Hon. Sally Talbot questions the Minister for Environment about the Air Quality Coordinating Committee's reporting practices between 2007 and 2010, specifically regarding the availability and timelines of progress reports. The Minister confirms a report covering 2006-2009 is being prepared for publication and provides timelines for the 2009-2010 report.

AnsweredQoN 145Legislative Council
Asked
17 March 2011
Portfolio
Environment

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AIR QUALITY COORDINATING COMMITTEE
(1) Did the Air Quality Coordinating Committee produce an annual or progress report in 2007–08 and 2008–09? (2) If not, why not? (3) If so, were these reports made public? (4) If not, why not? (5) When will the 2009–10 annual or progress report be finalised? (6) Will it be made public; and, if so, when? Hon HELEN MORTON

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I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)–(4) No. A progress report covering 2006 to 2009 has been finalised by the committee and is currently being prepared for publication. (5) The progress report for 2009–10 will be finalised following the next meeting of the committee, which is scheduled for 12 April 2011. (6) The report will then be publicly available on the Department of Environment and Conservation’s website at www.dec.wa.gov.au following completion of the publication process.
(2) If not, why not? (3) If so, were these reports made public? (4) If not, why not? (5) When will the 2009–10 annual or progress report be finalised? (6) Will it be made public; and, if so, when? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)–(4) No. A progress report covering 2006 to 2009 has been finalised by the committee and is currently being prepared for publication. (5) The progress report for 2009–10 will be finalised following the next meeting of the committee, which is scheduled for 12 April 2011. (6) The report will then be publicly available on the Department of Environment and Conservation’s website at www.dec.wa.gov.au following completion of the publication process.
(3) If so, were these reports made public? (4) If not, why not? (5) When will the 2009–10 annual or progress report be finalised? (6) Will it be made public; and, if so, when? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)–(4) No. A progress report covering 2006 to 2009 has been finalised by the committee and is currently being prepared for publication. (5) The progress report for 2009–10 will be finalised following the next meeting of the committee, which is scheduled for 12 April 2011. (6) The report will then be publicly available on the Department of Environment and Conservation’s website at www.dec.wa.gov.au following completion of the publication process.
(4) If not, why not? (5) When will the 2009–10 annual or progress report be finalised? (6) Will it be made public; and, if so, when? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)–(4) No. A progress report covering 2006 to 2009 has been finalised by the committee and is currently being prepared for publication. (5) The progress report for 2009–10 will be finalised following the next meeting of the committee, which is scheduled for 12 April 2011. (6) The report will then be publicly available on the Department of Environment and Conservation’s website at www.dec.wa.gov.au following completion of the publication process.
(5) When will the 2009–10 annual or progress report be finalised? (6) Will it be made public; and, if so, when? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)–(4) No. A progress report covering 2006 to 2009 has been finalised by the committee and is currently being prepared for publication. (5) The progress report for 2009–10 will be finalised following the next meeting of the committee, which is scheduled for 12 April 2011. (6) The report will then be publicly available on the Department of Environment and Conservation’s website at www.dec.wa.gov.au following completion of the publication process.
(6) Will it be made public; and, if so, when? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)–(4) No. A progress report covering 2006 to 2009 has been finalised by the committee and is currently being prepared for publication. (5) The progress report for 2009–10 will be finalised following the next meeting of the committee, which is scheduled for 12 April 2011. (6) The report will then be publicly available on the Department of Environment and Conservation’s website at www.dec.wa.gov.au following completion of the publication process.
Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)–(4) No. A progress report covering 2006 to 2009 has been finalised by the committee and is currently being prepared for publication. (5) The progress report for 2009–10 will be finalised following the next meeting of the committee, which is scheduled for 12 April 2011. (6) The report will then be publicly available on the Department of Environment and Conservation’s website at www.dec.wa.gov.au following completion of the publication process.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)–(4) No. A progress report covering 2006 to 2009 has been finalised by the committee and is currently being prepared for publication. (5) The progress report for 2009–10 will be finalised following the next meeting of the committee, which is scheduled for 12 April 2011. (6) The report will then be publicly available on the Department of Environment and Conservation’s website at www.dec.wa.gov.au following completion of the publication process.
(1)–(4) No. A progress report covering 2006 to 2009 has been finalised by the committee and is currently being prepared for publication. (5) The progress report for 2009–10 will be finalised following the next meeting of the committee, which is scheduled for 12 April 2011. (6) The report will then be publicly available on the Department of Environment and Conservation’s website at www.dec.wa.gov.au following completion of the publication process.
(5) The progress report for 2009–10 will be finalised following the next meeting of the committee, which is scheduled for 12 April 2011. (6) The report will then be publicly available on the Department of Environment and Conservation’s website at www.dec.wa.gov.au following completion of the publication process.
(6) The report will then be publicly available on the Department of Environment and Conservation’s website at www.dec.wa.gov.au following completion of the publication process.

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