mr Tony Cooke and Ms Lisa Johnson that they would be. I honestly feel I have been deceived and cheated through no fault of my own, and yet my concerns have not been investigated by Tony Cooke. I realise Mr Cooke may be busy, but my experience in life tells me that you don't tell people repeatedly one thing and do the exact opposite and not even bother to investigate all of my concerns. I hope you as a responsible Minister can somehow put Mr Cooke back on the right destination as to what he should be doing, because as it currently stands the Cooke review appears to have been nothing more than a pathetic attempt and charade designed for your department to avoid serious problems in the way that it administers and enforces legislation in the mining industry. The serious issues that I wish to have investigated are seriously impacting upon public safety and the environment. By Tony Cooke's avoidance of investigating and dealing with my issues it shows that the Cooke Review is an overall farce that lacks any decency or integrity towards responsibly addressing all the matters and issues at hand. The sad part is the future will continue with a legacy of your department avoiding public disclosure of their biased, inconsistent, deplorable conduct causing serious harm to peoples lives, their homes and their livelihoods." (4) N/A. (5) The review undertaken by Mr Tony Cooke is one in which he independently reports his findings and recommendations. (6) N/A. (7) The Cooke Review was given terms of reference outlining those matters subject to the review. (8) N/A.
I realise Mr Cooke may be busy, but my experience in life tells me that you don't tell people repeatedly one thing and do the exact opposite and not even bother to investigate all of my concerns. I hope you as a responsible Minister can somehow put Mr Cooke back on the right destination as to what he should be doing, because as it currently stands the Cooke review appears to have been nothing more than a pathetic attempt and charade designed for your department to avoid serious problems in the way that it administers and enforces legislation in the mining industry. The serious issues that I wish to have investigated are seriously impacting upon public safety and the environment. By Tony Cooke's avoidance of investigating and dealing with my issues it shows that the Cooke Review is an overall farce that lacks any decency or integrity towards responsibly addressing all the matters and issues at hand. The sad part is the future will continue with a legacy of your department avoiding public disclosure of their biased, inconsistent, deplorable conduct causing serious harm to peoples lives, their homes and their livelihoods." (4) N/A. (5) The review undertaken by Mr Tony Cooke is one in which he independently reports his findings and recommendations. (6) N/A. (7) The Cooke Review was given terms of reference outlining those matters subject to the review. (8) N/A.
I hope you as a responsible Minister can somehow put Mr Cooke back on the right destination as to what he should be doing, because as it currently stands the Cooke review appears to have been nothing more than a pathetic attempt and charade designed for your department to avoid serious problems in the way that it administers and enforces legislation in the mining industry. The serious issues that I wish to have investigated are seriously impacting upon public safety and the environment. By Tony Cooke's avoidance of investigating and dealing with my issues it shows that the Cooke Review is an overall farce that lacks any decency or integrity towards responsibly addressing all the matters and issues at hand. The sad part is the future will continue with a legacy of your department avoiding public disclosure of their biased, inconsistent, deplorable conduct causing serious harm to peoples lives, their homes and their livelihoods." (4) N/A. (5) The review undertaken by Mr Tony Cooke is one in which he independently reports his findings and recommendations. (6) N/A. (7) The Cooke Review was given terms of reference outlining those matters subject to the review. (8) N/A.
The serious issues that I wish to have investigated are seriously impacting upon public safety and the environment. By Tony Cooke's avoidance of investigating and dealing with my issues it shows that the Cooke Review is an overall farce that lacks any decency or integrity towards responsibly addressing all the matters and issues at hand. The sad part is the future will continue with a legacy of your department avoiding public disclosure of their biased, inconsistent, deplorable conduct causing serious harm to peoples lives, their homes and their livelihoods." (4) N/A. (5) The review undertaken by Mr Tony Cooke is one in which he independently reports his findings and recommendations. (6) N/A. (7) The Cooke Review was given terms of reference outlining those matters subject to the review. (8) N/A.
(4) N/A. (5) The review undertaken by Mr Tony Cooke is one in which he independently reports his findings and recommendations. (6) N/A. (7) The Cooke Review was given terms of reference outlining those matters subject to the review. (8) N/A.
(5) The review undertaken by Mr Tony Cooke is one in which he independently reports his findings and recommendations. (6) N/A. (7) The Cooke Review was given terms of reference outlining those matters subject to the review. (8) N/A.
(6) N/A. (7) The Cooke Review was given terms of reference outlining those matters subject to the review. (8) N/A.
(7) The Cooke Review was given terms of reference outlining those matters subject to the review. (8) N/A.
(8) N/A.
(2) 28 November 2003. (3) The letter states in part: "As far as I am concerned the Cooke Review appears to have been a total waste of everybody's time and resources as my issues I raised way back with Senior Commissioner Fielding and then later with Robert Laing have not been investigated despite promises from Mr Tony Cooke and Ms Lisa Johnson that they would be. I honestly feel I have been deceived and cheated through no fault of my own, and yet my concerns have not been investigated by Tony Cooke. I realise Mr Cooke may be busy, but my experience in life tells me that you don't tell people repeatedly one thing and do the exact opposite and not even bother to investigate all of my concerns. I hope you as a responsible Minister can somehow put Mr Cooke back on the right destination as to what he should be doing, because as it currently stands the Cooke review appears to have been nothing more than a pathetic attempt and charade designed for your department to avoid serious problems in the way that it administers and enforces legislation in the mining industry. The serious issues that I wish to have investigated are seriously impacting upon public safety and the environment. By Tony Cooke's avoidance of investigating and dealing with my issues it shows that the Cooke Review is an overall farce that lacks any decency or integrity towards responsibly addressing all the matters and issues at hand. The sad part is the future will continue with a legacy of your department avoiding public disclosure of their biased, inconsistent, deplorable conduct causing serious harm to peoples lives, their homes and their livelihoods." (4) N/A. (5) The review undertaken by Mr Tony Cooke is one in which he independently reports his findings and recommendations. (6) N/A. (7) The Cooke Review was given terms of reference outlining those matters subject to the review. (8) N/A.
