❓ Hon Robin Chapple questions the Minister for Mines and Petroleum regarding the Department's policies on exemption from expenditure guidelines for mining tenements, alleging inconsistency with regulations and hindering job creation. The Minister's response refers back to previous answers, effectively providing no substantive information.
AnsweredQoN 31Legislative Council
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I refer to the Wardens Court case titled,
2016(WAMW 14), GMK Exploration Pty Ltd (applicant for exemption) and Glyn Thomas Morgan (objector)
and the Government's stated position in terms of creating jobs and employment:
(a) can the Minister explain how the Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) over an extended period of time has managed to adopt policies on exemption from expenditure guidelines that are directly contrary to regulation 58A(2) of the
Mining Regulations 1981
, which is clearly not supportive of making tenement holders actively explore and mine tenements to find the mines of tomorrow creating jobs and employment;
(b) if no to (a), why not;
(c) prior to this Wardens Court decision, despite strong criticism from members of the public and Members of Parliament, can the Minister explain how the DMP itself has not been able to recognise that its own departmental policy guidelines on exemption from expenditure conditions suggest otherwise, are inconsistent with the
Mining Act 1978
and
Mining Regulations 1981
, resulting in them being void and should be disregarded; and
(d) if no to (c), why?
2016(WAMW 14), GMK Exploration Pty Ltd (applicant for exemption) and Glyn Thomas Morgan (objector)
and the Government's stated position in terms of creating jobs and employment:
(a) can the Minister explain how the Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) over an extended period of time has managed to adopt policies on exemption from expenditure guidelines that are directly contrary to regulation 58A(2) of the
Mining Regulations 1981
, which is clearly not supportive of making tenement holders actively explore and mine tenements to find the mines of tomorrow creating jobs and employment;
(b) if no to (a), why not;
(c) prior to this Wardens Court decision, despite strong criticism from members of the public and Members of Parliament, can the Minister explain how the DMP itself has not been able to recognise that its own departmental policy guidelines on exemption from expenditure conditions suggest otherwise, are inconsistent with the
Mining Act 1978
and
Mining Regulations 1981
, resulting in them being void and should be disregarded; and
(d) if no to (c), why?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
29 June 2017
Responded by
Minister for Regional Development representing the Minister for Mines and Petroleum
Response time
9 days
(b) Not applicable (c) Refer to (a) above. (d) Not applicable
(c) Refer to (a) above. (d) Not applicable
(d) Not applicable
(c) Refer to (a) above. (d) Not applicable
(d) Not applicable
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