❓ Question concerns FYI Resources' uranium mining plans, specifically shipping through Geraldton. Minister denies discussions, expresses skepticism, and highlights existing policy against shipping uranium through residential ports.
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FYI RESOURCES — URANIUM MINING
I refer to the front page of today’s edition of the Geraldton Guardian , which carries the headline “Miner wants to ship through Geraldton: Uranium Plan”. (1) Has the minister had any discussions with the mining company FYI Resources about this matter? (2) Does the minister agree with FYI Resources that the Yarlarweeloor deposit is a very promising prospect and that there is very little risk associated with transporting uranium from the mine through the port of Geraldton? (3) Does the minister support FYI Resources in its plans to ship uranium through Geraldton? (4) How does the minister believe the government will manage the conflict of interest given that Mr Russell Barnett is a director of the company? Hon NORMAN MOORE
I refer to the front page of today’s edition of the Geraldton Guardian , which carries the headline “Miner wants to ship through Geraldton: Uranium Plan”. (1) Has the minister had any discussions with the mining company FYI Resources about this matter? (2) Does the minister agree with FYI Resources that the Yarlarweeloor deposit is a very promising prospect and that there is very little risk associated with transporting uranium from the mine through the port of Geraldton? (3) Does the minister support FYI Resources in its plans to ship uranium through Geraldton? (4) How does the minister believe the government will manage the conflict of interest given that Mr Russell Barnett is a director of the company? Hon NORMAN MOORE
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I thank the member for the question. I wrote down no in answer to the first question. Hon Ken Travers : It doesn’t matter what the question is, does it? Hon NORMAN MOORE : That is exactly right; I learnt it all from Hon Ken Travers. (1) No; I have not had any discussions with the company. (2) I do not know anything about this particular deposit. (3) There is no risk in transporting uranium oxide; however, we have no intention of allowing it to be transported through the port of Geraldton. That was made very clear during the last election. We have made it very clear on many occasions that it will not be transported through a port surrounded by a residential area. (4) With regard to a conflict of interest, I do not understand what the question means. Mr Russell Barnett is a director of a company, and he is entitled to be; he is a citizen of Western Australia. His company will be treated exactly the same way as every other company. I have a message for the company today: it should not make assumptions about what it might like to do without asking the government for permission. The bottom line is simply that it will not be given permission to transport uranium oxide out of Geraldton. Its application to mine at Yarlarweeloor will be dependent upon a range of issues: the approval to mine in the first place; all the environmental approvals to go with that, which will be very stringent indeed; and the company having in place suitable plans, which have been properly assessed, to transport any uranium oxide from that site. With regard to the issue in general, I have no doubt that most of the uranium oxide that comes from Western Australian mines will be exported out through Adelaide or Darwin.
(1) Has the minister had any discussions with the mining company FYI Resources about this matter? (2) Does the minister agree with FYI Resources that the Yarlarweeloor deposit is a very promising prospect and that there is very little risk associated with transporting uranium from the mine through the port of Geraldton? (3) Does the minister support FYI Resources in its plans to ship uranium through Geraldton? (4) How does the minister believe the government will manage the conflict of interest given that Mr Russell Barnett is a director of the company? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for the question. I wrote down no in answer to the first question. Hon Ken Travers : It doesn’t matter what the question is, does it? Hon NORMAN MOORE : That is exactly right; I learnt it all from Hon Ken Travers. (1) No; I have not had any discussions with the company. (2) I do not know anything about this particular deposit. (3) There is no risk in transporting uranium oxide; however, we have no intention of allowing it to be transported through the port of Geraldton. That was made very clear during the last election. We have made it very clear on many occasions that it will not be transported through a port surrounded by a residential area. (4) With regard to a conflict of interest, I do not understand what the question means. Mr Russell Barnett is a director of a company, and he is entitled to be; he is a citizen of Western Australia. His company will be treated exactly the same way as every other company. I have a message for the company today: it should not make assumptions about what it might like to do without asking the government for permission. The bottom line is simply that it will not be given permission to transport uranium oxide out of Geraldton. Its application to mine at Yarlarweeloor will be dependent upon a range of issues: the approval to mine in the first place; all the environmental approvals to go with that, which will be very stringent indeed; and the company having in place suitable plans, which have been properly assessed, to transport any uranium oxide from that site. With regard to the issue in general, I have no doubt that most of the uranium oxide that comes from Western Australian mines will be exported out through Adelaide or Darwin.
