A parliamentary question regarding the tabling of material safety data sheets for chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing at specific wells was denied due to confidentiality obligations of the Department of Mines and Petroleum.

AnsweredQoN 610Legislative Council
Asked
17 August 2011
Portfolio
Mines and Petroleum

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HYDRAULIC FRACTURING — MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS
I refer to the chemicals used in the fraccing conducted at each of the Corybas-1, Yulleroo-2 and Warro-3 wells. (1) Will the minister please table the material safety data sheets for all chemicals used in the fraccing of these wells? (2) If no to (1), why not? Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : Speed it up! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN

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Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich is overeager. Has she been drinking red cordial again at afternoon tea? She has got herself all excited. On behalf of the Minister for Mines and Petroleum, I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2) The material safety data sheets for all chemicals used in the hydraulic stimulation of the wells in question were provided to the Department of Mines and Petroleum as a component of documents compulsorily acquired by statute. As previously advised in question without notice 583, answered on 16 August 2011, DMP has an obligation of confidentiality in relation to this information. Opposition members interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order!
(1) Will the minister please table the material safety data sheets for all chemicals used in the fraccing of these wells? (2) If no to (1), why not? Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : Speed it up! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich is overeager. Has she been drinking red cordial again at afternoon tea? She has got herself all excited. On behalf of the Minister for Mines and Petroleum, I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2) The material safety data sheets for all chemicals used in the hydraulic stimulation of the wells in question were provided to the Department of Mines and Petroleum as a component of documents compulsorily acquired by statute. As previously advised in question without notice 583, answered on 16 August 2011, DMP has an obligation of confidentiality in relation to this information. Opposition members interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order!
(2) If no to (1), why not? Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : Speed it up! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich is overeager. Has she been drinking red cordial again at afternoon tea? She has got herself all excited. On behalf of the Minister for Mines and Petroleum, I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2) The material safety data sheets for all chemicals used in the hydraulic stimulation of the wells in question were provided to the Department of Mines and Petroleum as a component of documents compulsorily acquired by statute. As previously advised in question without notice 583, answered on 16 August 2011, DMP has an obligation of confidentiality in relation to this information. Opposition members interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order!
Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : Speed it up! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich is overeager. Has she been drinking red cordial again at afternoon tea? She has got herself all excited. On behalf of the Minister for Mines and Petroleum, I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2) The material safety data sheets for all chemicals used in the hydraulic stimulation of the wells in question were provided to the Department of Mines and Petroleum as a component of documents compulsorily acquired by statute. As previously advised in question without notice 583, answered on 16 August 2011, DMP has an obligation of confidentiality in relation to this information. Opposition members interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order!
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich is overeager. Has she been drinking red cordial again at afternoon tea? She has got herself all excited. On behalf of the Minister for Mines and Petroleum, I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2) The material safety data sheets for all chemicals used in the hydraulic stimulation of the wells in question were provided to the Department of Mines and Petroleum as a component of documents compulsorily acquired by statute. As previously advised in question without notice 583, answered on 16 August 2011, DMP has an obligation of confidentiality in relation to this information. Opposition members interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order!
Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich is overeager. Has she been drinking red cordial again at afternoon tea? She has got herself all excited. On behalf of the Minister for Mines and Petroleum, I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2) The material safety data sheets for all chemicals used in the hydraulic stimulation of the wells in question were provided to the Department of Mines and Petroleum as a component of documents compulsorily acquired by statute. As previously advised in question without notice 583, answered on 16 August 2011, DMP has an obligation of confidentiality in relation to this information. Opposition members interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order!
On behalf of the Minister for Mines and Petroleum, I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2) The material safety data sheets for all chemicals used in the hydraulic stimulation of the wells in question were provided to the Department of Mines and Petroleum as a component of documents compulsorily acquired by statute. As previously advised in question without notice 583, answered on 16 August 2011, DMP has an obligation of confidentiality in relation to this information. Opposition members interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order!
(1) No. (2) The material safety data sheets for all chemicals used in the hydraulic stimulation of the wells in question were provided to the Department of Mines and Petroleum as a component of documents compulsorily acquired by statute. As previously advised in question without notice 583, answered on 16 August 2011, DMP has an obligation of confidentiality in relation to this information. Opposition members interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order!
(2) The material safety data sheets for all chemicals used in the hydraulic stimulation of the wells in question were provided to the Department of Mines and Petroleum as a component of documents compulsorily acquired by statute. As previously advised in question without notice 583, answered on 16 August 2011, DMP has an obligation of confidentiality in relation to this information. Opposition members interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order!
Opposition members interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order!
The PRESIDENT : Order!

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