❓ Hon Neil Thomson asks about the implementation status of the Vogel-McFerran review recommendations. The parliamentary secretary provides an update, stating that seven recommendations have been fully implemented and lists them.
AnsweredQoN 629Legislative Council
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ENVIRONMENT — VOGEL–M c FERRAN REVIEW
629. Hon NEIL THOMSON to the parliamentary secretary
representing Minister for Environment:
I refer to the 39 recommendations of
the Vogel–McFerran review.
(1) How many recommendations have
been fully implemented?
(2) Which of these has been
implemented?
(3) Given that
the government has said it will implement most of the reforms proposed, will
the government commit to supporting a Liberal–led government after 8
March 2025 in the implementation of the reforms, if it loses the next election?
629. Hon NEIL THOMSON to the parliamentary secretary
representing Minister for Environment:
I refer to the 39 recommendations of
the Vogel–McFerran review.
(1) How many recommendations have
been fully implemented?
(2) Which of these has been
implemented?
(3) Given that
the government has said it will implement most of the reforms proposed, will
the government commit to supporting a Liberal–led government after 8
March 2025 in the implementation of the reforms, if it loses the next election?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question, and I thank him for his humour. On behalf of the
Minister for Environment, I provide the following answer.
(1)–(3) The
Cook government is focused on overhauling Western Australia's
environmental approvals system in a move to unlock billions of dollars of
investment into major job-creating projects while protecting WA's
unique environment.
Implementation of
the recommendations is underway —
Several members
interjected.
The PRESIDENT : Order,
members. I cannot hear the answer. I am sure that if I cannot hear it, Hansard
cannot hear it either.
Hon DARREN WEST : Thank you,
President. There is a mood of hilarity across there at the moment.
Implementation of recommendations is
underway, and seven have already been implemented in full. They are the
development of an attraction and retention package for key qualified personnel,
recommendation 2; establishing a mentoring
program to support assessment personnel, recommendation 3(b); opening an
Environmental Protection Authority office in the CBD, recommendation 9;
holding EPA meetings for all significant project proponents, recommendation
10(b); finalising EPA regulations for scheme reductions, recommendation 34(a);
establishing a joint agency working group for regulatory role alignment,
recommendation 34(b); and piloting a national environmental data supply chain
with the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water,
recommendation 39(c).
some notice of the question, and I thank him for his humour. On behalf of the
Minister for Environment, I provide the following answer.
(1)–(3) The
Cook government is focused on overhauling Western Australia's
environmental approvals system in a move to unlock billions of dollars of
investment into major job-creating projects while protecting WA's
unique environment.
Implementation of
the recommendations is underway —
Several members
interjected.
The PRESIDENT : Order,
members. I cannot hear the answer. I am sure that if I cannot hear it, Hansard
cannot hear it either.
Hon DARREN WEST : Thank you,
President. There is a mood of hilarity across there at the moment.
Implementation of recommendations is
underway, and seven have already been implemented in full. They are the
development of an attraction and retention package for key qualified personnel,
recommendation 2; establishing a mentoring
program to support assessment personnel, recommendation 3(b); opening an
Environmental Protection Authority office in the CBD, recommendation 9;
holding EPA meetings for all significant project proponents, recommendation
10(b); finalising EPA regulations for scheme reductions, recommendation 34(a);
establishing a joint agency working group for regulatory role alignment,
recommendation 34(b); and piloting a national environmental data supply chain
with the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water,
recommendation 39(c).
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