❓ A parliamentary question seeks information regarding the authorisation of a hypersaline solution containing cyanide spillage onto a mining tenement and whether the Department of Environment and Conservation will prosecute the alleged offender. The Minister declines to comment due to an ongoing investigation.
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(a) can the Minister state who authorised the spillage/discharge of hypersaline solution containing cyanide onto Optimum Resources tenement; and
(i) if no to (a), why not;
(b) will the Department of Environment and Conservation prosecute the alleged offender for breaching the
Environmental Protection Act 1986
for causing pollution, and under the
Environmental Protection (Unauthorised Discharges) Regulations Act 2004
; and
(i) if no to (b), why not?
(i) if no to (a), why not;
(b) will the Department of Environment and Conservation prosecute the alleged offender for breaching the
Environmental Protection Act 1986
for causing pollution, and under the
Environmental Protection (Unauthorised Discharges) Regulations Act 2004
; and
(i) if no to (b), why not?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
25 February 2008
Responded by
Minister for the Environment
Response time
88 days
(a) No. The incident in question is currently under investigation by the Department of Environment and Conservation. As such I cannot make comment at this time.
(b) See the answer to (a).
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(b) See the answer to (a).
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