❓ Hon Jon Ford asks about the peer review process for uranium regulations and public access to the reports. Hon Norman Moore confirms the process will use third-party expertise, but the full reports will remain internal government documents, with only summaries made public.
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URANIUM REGULATIONS — PEER REVIEW PROCESS
I refer the minister to the press release of 22 August 2010 entitled “Independent expert panel appointed to investigate uranium regulations”. (1) How will the peer review process work? (2) Will the peer review reports be made available to the public? (3) If no to (2), why not? Hon NORMAN MOORE
I refer the minister to the press release of 22 August 2010 entitled “Independent expert panel appointed to investigate uranium regulations”. (1) How will the peer review process work? (2) Will the peer review reports be made available to the public? (3) If no to (2), why not? Hon NORMAN MOORE
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The peer review process will allow the Department of Mines and Petroleum to have access to third party expertise when it assesses mining proposals for uranium projects. (2) The reports will be regarded as internal government documents in the same way that other reports on the assessment of mining proposals would be regarded. A summary of the assessment report will be made publicly available. (3) Not applicable.
(1) How will the peer review process work? (2) Will the peer review reports be made available to the public? (3) If no to (2), why not? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The peer review process will allow the Department of Mines and Petroleum to have access to third party expertise when it assesses mining proposals for uranium projects. (2) The reports will be regarded as internal government documents in the same way that other reports on the assessment of mining proposals would be regarded. A summary of the assessment report will be made publicly available. (3) Not applicable.
(2) Will the peer review reports be made available to the public? (3) If no to (2), why not? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The peer review process will allow the Department of Mines and Petroleum to have access to third party expertise when it assesses mining proposals for uranium projects. (2) The reports will be regarded as internal government documents in the same way that other reports on the assessment of mining proposals would be regarded. A summary of the assessment report will be made publicly available. (3) Not applicable.
(3) If no to (2), why not? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The peer review process will allow the Department of Mines and Petroleum to have access to third party expertise when it assesses mining proposals for uranium projects. (2) The reports will be regarded as internal government documents in the same way that other reports on the assessment of mining proposals would be regarded. A summary of the assessment report will be made publicly available. (3) Not applicable.
Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The peer review process will allow the Department of Mines and Petroleum to have access to third party expertise when it assesses mining proposals for uranium projects. (2) The reports will be regarded as internal government documents in the same way that other reports on the assessment of mining proposals would be regarded. A summary of the assessment report will be made publicly available. (3) Not applicable.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The peer review process will allow the Department of Mines and Petroleum to have access to third party expertise when it assesses mining proposals for uranium projects. (2) The reports will be regarded as internal government documents in the same way that other reports on the assessment of mining proposals would be regarded. A summary of the assessment report will be made publicly available. (3) Not applicable.
(1) The peer review process will allow the Department of Mines and Petroleum to have access to third party expertise when it assesses mining proposals for uranium projects. (2) The reports will be regarded as internal government documents in the same way that other reports on the assessment of mining proposals would be regarded. A summary of the assessment report will be made publicly available. (3) Not applicable.
(2) The reports will be regarded as internal government documents in the same way that other reports on the assessment of mining proposals would be regarded. A summary of the assessment report will be made publicly available. (3) Not applicable.
(3) Not applicable.
(1) How will the peer review process work? (2) Will the peer review reports be made available to the public? (3) If no to (2), why not? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The peer review process will allow the Department of Mines and Petroleum to have access to third party expertise when it assesses mining proposals for uranium projects. (2) The reports will be regarded as internal government documents in the same way that other reports on the assessment of mining proposals would be regarded. A summary of the assessment report will be made publicly available. (3) Not applicable.
(2) Will the peer review reports be made available to the public? (3) If no to (2), why not? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The peer review process will allow the Department of Mines and Petroleum to have access to third party expertise when it assesses mining proposals for uranium projects. (2) The reports will be regarded as internal government documents in the same way that other reports on the assessment of mining proposals would be regarded. A summary of the assessment report will be made publicly available. (3) Not applicable.
(3) If no to (2), why not? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The peer review process will allow the Department of Mines and Petroleum to have access to third party expertise when it assesses mining proposals for uranium projects. (2) The reports will be regarded as internal government documents in the same way that other reports on the assessment of mining proposals would be regarded. A summary of the assessment report will be made publicly available. (3) Not applicable.
Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The peer review process will allow the Department of Mines and Petroleum to have access to third party expertise when it assesses mining proposals for uranium projects. (2) The reports will be regarded as internal government documents in the same way that other reports on the assessment of mining proposals would be regarded. A summary of the assessment report will be made publicly available. (3) Not applicable.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The peer review process will allow the Department of Mines and Petroleum to have access to third party expertise when it assesses mining proposals for uranium projects. (2) The reports will be regarded as internal government documents in the same way that other reports on the assessment of mining proposals would be regarded. A summary of the assessment report will be made publicly available. (3) Not applicable.
(1) The peer review process will allow the Department of Mines and Petroleum to have access to third party expertise when it assesses mining proposals for uranium projects. (2) The reports will be regarded as internal government documents in the same way that other reports on the assessment of mining proposals would be regarded. A summary of the assessment report will be made publicly available. (3) Not applicable.
(2) The reports will be regarded as internal government documents in the same way that other reports on the assessment of mining proposals would be regarded. A summary of the assessment report will be made publicly available. (3) Not applicable.
(3) Not applicable.
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