❓ Dr. Steve Thomas asks the Minister for Mines and Petroleum about the number of applications, approvals, and rejections related to iron ore mine production expansion in WA since March 2017. The Minister's response indicates that the information is not readily available in the format requested due to the complex approval process.
AnsweredQoN 318Legislative Council
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IRON ORE MINE PRODUCTION EXPANSION — APPROVAL
APPLICATIONS
318. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the minister representing the
Minister for Mines and Petroleum:
(1) On how many
occasions since March 2017 has the state government received applications for
approval to expand iron ore production from any mine in Western Australia?
(2) Which mines
did the applications in (1) apply to?
(3) What was the
increase in tonnage applied for in each application and what was the increase
in tonnage approved?
(4) On how many
occasions since March 2017 has the state government rejected applications for
approvals to expand iron ore production from any mine in Western Australia?
(5) Which mines
did the applications in (4) apply to?
APPLICATIONS
318. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the minister representing the
Minister for Mines and Petroleum:
(1) On how many
occasions since March 2017 has the state government received applications for
approval to expand iron ore production from any mine in Western Australia?
(2) Which mines
did the applications in (1) apply to?
(3) What was the
increase in tonnage applied for in each application and what was the increase
in tonnage approved?
(4) On how many
occasions since March 2017 has the state government rejected applications for
approvals to expand iron ore production from any mine in Western Australia?
(5) Which mines
did the applications in (4) apply to?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for the
question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for
Mines and Petroleum.
(1) It is not
possible to accurately answer this question with a figure as the types of
approval needed would depend on the specific circumstances of each application.
No one single approval is required to expand iron ore production at a mine.
Multiple different approvals are usually required under relevant legislation.
These may include additional tenure and mining approvals under the Mining Act
1978 and/or the relevant state agreement act
and/or various environmental approvals and licences/permits under the
Environmental Protection Act 1986.
(2)–(5) Not applicable.
question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for
Mines and Petroleum.
(1) It is not
possible to accurately answer this question with a figure as the types of
approval needed would depend on the specific circumstances of each application.
No one single approval is required to expand iron ore production at a mine.
Multiple different approvals are usually required under relevant legislation.
These may include additional tenure and mining approvals under the Mining Act
1978 and/or the relevant state agreement act
and/or various environmental approvals and licences/permits under the
Environmental Protection Act 1986.
(2)–(5) Not applicable.
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