❓ Hon. Norman Moore questions the validity of the Environment Minister's delegation of appeals concerning the Coral Coast Marina Development. The Attorney General confirms advice was given, but declines to elaborate on differences due to legal privilege.
AnsweredQoN 1412Legislative Council
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(1) Did the Crown Solicitor’s Office provide advice to the Government, dated 3 December 2002, on the issue of the validity of the then Minister for the Environment and Heritage’s decision to delegate her responsibility for the appeals process concerning appeals against the EPA’s report on the Coral Coast Marina Development to the Premier? (2) If so, who signed off on the advice? (3) Was the advice given on 3 December 2002 the same as that given by Robert Mitchell on 22 September 2003? (4) If not, will the Attorney General indicate the critical differences? (5) Was Robert Mitchell aware of the previous advice when he prepared his response of 22 September? (6) Did Robert Mitchell refer to Hansard for guidance on the intent of Parliament with respect to section 18 of the Environmental Protection Act? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General has provided the following response - (1) Yes. (2) Robert Mitchell. (3) The advice already tabled confirms the validity of the delegation. There would be no public benefit in tabling the earlier advice, which is subject to legal professional privilege. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) The Attorney General expects that all advice given by the Crown Solicitor’s Office has been fully researched.
(2) If so, who signed off on the advice? (3) Was the advice given on 3 December 2002 the same as that given by Robert Mitchell on 22 September 2003? (4) If not, will the Attorney General indicate the critical differences? (5) Was Robert Mitchell aware of the previous advice when he prepared his response of 22 September? (6) Did Robert Mitchell refer to Hansard for guidance on the intent of Parliament with respect to section 18 of the Environmental Protection Act? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General has provided the following response - (1) Yes. (2) Robert Mitchell. (3) The advice already tabled confirms the validity of the delegation. There would be no public benefit in tabling the earlier advice, which is subject to legal professional privilege. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) The Attorney General expects that all advice given by the Crown Solicitor’s Office has been fully researched.
(3) Was the advice given on 3 December 2002 the same as that given by Robert Mitchell on 22 September 2003? (4) If not, will the Attorney General indicate the critical differences? (5) Was Robert Mitchell aware of the previous advice when he prepared his response of 22 September? (6) Did Robert Mitchell refer to Hansard for guidance on the intent of Parliament with respect to section 18 of the Environmental Protection Act? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General has provided the following response - (1) Yes. (2) Robert Mitchell. (3) The advice already tabled confirms the validity of the delegation. There would be no public benefit in tabling the earlier advice, which is subject to legal professional privilege. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) The Attorney General expects that all advice given by the Crown Solicitor’s Office has been fully researched.
(4) If not, will the Attorney General indicate the critical differences? (5) Was Robert Mitchell aware of the previous advice when he prepared his response of 22 September? (6) Did Robert Mitchell refer to Hansard for guidance on the intent of Parliament with respect to section 18 of the Environmental Protection Act? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General has provided the following response - (1) Yes. (2) Robert Mitchell. (3) The advice already tabled confirms the validity of the delegation. There would be no public benefit in tabling the earlier advice, which is subject to legal professional privilege. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) The Attorney General expects that all advice given by the Crown Solicitor’s Office has been fully researched.
(5) Was Robert Mitchell aware of the previous advice when he prepared his response of 22 September? (6) Did Robert Mitchell refer to Hansard for guidance on the intent of Parliament with respect to section 18 of the Environmental Protection Act? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General has provided the following response - (1) Yes. (2) Robert Mitchell. (3) The advice already tabled confirms the validity of the delegation. There would be no public benefit in tabling the earlier advice, which is subject to legal professional privilege. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) The Attorney General expects that all advice given by the Crown Solicitor’s Office has been fully researched.
(6) Did Robert Mitchell refer to Hansard for guidance on the intent of Parliament with respect to section 18 of the Environmental Protection Act? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General has provided the following response - (1) Yes. (2) Robert Mitchell. (3) The advice already tabled confirms the validity of the delegation. There would be no public benefit in tabling the earlier advice, which is subject to legal professional privilege. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) The Attorney General expects that all advice given by the Crown Solicitor’s Office has been fully researched.
Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General has provided the following response - (1) Yes. (2) Robert Mitchell. (3) The advice already tabled confirms the validity of the delegation. There would be no public benefit in tabling the earlier advice, which is subject to legal professional privilege. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) The Attorney General expects that all advice given by the Crown Solicitor’s Office has been fully researched.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General has provided the following response - (1) Yes. (2) Robert Mitchell. (3) The advice already tabled confirms the validity of the delegation. There would be no public benefit in tabling the earlier advice, which is subject to legal professional privilege. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) The Attorney General expects that all advice given by the Crown Solicitor’s Office has been fully researched.
The Attorney General has provided the following response - (1) Yes. (2) Robert Mitchell. (3) The advice already tabled confirms the validity of the delegation. There would be no public benefit in tabling the earlier advice, which is subject to legal professional privilege. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) The Attorney General expects that all advice given by the Crown Solicitor’s Office has been fully researched.
(1) Yes. (2) Robert Mitchell. (3) The advice already tabled confirms the validity of the delegation. There would be no public benefit in tabling the earlier advice, which is subject to legal professional privilege. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) The Attorney General expects that all advice given by the Crown Solicitor’s Office has been fully researched.
(2) Robert Mitchell. (3) The advice already tabled confirms the validity of the delegation. There would be no public benefit in tabling the earlier advice, which is subject to legal professional privilege. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) The Attorney General expects that all advice given by the Crown Solicitor’s Office has been fully researched.
