❓ Hon Adele Farina questions the Minister for Environment regarding the Department of Environment's involvement in the EPA's assessment of the proposed Osmington coalmine. The Minister declines to answer directly, citing the ongoing EPA assessment.
AnsweredQoN 3669Legislative Council
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I refer to the proposed Osmington coalmine in Margaret River, and ask -
(1) Has the Department of Environment made a submission or provided comment to the EPA to assist it with determining whether to assess the proposal and the level of assessment?
(2) If no to (1), why not?
(3) If yes to (1), will the Minister table the Department’s submission/comment?
(4) If no to (3), why not?
(1) Has the Department of Environment made a submission or provided comment to the EPA to assist it with determining whether to assess the proposal and the level of assessment?
(2) If no to (1), why not?
(3) If yes to (1), will the Minister table the Department’s submission/comment?
(4) If no to (3), why not?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
12 April 2011
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Environment
Response time
28 days
(1-4) The Environmental Protection Authority announced its decision on Monday 21 March 2011 that there is adequate information to demonstrate that the Vasse Coal Managements coal mining proposal is environmentally unacceptable. The Environmental Protection Authority is preparing its assessment report and recommendations to the Minister for Environment setting out the reasons for its decision. It is expected the Environmental Protection Authority will submit its report to the Minister for Environment within 6 weeks. It would be inappropriate for the Minister to comment at this time while the EPA's assessment is in progress.
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