❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding Alcoa's Wagerup refinery expansion. The Minister confirms that Alcoa has not yet met all government conditions nor applied for works approval, but is in the design phase.
AnsweredQoN 1205Legislative Council
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ALCOA’S WAGERUP REFINERY - EXPANSION
I refer to Alcoa’s expansion at Wagerup. (1) Have all the conditions that the government has set for Alcoa’s expansion been met? (2) Has an approval for the works to commence been given? (3) If yes to (2) - (a) to what stage has the expansion program progressed; and (b) what is the expected time line for completion of the expansion? (4) If no to (2), when is approval expected to be given? Hon KATE DOUST
I refer to Alcoa’s expansion at Wagerup. (1) Have all the conditions that the government has set for Alcoa’s expansion been met? (2) Has an approval for the works to commence been given? (3) If yes to (2) - (a) to what stage has the expansion program progressed; and (b) what is the expected time line for completion of the expansion? (4) If no to (2), when is approval expected to be given? Hon KATE DOUST
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2)-(3) No application for a works approval has yet been made to the Department of Environment and Conservation. (4) The government understands that Alcoa has been working through the design phase for the expansion project and that a works approval application will be submitted when the design is sufficiently advanced.
(1) Have all the conditions that the government has set for Alcoa’s expansion been met? (2) Has an approval for the works to commence been given? (3) If yes to (2) - (a) to what stage has the expansion program progressed; and (b) what is the expected time line for completion of the expansion? (4) If no to (2), when is approval expected to be given? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2)-(3) No application for a works approval has yet been made to the Department of Environment and Conservation. (4) The government understands that Alcoa has been working through the design phase for the expansion project and that a works approval application will be submitted when the design is sufficiently advanced.
(2) Has an approval for the works to commence been given? (3) If yes to (2) - (a) to what stage has the expansion program progressed; and (b) what is the expected time line for completion of the expansion? (4) If no to (2), when is approval expected to be given? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2)-(3) No application for a works approval has yet been made to the Department of Environment and Conservation. (4) The government understands that Alcoa has been working through the design phase for the expansion project and that a works approval application will be submitted when the design is sufficiently advanced.
(3) If yes to (2) - (a) to what stage has the expansion program progressed; and (b) what is the expected time line for completion of the expansion? (4) If no to (2), when is approval expected to be given? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2)-(3) No application for a works approval has yet been made to the Department of Environment and Conservation. (4) The government understands that Alcoa has been working through the design phase for the expansion project and that a works approval application will be submitted when the design is sufficiently advanced.
(b) what is the expected time line for completion of the expansion?
Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2)-(3) No application for a works approval has yet been made to the Department of Environment and Conservation. (4) The government understands that Alcoa has been working through the design phase for the expansion project and that a works approval application will be submitted when the design is sufficiently advanced.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2)-(3) No application for a works approval has yet been made to the Department of Environment and Conservation. (4) The government understands that Alcoa has been working through the design phase for the expansion project and that a works approval application will be submitted when the design is sufficiently advanced.
(1) No. (2)-(3) No application for a works approval has yet been made to the Department of Environment and Conservation. (4) The government understands that Alcoa has been working through the design phase for the expansion project and that a works approval application will be submitted when the design is sufficiently advanced.
(2)-(3) No application for a works approval has yet been made to the Department of Environment and Conservation. (4) The government understands that Alcoa has been working through the design phase for the expansion project and that a works approval application will be submitted when the design is sufficiently advanced.
(4) The government understands that Alcoa has been working through the design phase for the expansion project and that a works approval application will be submitted when the design is sufficiently advanced.
(1) Have all the conditions that the government has set for Alcoa’s expansion been met? (2) Has an approval for the works to commence been given? (3) If yes to (2) - (a) to what stage has the expansion program progressed; and (b) what is the expected time line for completion of the expansion? (4) If no to (2), when is approval expected to be given? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2)-(3) No application for a works approval has yet been made to the Department of Environment and Conservation. (4) The government understands that Alcoa has been working through the design phase for the expansion project and that a works approval application will be submitted when the design is sufficiently advanced.
(2) Has an approval for the works to commence been given? (3) If yes to (2) - (a) to what stage has the expansion program progressed; and (b) what is the expected time line for completion of the expansion? (4) If no to (2), when is approval expected to be given? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2)-(3) No application for a works approval has yet been made to the Department of Environment and Conservation. (4) The government understands that Alcoa has been working through the design phase for the expansion project and that a works approval application will be submitted when the design is sufficiently advanced.
(3) If yes to (2) - (a) to what stage has the expansion program progressed; and (b) what is the expected time line for completion of the expansion? (4) If no to (2), when is approval expected to be given? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2)-(3) No application for a works approval has yet been made to the Department of Environment and Conservation. (4) The government understands that Alcoa has been working through the design phase for the expansion project and that a works approval application will be submitted when the design is sufficiently advanced.
(b) what is the expected time line for completion of the expansion?
Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2)-(3) No application for a works approval has yet been made to the Department of Environment and Conservation. (4) The government understands that Alcoa has been working through the design phase for the expansion project and that a works approval application will be submitted when the design is sufficiently advanced.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2)-(3) No application for a works approval has yet been made to the Department of Environment and Conservation. (4) The government understands that Alcoa has been working through the design phase for the expansion project and that a works approval application will be submitted when the design is sufficiently advanced.
(1) No. (2)-(3) No application for a works approval has yet been made to the Department of Environment and Conservation. (4) The government understands that Alcoa has been working through the design phase for the expansion project and that a works approval application will be submitted when the design is sufficiently advanced.
(2)-(3) No application for a works approval has yet been made to the Department of Environment and Conservation. (4) The government understands that Alcoa has been working through the design phase for the expansion project and that a works approval application will be submitted when the design is sufficiently advanced.
(4) The government understands that Alcoa has been working through the design phase for the expansion project and that a works approval application will be submitted when the design is sufficiently advanced.
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