❓ Hon Robin Chapple asks the Minister for Mines and Petroleum about publishing mining notices electronically. The Minister acknowledges the suggestion and indicates the department is moving in that direction, highlighting existing online services.
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DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND PETROLEUM — NOTICES ON ELECTRONIC MEDIA
Some notice of this question has been given. I refer to the mining, exploration, prospecting and general lease notices that appear statutorily in the Government Gazette . (1) Given the current use of and advances in electronic media, will the minister consider making these announcements available to the mining and prospecting industry by way of electronic media on the Department of Mines and Petroleum’s website, or a similar suitable location? (2) If no to (1), why not? (3) If yes to (1), when will such a service become available? Hon NORMAN MOORE
Some notice of this question has been given. I refer to the mining, exploration, prospecting and general lease notices that appear statutorily in the Government Gazette . (1) Given the current use of and advances in electronic media, will the minister consider making these announcements available to the mining and prospecting industry by way of electronic media on the Department of Mines and Petroleum’s website, or a similar suitable location? (2) If no to (1), why not? (3) If yes to (1), when will such a service become available? Hon NORMAN MOORE
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Did the member give some notice of that question, or was it a question without notice? I did not have notice of it. If the member wants to hand over the question, I am happy to have a go at answering it. Hon Robin Chapple interjected. Hon NORMAN MOORE : The member had better check how it gets into the system so that we do not have this problem in the future. (1)-(3) The member has asked whether we can use modern technology to make available announcements relating to the Mining Act and issues relating to mining, exploration, prospecting and general lease notices. That might very well be a good idea. If it is, I thank the member very much. I will relay the member’s suggestion to the department and see if it can be done. I suspect, however, that it is moving down the path of doing this. The member will be very pleased to know that significant advances are being made in the Department of Mines and Petroleum to use the internet to access information about the approvals process, for example. Yesterday we announced a new program whereby mining companies can obtain a password and login to a site with the acronym EARS—Prince Charles is the other name for it! People can find out where an application for environmental approval is in the system. That significant move forward will enable people to know what is going on. That measure will deal with some of the issues that the Auditor General raised in a report that was highly critical of the previous government.
(1) Given the current use of and advances in electronic media, will the minister consider making these announcements available to the mining and prospecting industry by way of electronic media on the Department of Mines and Petroleum’s website, or a similar suitable location? (2) If no to (1), why not? (3) If yes to (1), when will such a service become available? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: Did the member give some notice of that question, or was it a question without notice? I did not have notice of it. If the member wants to hand over the question, I am happy to have a go at answering it. Hon Robin Chapple interjected. Hon NORMAN MOORE : The member had better check how it gets into the system so that we do not have this problem in the future. (1)-(3) The member has asked whether we can use modern technology to make available announcements relating to the Mining Act and issues relating to mining, exploration, prospecting and general lease notices. That might very well be a good idea. If it is, I thank the member very much. I will relay the member’s suggestion to the department and see if it can be done. I suspect, however, that it is moving down the path of doing this. The member will be very pleased to know that significant advances are being made in the Department of Mines and Petroleum to use the internet to access information about the approvals process, for example. Yesterday we announced a new program whereby mining companies can obtain a password and login to a site with the acronym EARS—Prince Charles is the other name for it! People can find out where an application for environmental approval is in the system. That significant move forward will enable people to know what is going on. That measure will deal with some of the issues that the Auditor General raised in a report that was highly critical of the previous government.
(2) If no to (1), why not? (3) If yes to (1), when will such a service become available? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: Did the member give some notice of that question, or was it a question without notice? I did not have notice of it. If the member wants to hand over the question, I am happy to have a go at answering it. Hon Robin Chapple interjected. Hon NORMAN MOORE : The member had better check how it gets into the system so that we do not have this problem in the future. (1)-(3) The member has asked whether we can use modern technology to make available announcements relating to the Mining Act and issues relating to mining, exploration, prospecting and general lease notices. That might very well be a good idea. If it is, I thank the member very much. I will relay the member’s suggestion to the department and see if it can be done. I suspect, however, that it is moving down the path of doing this. The member will be very pleased to know that significant advances are being made in the Department of Mines and Petroleum to use the internet to access information about the approvals process, for example. Yesterday we announced a new program whereby mining companies can obtain a password and login to a site with the acronym EARS—Prince Charles is the other name for it! People can find out where an application for environmental approval is in the system. That significant move forward will enable people to know what is going on. That measure will deal with some of the issues that the Auditor General raised in a report that was highly critical of the previous government.