(3) The letter states in part: "As far as I am concerned the Cooke Review appears to have been a total waste of everybody's time and resources as my issues I raised way back with Senior Commissioner Fielding and then later with Robert Laing have not been investigated despite promises from Mr Tony Cooke and Ms Lisa Johnson that they would be. I honestly feel I have been deceived and cheated through no fault of my own, and yet my concerns have not been investigated by Tony Cooke. I realise Mr Cooke may be busy, but my experience in life tells me that you don't tell people repeatedly one thing and do the exact opposite and not even bother to investigate all of my concerns. I hope you as a responsible Minister can somehow put Mr Cooke back on the right destination as to what he should be doing, because as it currently stands the Cooke review appears to have been nothing more than a pathetic attempt and charade designed for your department to avoid serious problems in the way that it administers and enforces legislation in the mining industry. The serious issues that I wish to have investigated are seriously impacting upon public safety and the environment. By Tony Cooke's avoidance of investigating and dealing with my issues it shows that the Cooke Review is an overall farce that lacks any decency or integrity towards responsibly addressing all the matters and issues at hand. The sad part is the future will continue with a legacy of your department avoiding public disclosure of their biased, inconsistent, deplorable conduct causing serious harm to peoples lives, their homes and their livelihoods." (4) N/A. (5) The review undertaken by Mr Tony Cooke is one in which he independently reports his findings and recommendations. (6) N/A. (7) The Cooke Review was given terms of reference outlining those matters subject to the review. (8) N/A.
I realise Mr Cooke may be busy, but my experience in life tells me that you don't tell people repeatedly one thing and do the exact opposite and not even bother to investigate all of my concerns. I hope you as a responsible Minister can somehow put Mr Cooke back on the right destination as to what he should be doing, because as it currently stands the Cooke review appears to have been nothing more than a pathetic attempt and charade designed for your department to avoid serious problems in the way that it administers and enforces legislation in the mining industry. The serious issues that I wish to have investigated are seriously impacting upon public safety and the environment. By Tony Cooke's avoidance of investigating and dealing with my issues it shows that the Cooke Review is an overall farce that lacks any decency or integrity towards responsibly addressing all the matters and issues at hand. The sad part is the future will continue with a legacy of your department avoiding public disclosure of their biased, inconsistent, deplorable conduct causing serious harm to peoples lives, their homes and their livelihoods." (4) N/A. (5) The review undertaken by Mr Tony Cooke is one in which he independently reports his findings and recommendations. (6) N/A. (7) The Cooke Review was given terms of reference outlining those matters subject to the review. (8) N/A.
I hope you as a responsible Minister can somehow put Mr Cooke back on the right destination as to what he should be doing, because as it currently stands the Cooke review appears to have been nothing more than a pathetic attempt and charade designed for your department to avoid serious problems in the way that it administers and enforces legislation in the mining industry. The serious issues that I wish to have investigated are seriously impacting upon public safety and the environment. By Tony Cooke's avoidance of investigating and dealing with my issues it shows that the Cooke Review is an overall farce that lacks any decency or integrity towards responsibly addressing all the matters and issues at hand. The sad part is the future will continue with a legacy of your department avoiding public disclosure of their biased, inconsistent, deplorable conduct causing serious harm to peoples lives, their homes and their livelihoods." (4) N/A. (5) The review undertaken by Mr Tony Cooke is one in which he independently reports his findings and recommendations. (6) N/A. (7) The Cooke Review was given terms of reference outlining those matters subject to the review. (8) N/A.
The serious issues that I wish to have investigated are seriously impacting upon public safety and the environment. By Tony Cooke's avoidance of investigating and dealing with my issues it shows that the Cooke Review is an overall farce that lacks any decency or integrity towards responsibly addressing all the matters and issues at hand. The sad part is the future will continue with a legacy of your department avoiding public disclosure of their biased, inconsistent, deplorable conduct causing serious harm to peoples lives, their homes and their livelihoods." (4) N/A. (5) The review undertaken by Mr Tony Cooke is one in which he independently reports his findings and recommendations. (6) N/A. (7) The Cooke Review was given terms of reference outlining those matters subject to the review. (8) N/A.
(4) N/A. (5) The review undertaken by Mr Tony Cooke is one in which he independently reports his findings and recommendations. (6) N/A. (7) The Cooke Review was given terms of reference outlining those matters subject to the review. (8) N/A.
(5) The review undertaken by Mr Tony Cooke is one in which he independently reports his findings and recommendations. (6) N/A. (7) The Cooke Review was given terms of reference outlining those matters subject to the review. (8) N/A.
(6) N/A. (7) The Cooke Review was given terms of reference outlining those matters subject to the review. (8) N/A.
(7) The Cooke Review was given terms of reference outlining those matters subject to the review. (8) N/A.
(8) N/A.
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