Hon Robin Chapple questions the Minister for Mines and Petroleum regarding the disallowable status of guidelines related to the Approvals and Related Reforms (No. 2) (Mining) Bill 2009. The Minister admits to inadvertently misleading the House and clarifies the guidelines will be public and subject to consultation.

AnsweredQoN 2273Legislative Council
Asked
20 April 2010
Portfolio
Mines and Petroleum

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With reference to the recent passage by this House of the
Approvals and Related Reforms (No. 2) (Mining) Bill 2009
, I ask -
(1) Regarding the comment you made during the debate of the above Bill, ‘I indicate to the house that those guidelines are a disallowable instrument, so they will be made available to Parliament’, is this comment in fact accurate?
(2) If yes to (1), which parts of the
Mining Act 1978
,
Interpretation Act 1984
and/or any other Act or Regulation support the accuracy of that statement?
(3) If no to (1), can the Minister now clarify whether Parliament will ever have an opportunity to scrutinise the guidelines?
(4) If yes to (3), how?

AnswerView source ↗

Answered
25 May 2010
Responded by
Minister for Mines and Petroleum
Response time
35 days
(1) I am now advised that the guidelines will not be a disallowable instrument. I apologise for inadvertently misleading the House.
(2) Not applicable
(3-4) The guidelines will be prepared by the Department of Mines and Petroleum and the preparation will include a consultation period where any interested party is able to provide comment and input. Once finalised the guidelines will become a public document.
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