(2) Does the minister agree with FYI Resources that the Yarlarweeloor deposit is a very promising prospect and that there is very little risk associated with transporting uranium from the mine through the port of Geraldton? (3) Does the minister support FYI Resources in its plans to ship uranium through Geraldton? (4) How does the minister believe the government will manage the conflict of interest given that Mr Russell Barnett is a director of the company? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for the question. I wrote down no in answer to the first question. Hon Ken Travers : It doesn’t matter what the question is, does it? Hon NORMAN MOORE : That is exactly right; I learnt it all from Hon Ken Travers. (1) No; I have not had any discussions with the company. (2) I do not know anything about this particular deposit. (3) There is no risk in transporting uranium oxide; however, we have no intention of allowing it to be transported through the port of Geraldton. That was made very clear during the last election. We have made it very clear on many occasions that it will not be transported through a port surrounded by a residential area. (4) With regard to a conflict of interest, I do not understand what the question means. Mr Russell Barnett is a director of a company, and he is entitled to be; he is a citizen of Western Australia. His company will be treated exactly the same way as every other company. I have a message for the company today: it should not make assumptions about what it might like to do without asking the government for permission. The bottom line is simply that it will not be given permission to transport uranium oxide out of Geraldton. Its application to mine at Yarlarweeloor will be dependent upon a range of issues: the approval to mine in the first place; all the environmental approvals to go with that, which will be very stringent indeed; and the company having in place suitable plans, which have been properly assessed, to transport any uranium oxide from that site. With regard to the issue in general, I have no doubt that most of the uranium oxide that comes from Western Australian mines will be exported out through Adelaide or Darwin.
(3) Does the minister support FYI Resources in its plans to ship uranium through Geraldton? (4) How does the minister believe the government will manage the conflict of interest given that Mr Russell Barnett is a director of the company? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for the question. I wrote down no in answer to the first question. Hon Ken Travers : It doesn’t matter what the question is, does it? Hon NORMAN MOORE : That is exactly right; I learnt it all from Hon Ken Travers. (1) No; I have not had any discussions with the company. (2) I do not know anything about this particular deposit. (3) There is no risk in transporting uranium oxide; however, we have no intention of allowing it to be transported through the port of Geraldton. That was made very clear during the last election. We have made it very clear on many occasions that it will not be transported through a port surrounded by a residential area. (4) With regard to a conflict of interest, I do not understand what the question means. Mr Russell Barnett is a director of a company, and he is entitled to be; he is a citizen of Western Australia. His company will be treated exactly the same way as every other company. I have a message for the company today: it should not make assumptions about what it might like to do without asking the government for permission. The bottom line is simply that it will not be given permission to transport uranium oxide out of Geraldton. Its application to mine at Yarlarweeloor will be dependent upon a range of issues: the approval to mine in the first place; all the environmental approvals to go with that, which will be very stringent indeed; and the company having in place suitable plans, which have been properly assessed, to transport any uranium oxide from that site. With regard to the issue in general, I have no doubt that most of the uranium oxide that comes from Western Australian mines will be exported out through Adelaide or Darwin.
(4) How does the minister believe the government will manage the conflict of interest given that Mr Russell Barnett is a director of the company? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for the question. I wrote down no in answer to the first question. Hon Ken Travers : It doesn’t matter what the question is, does it? Hon NORMAN MOORE : That is exactly right; I learnt it all from Hon Ken Travers. (1) No; I have not had any discussions with the company. (2) I do not know anything about this particular deposit. (3) There is no risk in transporting uranium oxide; however, we have no intention of allowing it to be transported through the port of Geraldton. That was made very clear during the last election. We have made it very clear on many occasions that it will not be transported through a port surrounded by a residential area. (4) With regard to a conflict of interest, I do not understand what the question means. Mr Russell Barnett is a director of a company, and he is entitled to be; he is a citizen of Western Australia. His company will be treated exactly the same way as every other company. I have a message for the company today: it should not make assumptions about what it might like to do without asking the government for permission. The bottom line is simply that it will not be given permission to transport uranium oxide out of Geraldton. Its application to mine at Yarlarweeloor will be dependent upon a range of issues: the approval to mine in the first place; all the environmental approvals to go with that, which will be very stringent indeed; and the company having in place suitable plans, which have been properly assessed, to transport any uranium oxide from that site. With regard to the issue in general, I have no doubt that most of the uranium oxide that comes from Western Australian mines will be exported out through Adelaide or Darwin.
Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for the question. I wrote down no in answer to the first question. Hon Ken Travers : It doesn’t matter what the question is, does it? Hon NORMAN MOORE : That is exactly right; I learnt it all from Hon Ken Travers. (1) No; I have not had any discussions with the company. (2) I do not know anything about this particular deposit. (3) There is no risk in transporting uranium oxide; however, we have no intention of allowing it to be transported through the port of Geraldton. That was made very clear during the last election. We have made it very clear on many occasions that it will not be transported through a port surrounded by a residential area. (4) With regard to a conflict of interest, I do not understand what the question means. Mr Russell Barnett is a director of a company, and he is entitled to be; he is a citizen of Western Australia. His company will be treated exactly the same way as every other company. I have a message for the company today: it should not make assumptions about what it might like to do without asking the government for permission. The bottom line is simply that it will not be given permission to transport uranium oxide out of Geraldton. Its application to mine at Yarlarweeloor will be dependent upon a range of issues: the approval to mine in the first place; all the environmental approvals to go with that, which will be very stringent indeed; and the company having in place suitable plans, which have been properly assessed, to transport any uranium oxide from that site. With regard to the issue in general, I have no doubt that most of the uranium oxide that comes from Western Australian mines will be exported out through Adelaide or Darwin.
I thank the member for the question. I wrote down no in answer to the first question. Hon Ken Travers : It doesn’t matter what the question is, does it? Hon NORMAN MOORE : That is exactly right; I learnt it all from Hon Ken Travers. (1) No; I have not had any discussions with the company. (2) I do not know anything about this particular deposit. (3) There is no risk in transporting uranium oxide; however, we have no intention of allowing it to be transported through the port of Geraldton. That was made very clear during the last election. We have made it very clear on many occasions that it will not be transported through a port surrounded by a residential area. (4) With regard to a conflict of interest, I do not understand what the question means. Mr Russell Barnett is a director of a company, and he is entitled to be; he is a citizen of Western Australia. His company will be treated exactly the same way as every other company. I have a message for the company today: it should not make assumptions about what it might like to do without asking the government for permission. The bottom line is simply that it will not be given permission to transport uranium oxide out of Geraldton. Its application to mine at Yarlarweeloor will be dependent upon a range of issues: the approval to mine in the first place; all the environmental approvals to go with that, which will be very stringent indeed; and the company having in place suitable plans, which have been properly assessed, to transport any uranium oxide from that site. With regard to the issue in general, I have no doubt that most of the uranium oxide that comes from Western Australian mines will be exported out through Adelaide or Darwin.
Hon Ken Travers : It doesn’t matter what the question is, does it? Hon NORMAN MOORE : That is exactly right; I learnt it all from Hon Ken Travers. (1) No; I have not had any discussions with the company. (2) I do not know anything about this particular deposit. (3) There is no risk in transporting uranium oxide; however, we have no intention of allowing it to be transported through the port of Geraldton. That was made very clear during the last election. We have made it very clear on many occasions that it will not be transported through a port surrounded by a residential area. (4) With regard to a conflict of interest, I do not understand what the question means. Mr Russell Barnett is a director of a company, and he is entitled to be; he is a citizen of Western Australia. His company will be treated exactly the same way as every other company. I have a message for the company today: it should not make assumptions about what it might like to do without asking the government for permission. The bottom line is simply that it will not be given permission to transport uranium oxide out of Geraldton. Its application to mine at Yarlarweeloor will be dependent upon a range of issues: the approval to mine in the first place; all the environmental approvals to go with that, which will be very stringent indeed; and the company having in place suitable plans, which have been properly assessed, to transport any uranium oxide from that site. With regard to the issue in general, I have no doubt that most of the uranium oxide that comes from Western Australian mines will be exported out through Adelaide or Darwin.
