❓ Hon Giz Watson questions the Minister for Environment regarding the EPA's rejection of Straits Salt Pty Ltd's proposal due to environmental risks. The Minister acknowledges the report and states the matter is under appeal.
AnsweredQoN 41Legislative Council
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STRAITS SALT PTY LTD — ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AUTHORITY REPORT 41. Hon GIZ WATSON to the Minister for Environment: (1) Is the minister aware of the Environmental Protection Authority Report 1295, dated 23 July 2008, relating to a proposal by Straits Salt Pty Ltd? (2) Is the minister aware that, following a two-year investigation, the EPA rejected the proposal because it posed an unacceptable risk to the Exmouth Gulf ecosystem, and took the unprecedented step of not proposing any conditions that would enable the project to proceed? (3) Will the minister support the EPA’s advice and reject the Straits Salt proposal? (4) If no to (3), why not? Hon DONNA FARAGHER
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I thank the member for her question. (1)-(4) Yes, I am aware of the report. The matter is currently with the Appeals Convenor. It is going through the normal process. The Appeals Convenor will provide his report to me and I will then consider it in due course.
STRAITS SALT PTY LTD — ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AUTHORITY REPORT
(1) Is the minister aware of the Environmental Protection Authority Report 1295, dated 23 July 2008, relating to a proposal by Straits Salt Pty Ltd? (2) Is the minister aware that, following a two-year investigation, the EPA rejected the proposal because it posed an unacceptable risk to the Exmouth Gulf ecosystem, and took the unprecedented step of not proposing any conditions that would enable the project to proceed? (3) Will the minister support the EPA’s advice and reject the Straits Salt proposal? (4) If no to (3), why not? Hon DONNA FARAGHER replied: I thank the member for her question. (1)-(4) Yes, I am aware of the report. The matter is currently with the Appeals Convenor. It is going through the normal process. The Appeals Convenor will provide his report to me and I will then consider it in due course.
(2) Is the minister aware that, following a two-year investigation, the EPA rejected the proposal because it posed an unacceptable risk to the Exmouth Gulf ecosystem, and took the unprecedented step of not proposing any conditions that would enable the project to proceed? (3) Will the minister support the EPA’s advice and reject the Straits Salt proposal? (4) If no to (3), why not? Hon DONNA FARAGHER replied: I thank the member for her question. (1)-(4) Yes, I am aware of the report. The matter is currently with the Appeals Convenor. It is going through the normal process. The Appeals Convenor will provide his report to me and I will then consider it in due course.
(3) Will the minister support the EPA’s advice and reject the Straits Salt proposal? (4) If no to (3), why not? Hon DONNA FARAGHER replied: I thank the member for her question. (1)-(4) Yes, I am aware of the report. The matter is currently with the Appeals Convenor. It is going through the normal process. The Appeals Convenor will provide his report to me and I will then consider it in due course.
(4) If no to (3), why not? Hon DONNA FARAGHER replied: I thank the member for her question. (1)-(4) Yes, I am aware of the report. The matter is currently with the Appeals Convenor. It is going through the normal process. The Appeals Convenor will provide his report to me and I will then consider it in due course.
Hon DONNA FARAGHER replied: I thank the member for her question. (1)-(4) Yes, I am aware of the report. The matter is currently with the Appeals Convenor. It is going through the normal process. The Appeals Convenor will provide his report to me and I will then consider it in due course.
I thank the member for her question. (1)-(4) Yes, I am aware of the report. The matter is currently with the Appeals Convenor. It is going through the normal process. The Appeals Convenor will provide his report to me and I will then consider it in due course.
(1)-(4) Yes, I am aware of the report. The matter is currently with the Appeals Convenor. It is going through the normal process. The Appeals Convenor will provide his report to me and I will then consider it in due course.
STRAITS SALT PTY LTD — ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AUTHORITY REPORT
(1) Is the minister aware of the Environmental Protection Authority Report 1295, dated 23 July 2008, relating to a proposal by Straits Salt Pty Ltd? (2) Is the minister aware that, following a two-year investigation, the EPA rejected the proposal because it posed an unacceptable risk to the Exmouth Gulf ecosystem, and took the unprecedented step of not proposing any conditions that would enable the project to proceed? (3) Will the minister support the EPA’s advice and reject the Straits Salt proposal? (4) If no to (3), why not? Hon DONNA FARAGHER replied: I thank the member for her question. (1)-(4) Yes, I am aware of the report. The matter is currently with the Appeals Convenor. It is going through the normal process. The Appeals Convenor will provide his report to me and I will then consider it in due course.
(2) Is the minister aware that, following a two-year investigation, the EPA rejected the proposal because it posed an unacceptable risk to the Exmouth Gulf ecosystem, and took the unprecedented step of not proposing any conditions that would enable the project to proceed? (3) Will the minister support the EPA’s advice and reject the Straits Salt proposal? (4) If no to (3), why not? Hon DONNA FARAGHER replied: I thank the member for her question. (1)-(4) Yes, I am aware of the report. The matter is currently with the Appeals Convenor. It is going through the normal process. The Appeals Convenor will provide his report to me and I will then consider it in due course.
(3) Will the minister support the EPA’s advice and reject the Straits Salt proposal? (4) If no to (3), why not? Hon DONNA FARAGHER replied: I thank the member for her question. (1)-(4) Yes, I am aware of the report. The matter is currently with the Appeals Convenor. It is going through the normal process. The Appeals Convenor will provide his report to me and I will then consider it in due course.
(4) If no to (3), why not? Hon DONNA FARAGHER replied: I thank the member for her question. (1)-(4) Yes, I am aware of the report. The matter is currently with the Appeals Convenor. It is going through the normal process. The Appeals Convenor will provide his report to me and I will then consider it in due course.
Hon DONNA FARAGHER replied: I thank the member for her question. (1)-(4) Yes, I am aware of the report. The matter is currently with the Appeals Convenor. It is going through the normal process. The Appeals Convenor will provide his report to me and I will then consider it in due course.
I thank the member for her question. (1)-(4) Yes, I am aware of the report. The matter is currently with the Appeals Convenor. It is going through the normal process. The Appeals Convenor will provide his report to me and I will then consider it in due course.
(1)-(4) Yes, I am aware of the report. The matter is currently with the Appeals Convenor. It is going through the normal process. The Appeals Convenor will provide his report to me and I will then consider it in due course.
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