❓ Hon. Sophia Moermond questions the government's decision to withhold the full report of the Independent Review of WA Environmental Approval Processes and Procedures, inquiring about the reasons and potential for future release given public interest and FOI requests. The government responds that the full report remains cabinet-in-confidence.
AnsweredQoN 11Legislative Council
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INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF WA ENVIRONMENTAL APPROVAL PROCESSES
AND PROCEDURES — RELEASE
11. Hon SOPHIA MOERMOND to the parliamentary
secretary representing the Minister for Environment:
I
refer to the Independent review of WA environmental approval processes and
procedures prepared by Dr Paul Vogel and David McFerran, which is aimed at
streamlining the environmental assessment and approval process of projects.
(1) Why have only
the recommendations of, and the government's response to, the review been
made public rather than the full review itself?
(2) Given the
significant consternation that the review has stirred up among environmental
groups and that several FOI requests have been submitted in relation to it,
does the government plan to make the full content of the review public?
(3) If yes to (2), when?
AND PROCEDURES — RELEASE
11. Hon SOPHIA MOERMOND to the parliamentary
secretary representing the Minister for Environment:
I
refer to the Independent review of WA environmental approval processes and
procedures prepared by Dr Paul Vogel and David McFerran, which is aimed at
streamlining the environmental assessment and approval process of projects.
(1) Why have only
the recommendations of, and the government's response to, the review been
made public rather than the full review itself?
(2) Given the
significant consternation that the review has stirred up among environmental
groups and that several FOI requests have been submitted in relation to it,
does the government plan to make the full content of the review public?
(3) If yes to (2), when?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice
of the question. On behalf of the Minister for Environment, I provide the
following answer.
(1)–(3) The
full report remains cabinet-in-confidence.
of the question. On behalf of the Minister for Environment, I provide the
following answer.
(1)–(3) The
full report remains cabinet-in-confidence.
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