(3) If yes to (1), when will such a service become available? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: Did the member give some notice of that question, or was it a question without notice? I did not have notice of it. If the member wants to hand over the question, I am happy to have a go at answering it. Hon Robin Chapple interjected. Hon NORMAN MOORE : The member had better check how it gets into the system so that we do not have this problem in the future. (1)-(3) The member has asked whether we can use modern technology to make available announcements relating to the Mining Act and issues relating to mining, exploration, prospecting and general lease notices. That might very well be a good idea. If it is, I thank the member very much. I will relay the member’s suggestion to the department and see if it can be done. I suspect, however, that it is moving down the path of doing this. The member will be very pleased to know that significant advances are being made in the Department of Mines and Petroleum to use the internet to access information about the approvals process, for example. Yesterday we announced a new program whereby mining companies can obtain a password and login to a site with the acronym EARS—Prince Charles is the other name for it! People can find out where an application for environmental approval is in the system. That significant move forward will enable people to know what is going on. That measure will deal with some of the issues that the Auditor General raised in a report that was highly critical of the previous government.
Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: Did the member give some notice of that question, or was it a question without notice? I did not have notice of it. If the member wants to hand over the question, I am happy to have a go at answering it. Hon Robin Chapple interjected. Hon NORMAN MOORE : The member had better check how it gets into the system so that we do not have this problem in the future. (1)-(3) The member has asked whether we can use modern technology to make available announcements relating to the Mining Act and issues relating to mining, exploration, prospecting and general lease notices. That might very well be a good idea. If it is, I thank the member very much. I will relay the member’s suggestion to the department and see if it can be done. I suspect, however, that it is moving down the path of doing this. The member will be very pleased to know that significant advances are being made in the Department of Mines and Petroleum to use the internet to access information about the approvals process, for example. Yesterday we announced a new program whereby mining companies can obtain a password and login to a site with the acronym EARS—Prince Charles is the other name for it! People can find out where an application for environmental approval is in the system. That significant move forward will enable people to know what is going on. That measure will deal with some of the issues that the Auditor General raised in a report that was highly critical of the previous government.
Did the member give some notice of that question, or was it a question without notice? I did not have notice of it. If the member wants to hand over the question, I am happy to have a go at answering it. Hon Robin Chapple interjected. Hon NORMAN MOORE : The member had better check how it gets into the system so that we do not have this problem in the future. (1)-(3) The member has asked whether we can use modern technology to make available announcements relating to the Mining Act and issues relating to mining, exploration, prospecting and general lease notices. That might very well be a good idea. If it is, I thank the member very much. I will relay the member’s suggestion to the department and see if it can be done. I suspect, however, that it is moving down the path of doing this. The member will be very pleased to know that significant advances are being made in the Department of Mines and Petroleum to use the internet to access information about the approvals process, for example. Yesterday we announced a new program whereby mining companies can obtain a password and login to a site with the acronym EARS—Prince Charles is the other name for it! People can find out where an application for environmental approval is in the system. That significant move forward will enable people to know what is going on. That measure will deal with some of the issues that the Auditor General raised in a report that was highly critical of the previous government.
Hon Robin Chapple interjected. Hon NORMAN MOORE : The member had better check how it gets into the system so that we do not have this problem in the future. (1)-(3) The member has asked whether we can use modern technology to make available announcements relating to the Mining Act and issues relating to mining, exploration, prospecting and general lease notices. That might very well be a good idea. If it is, I thank the member very much. I will relay the member’s suggestion to the department and see if it can be done. I suspect, however, that it is moving down the path of doing this. The member will be very pleased to know that significant advances are being made in the Department of Mines and Petroleum to use the internet to access information about the approvals process, for example. Yesterday we announced a new program whereby mining companies can obtain a password and login to a site with the acronym EARS—Prince Charles is the other name for it! People can find out where an application for environmental approval is in the system. That significant move forward will enable people to know what is going on. That measure will deal with some of the issues that the Auditor General raised in a report that was highly critical of the previous government.
Hon NORMAN MOORE : The member had better check how it gets into the system so that we do not have this problem in the future. (1)-(3) The member has asked whether we can use modern technology to make available announcements relating to the Mining Act and issues relating to mining, exploration, prospecting and general lease notices. That might very well be a good idea. If it is, I thank the member very much. I will relay the member’s suggestion to the department and see if it can be done. I suspect, however, that it is moving down the path of doing this. The member will be very pleased to know that significant advances are being made in the Department of Mines and Petroleum to use the internet to access information about the approvals process, for example. Yesterday we announced a new program whereby mining companies can obtain a password and login to a site with the acronym EARS—Prince Charles is the other name for it! People can find out where an application for environmental approval is in the system. That significant move forward will enable people to know what is going on. That measure will deal with some of the issues that the Auditor General raised in a report that was highly critical of the previous government.
