Hon. Norman Moore requests the Premier to table a letter from the EPA Chairman regarding the Coral Coast Development proposal and questions the speed of the Premier's decision-making process. Hon. Kim Chance tables the letter and explains the Premier received briefings before making a decision.

AnsweredQoN 1149Legislative Council
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20 August 2003
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Leader of the House representing the Premier

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(1) I refer the Premier to the Environmental Protection Authority’s advice to the Appeals Convener on the Coral Coast Development Pty Ltd proposal - tabled paper No 1342 - in which reference is made to a letter dated 17 December 2002 from the EPA chairman to the Premier, and ask the Premier to table the letter; and, if he will not, why not? (2) Can the Premier explain the apparent haste with which his decision was made, being only one day after receiving the appeals committee report and appendices reports containing some 100 pages of considerably detailed discussion across a range of issues? Hon KIM CHANCE

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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. I table the letter with this answer. [See paper No 1348.] Hon KIM CHANCE: (2) The Premier received two briefings from the appeals committee on the report, and after reading the report he agreed with its recommendation that the proposal should not proceed.
(2) Can the Premier explain the apparent haste with which his decision was made, being only one day after receiving the appeals committee report and appendices reports containing some 100 pages of considerably detailed discussion across a range of issues? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. I table the letter with this answer. [See paper No 1348.] Hon KIM CHANCE: (2) The Premier received two briefings from the appeals committee on the report, and after reading the report he agreed with its recommendation that the proposal should not proceed.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. I table the letter with this answer. [See paper No 1348.] Hon KIM CHANCE: (2) The Premier received two briefings from the appeals committee on the report, and after reading the report he agreed with its recommendation that the proposal should not proceed.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. I table the letter with this answer. [See paper No 1348.] Hon KIM CHANCE: (2) The Premier received two briefings from the appeals committee on the report, and after reading the report he agreed with its recommendation that the proposal should not proceed.
(1) Yes. I table the letter with this answer. [See paper No 1348.] Hon KIM CHANCE: (2) The Premier received two briefings from the appeals committee on the report, and after reading the report he agreed with its recommendation that the proposal should not proceed.
[See paper No 1348.] Hon KIM CHANCE: (2) The Premier received two briefings from the appeals committee on the report, and after reading the report he agreed with its recommendation that the proposal should not proceed.
Hon KIM CHANCE: (2) The Premier received two briefings from the appeals committee on the report, and after reading the report he agreed with its recommendation that the proposal should not proceed.
(2) The Premier received two briefings from the appeals committee on the report, and after reading the report he agreed with its recommendation that the proposal should not proceed.

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