❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the number of contacts and approvals for large-scale renewable energy generation proposals. The Minister declined to answer, citing unreasonable resource allocation.
AnsweredQoN 5345Legislative Assembly
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(1) How many times was the Minister contacted by an energy generation company with a large-scale renewable energy generation proposal in: (a) 2013/14; (b) 2014/15; and (c) 2015/16? (2) In each year mentioned above, how many of these proposals received government/Ministerial approval and how many of these proposals did not receive government/Ministerial approval?
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Answered
10 May 2016
Responded by
Minister for Energy
Response time
35 days
The Minister has met with a range of renewable energy businesses over the last three years.
To extract this information would require a considerable amount of time and would divert staff away from their normal duties. It is not considered to be a reasonable or appropriate use of government resources.
To extract this information would require a considerable amount of time and would divert staff away from their normal duties. It is not considered to be a reasonable or appropriate use of government resources.
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