(1)-(3) The member has asked whether we can use modern technology to make available announcements relating to the Mining Act and issues relating to mining, exploration, prospecting and general lease notices. That might very well be a good idea. If it is, I thank the member very much. I will relay the member’s suggestion to the department and see if it can be done. I suspect, however, that it is moving down the path of doing this. The member will be very pleased to know that significant advances are being made in the Department of Mines and Petroleum to use the internet to access information about the approvals process, for example. Yesterday we announced a new program whereby mining companies can obtain a password and login to a site with the acronym EARS—Prince Charles is the other name for it! People can find out where an application for environmental approval is in the system. That significant move forward will enable people to know what is going on. That measure will deal with some of the issues that the Auditor General raised in a report that was highly critical of the previous government.
(1) Given the current use of and advances in electronic media, will the minister consider making these announcements available to the mining and prospecting industry by way of electronic media on the Department of Mines and Petroleum’s website, or a similar suitable location? (2) If no to (1), why not? (3) If yes to (1), when will such a service become available? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: Did the member give some notice of that question, or was it a question without notice? I did not have notice of it. If the member wants to hand over the question, I am happy to have a go at answering it. Hon Robin Chapple interjected. Hon NORMAN MOORE : The member had better check how it gets into the system so that we do not have this problem in the future. (1)-(3) The member has asked whether we can use modern technology to make available announcements relating to the Mining Act and issues relating to mining, exploration, prospecting and general lease notices. That might very well be a good idea. If it is, I thank the member very much. I will relay the member’s suggestion to the department and see if it can be done. I suspect, however, that it is moving down the path of doing this. The member will be very pleased to know that significant advances are being made in the Department of Mines and Petroleum to use the internet to access information about the approvals process, for example. Yesterday we announced a new program whereby mining companies can obtain a password and login to a site with the acronym EARS—Prince Charles is the other name for it! People can find out where an application for environmental approval is in the system. That significant move forward will enable people to know what is going on. That measure will deal with some of the issues that the Auditor General raised in a report that was highly critical of the previous government.
(2) If no to (1), why not? (3) If yes to (1), when will such a service become available? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: Did the member give some notice of that question, or was it a question without notice? I did not have notice of it. If the member wants to hand over the question, I am happy to have a go at answering it. Hon Robin Chapple interjected. Hon NORMAN MOORE : The member had better check how it gets into the system so that we do not have this problem in the future. (1)-(3) The member has asked whether we can use modern technology to make available announcements relating to the Mining Act and issues relating to mining, exploration, prospecting and general lease notices. That might very well be a good idea. If it is, I thank the member very much. I will relay the member’s suggestion to the department and see if it can be done. I suspect, however, that it is moving down the path of doing this. The member will be very pleased to know that significant advances are being made in the Department of Mines and Petroleum to use the internet to access information about the approvals process, for example. Yesterday we announced a new program whereby mining companies can obtain a password and login to a site with the acronym EARS—Prince Charles is the other name for it! People can find out where an application for environmental approval is in the system. That significant move forward will enable people to know what is going on. That measure will deal with some of the issues that the Auditor General raised in a report that was highly critical of the previous government.
(3) If yes to (1), when will such a service become available? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: Did the member give some notice of that question, or was it a question without notice? I did not have notice of it. If the member wants to hand over the question, I am happy to have a go at answering it. Hon Robin Chapple interjected. Hon NORMAN MOORE : The member had better check how it gets into the system so that we do not have this problem in the future. (1)-(3) The member has asked whether we can use modern technology to make available announcements relating to the Mining Act and issues relating to mining, exploration, prospecting and general lease notices. That might very well be a good idea. If it is, I thank the member very much. I will relay the member’s suggestion to the department and see if it can be done. I suspect, however, that it is moving down the path of doing this. The member will be very pleased to know that significant advances are being made in the Department of Mines and Petroleum to use the internet to access information about the approvals process, for example. Yesterday we announced a new program whereby mining companies can obtain a password and login to a site with the acronym EARS—Prince Charles is the other name for it! People can find out where an application for environmental approval is in the system. That significant move forward will enable people to know what is going on. That measure will deal with some of the issues that the Auditor General raised in a report that was highly critical of the previous government.
Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: Did the member give some notice of that question, or was it a question without notice? I did not have notice of it. If the member wants to hand over the question, I am happy to have a go at answering it. Hon Robin Chapple interjected. Hon NORMAN MOORE : The member had better check how it gets into the system so that we do not have this problem in the future. (1)-(3) The member has asked whether we can use modern technology to make available announcements relating to the Mining Act and issues relating to mining, exploration, prospecting and general lease notices. That might very well be a good idea. If it is, I thank the member very much. I will relay the member’s suggestion to the department and see if it can be done. I suspect, however, that it is moving down the path of doing this. The member will be very pleased to know that significant advances are being made in the Department of Mines and Petroleum to use the internet to access information about the approvals process, for example. Yesterday we announced a new program whereby mining companies can obtain a password and login to a site with the acronym EARS—Prince Charles is the other name for it! People can find out where an application for environmental approval is in the system. That significant move forward will enable people to know what is going on. That measure will deal with some of the issues that the Auditor General raised in a report that was highly critical of the previous government.
Did the member give some notice of that question, or was it a question without notice? I did not have notice of it. If the member wants to hand over the question, I am happy to have a go at answering it. Hon Robin Chapple interjected. Hon NORMAN MOORE : The member had better check how it gets into the system so that we do not have this problem in the future. (1)-(3) The member has asked whether we can use modern technology to make available announcements relating to the Mining Act and issues relating to mining, exploration, prospecting and general lease notices. That might very well be a good idea. If it is, I thank the member very much. I will relay the member’s suggestion to the department and see if it can be done. I suspect, however, that it is moving down the path of doing this. The member will be very pleased to know that significant advances are being made in the Department of Mines and Petroleum to use the internet to access information about the approvals process, for example. Yesterday we announced a new program whereby mining companies can obtain a password and login to a site with the acronym EARS—Prince Charles is the other name for it! People can find out where an application for environmental approval is in the system. That significant move forward will enable people to know what is going on. That measure will deal with some of the issues that the Auditor General raised in a report that was highly critical of the previous government.
Hon Robin Chapple interjected. Hon NORMAN MOORE : The member had better check how it gets into the system so that we do not have this problem in the future. (1)-(3) The member has asked whether we can use modern technology to make available announcements relating to the Mining Act and issues relating to mining, exploration, prospecting and general lease notices. That might very well be a good idea. If it is, I thank the member very much. I will relay the member’s suggestion to the department and see if it can be done. I suspect, however, that it is moving down the path of doing this. The member will be very pleased to know that significant advances are being made in the Department of Mines and Petroleum to use the internet to access information about the approvals process, for example. Yesterday we announced a new program whereby mining companies can obtain a password and login to a site with the acronym EARS—Prince Charles is the other name for it! People can find out where an application for environmental approval is in the system. That significant move forward will enable people to know what is going on. That measure will deal with some of the issues that the Auditor General raised in a report that was highly critical of the previous government.
Hon NORMAN MOORE : The member had better check how it gets into the system so that we do not have this problem in the future. (1)-(3) The member has asked whether we can use modern technology to make available announcements relating to the Mining Act and issues relating to mining, exploration, prospecting and general lease notices. That might very well be a good idea. If it is, I thank the member very much. I will relay the member’s suggestion to the department and see if it can be done. I suspect, however, that it is moving down the path of doing this. The member will be very pleased to know that significant advances are being made in the Department of Mines and Petroleum to use the internet to access information about the approvals process, for example. Yesterday we announced a new program whereby mining companies can obtain a password and login to a site with the acronym EARS—Prince Charles is the other name for it! People can find out where an application for environmental approval is in the system. That significant move forward will enable people to know what is going on. That measure will deal with some of the issues that the Auditor General raised in a report that was highly critical of the previous government.
(1)-(3) The member has asked whether we can use modern technology to make available announcements relating to the Mining Act and issues relating to mining, exploration, prospecting and general lease notices. That might very well be a good idea. If it is, I thank the member very much. I will relay the member’s suggestion to the department and see if it can be done. I suspect, however, that it is moving down the path of doing this. The member will be very pleased to know that significant advances are being made in the Department of Mines and Petroleum to use the internet to access information about the approvals process, for example. Yesterday we announced a new program whereby mining companies can obtain a password and login to a site with the acronym EARS—Prince Charles is the other name for it! People can find out where an application for environmental approval is in the system. That significant move forward will enable people to know what is going on. That measure will deal with some of the issues that the Auditor General raised in a report that was highly critical of the previous government.
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