(3) The advice already tabled confirms the validity of the delegation. There would be no public benefit in tabling the earlier advice, which is subject to legal professional privilege. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) The Attorney General expects that all advice given by the Crown Solicitor’s Office has been fully researched.
(4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) The Attorney General expects that all advice given by the Crown Solicitor’s Office has been fully researched.
(5) Yes. (6) The Attorney General expects that all advice given by the Crown Solicitor’s Office has been fully researched.
(6) The Attorney General expects that all advice given by the Crown Solicitor’s Office has been fully researched.
(2) If so, who signed off on the advice? (3) Was the advice given on 3 December 2002 the same as that given by Robert Mitchell on 22 September 2003? (4) If not, will the Attorney General indicate the critical differences? (5) Was Robert Mitchell aware of the previous advice when he prepared his response of 22 September? (6) Did Robert Mitchell refer to Hansard for guidance on the intent of Parliament with respect to section 18 of the Environmental Protection Act? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General has provided the following response - (1) Yes. (2) Robert Mitchell. (3) The advice already tabled confirms the validity of the delegation. There would be no public benefit in tabling the earlier advice, which is subject to legal professional privilege. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) The Attorney General expects that all advice given by the Crown Solicitor’s Office has been fully researched.
(3) Was the advice given on 3 December 2002 the same as that given by Robert Mitchell on 22 September 2003? (4) If not, will the Attorney General indicate the critical differences? (5) Was Robert Mitchell aware of the previous advice when he prepared his response of 22 September? (6) Did Robert Mitchell refer to Hansard for guidance on the intent of Parliament with respect to section 18 of the Environmental Protection Act? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General has provided the following response - (1) Yes. (2) Robert Mitchell. (3) The advice already tabled confirms the validity of the delegation. There would be no public benefit in tabling the earlier advice, which is subject to legal professional privilege. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) The Attorney General expects that all advice given by the Crown Solicitor’s Office has been fully researched.
(4) If not, will the Attorney General indicate the critical differences? (5) Was Robert Mitchell aware of the previous advice when he prepared his response of 22 September? (6) Did Robert Mitchell refer to Hansard for guidance on the intent of Parliament with respect to section 18 of the Environmental Protection Act? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General has provided the following response - (1) Yes. (2) Robert Mitchell. (3) The advice already tabled confirms the validity of the delegation. There would be no public benefit in tabling the earlier advice, which is subject to legal professional privilege. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) The Attorney General expects that all advice given by the Crown Solicitor’s Office has been fully researched.
(5) Was Robert Mitchell aware of the previous advice when he prepared his response of 22 September? (6) Did Robert Mitchell refer to Hansard for guidance on the intent of Parliament with respect to section 18 of the Environmental Protection Act? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General has provided the following response - (1) Yes. (2) Robert Mitchell. (3) The advice already tabled confirms the validity of the delegation. There would be no public benefit in tabling the earlier advice, which is subject to legal professional privilege. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) The Attorney General expects that all advice given by the Crown Solicitor’s Office has been fully researched.
(6) Did Robert Mitchell refer to Hansard for guidance on the intent of Parliament with respect to section 18 of the Environmental Protection Act? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General has provided the following response - (1) Yes. (2) Robert Mitchell. (3) The advice already tabled confirms the validity of the delegation. There would be no public benefit in tabling the earlier advice, which is subject to legal professional privilege. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) The Attorney General expects that all advice given by the Crown Solicitor’s Office has been fully researched.
Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General has provided the following response - (1) Yes. (2) Robert Mitchell. (3) The advice already tabled confirms the validity of the delegation. There would be no public benefit in tabling the earlier advice, which is subject to legal professional privilege. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) The Attorney General expects that all advice given by the Crown Solicitor’s Office has been fully researched.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General has provided the following response - (1) Yes. (2) Robert Mitchell. (3) The advice already tabled confirms the validity of the delegation. There would be no public benefit in tabling the earlier advice, which is subject to legal professional privilege. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) The Attorney General expects that all advice given by the Crown Solicitor’s Office has been fully researched.
The Attorney General has provided the following response - (1) Yes. (2) Robert Mitchell. (3) The advice already tabled confirms the validity of the delegation. There would be no public benefit in tabling the earlier advice, which is subject to legal professional privilege. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) The Attorney General expects that all advice given by the Crown Solicitor’s Office has been fully researched.
(1) Yes. (2) Robert Mitchell. (3) The advice already tabled confirms the validity of the delegation. There would be no public benefit in tabling the earlier advice, which is subject to legal professional privilege. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) The Attorney General expects that all advice given by the Crown Solicitor’s Office has been fully researched.
(2) Robert Mitchell. (3) The advice already tabled confirms the validity of the delegation. There would be no public benefit in tabling the earlier advice, which is subject to legal professional privilege. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) The Attorney General expects that all advice given by the Crown Solicitor’s Office has been fully researched.
(3) The advice already tabled confirms the validity of the delegation. There would be no public benefit in tabling the earlier advice, which is subject to legal professional privilege. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) The Attorney General expects that all advice given by the Crown Solicitor’s Office has been fully researched.
(4) Not applicable. (5) Yes. (6) The Attorney General expects that all advice given by the Crown Solicitor’s Office has been fully researched.
(5) Yes. (6) The Attorney General expects that all advice given by the Crown Solicitor’s Office has been fully researched.
(6) The Attorney General expects that all advice given by the Crown Solicitor’s Office has been fully researched.
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