Hon NORMAN MOORE : That is exactly right; I learnt it all from Hon Ken Travers. (1) No; I have not had any discussions with the company. (2) I do not know anything about this particular deposit. (3) There is no risk in transporting uranium oxide; however, we have no intention of allowing it to be transported through the port of Geraldton. That was made very clear during the last election. We have made it very clear on many occasions that it will not be transported through a port surrounded by a residential area. (4) With regard to a conflict of interest, I do not understand what the question means. Mr Russell Barnett is a director of a company, and he is entitled to be; he is a citizen of Western Australia. His company will be treated exactly the same way as every other company. I have a message for the company today: it should not make assumptions about what it might like to do without asking the government for permission. The bottom line is simply that it will not be given permission to transport uranium oxide out of Geraldton. Its application to mine at Yarlarweeloor will be dependent upon a range of issues: the approval to mine in the first place; all the environmental approvals to go with that, which will be very stringent indeed; and the company having in place suitable plans, which have been properly assessed, to transport any uranium oxide from that site. With regard to the issue in general, I have no doubt that most of the uranium oxide that comes from Western Australian mines will be exported out through Adelaide or Darwin.
(1) No; I have not had any discussions with the company. (2) I do not know anything about this particular deposit. (3) There is no risk in transporting uranium oxide; however, we have no intention of allowing it to be transported through the port of Geraldton. That was made very clear during the last election. We have made it very clear on many occasions that it will not be transported through a port surrounded by a residential area. (4) With regard to a conflict of interest, I do not understand what the question means. Mr Russell Barnett is a director of a company, and he is entitled to be; he is a citizen of Western Australia. His company will be treated exactly the same way as every other company. I have a message for the company today: it should not make assumptions about what it might like to do without asking the government for permission. The bottom line is simply that it will not be given permission to transport uranium oxide out of Geraldton. Its application to mine at Yarlarweeloor will be dependent upon a range of issues: the approval to mine in the first place; all the environmental approvals to go with that, which will be very stringent indeed; and the company having in place suitable plans, which have been properly assessed, to transport any uranium oxide from that site. With regard to the issue in general, I have no doubt that most of the uranium oxide that comes from Western Australian mines will be exported out through Adelaide or Darwin.
(2) I do not know anything about this particular deposit. (3) There is no risk in transporting uranium oxide; however, we have no intention of allowing it to be transported through the port of Geraldton. That was made very clear during the last election. We have made it very clear on many occasions that it will not be transported through a port surrounded by a residential area. (4) With regard to a conflict of interest, I do not understand what the question means. Mr Russell Barnett is a director of a company, and he is entitled to be; he is a citizen of Western Australia. His company will be treated exactly the same way as every other company. I have a message for the company today: it should not make assumptions about what it might like to do without asking the government for permission. The bottom line is simply that it will not be given permission to transport uranium oxide out of Geraldton. Its application to mine at Yarlarweeloor will be dependent upon a range of issues: the approval to mine in the first place; all the environmental approvals to go with that, which will be very stringent indeed; and the company having in place suitable plans, which have been properly assessed, to transport any uranium oxide from that site. With regard to the issue in general, I have no doubt that most of the uranium oxide that comes from Western Australian mines will be exported out through Adelaide or Darwin.
(3) There is no risk in transporting uranium oxide; however, we have no intention of allowing it to be transported through the port of Geraldton. That was made very clear during the last election. We have made it very clear on many occasions that it will not be transported through a port surrounded by a residential area. (4) With regard to a conflict of interest, I do not understand what the question means. Mr Russell Barnett is a director of a company, and he is entitled to be; he is a citizen of Western Australia. His company will be treated exactly the same way as every other company. I have a message for the company today: it should not make assumptions about what it might like to do without asking the government for permission. The bottom line is simply that it will not be given permission to transport uranium oxide out of Geraldton. Its application to mine at Yarlarweeloor will be dependent upon a range of issues: the approval to mine in the first place; all the environmental approvals to go with that, which will be very stringent indeed; and the company having in place suitable plans, which have been properly assessed, to transport any uranium oxide from that site. With regard to the issue in general, I have no doubt that most of the uranium oxide that comes from Western Australian mines will be exported out through Adelaide or Darwin.
(4) With regard to a conflict of interest, I do not understand what the question means. Mr Russell Barnett is a director of a company, and he is entitled to be; he is a citizen of Western Australia. His company will be treated exactly the same way as every other company. I have a message for the company today: it should not make assumptions about what it might like to do without asking the government for permission. The bottom line is simply that it will not be given permission to transport uranium oxide out of Geraldton. Its application to mine at Yarlarweeloor will be dependent upon a range of issues: the approval to mine in the first place; all the environmental approvals to go with that, which will be very stringent indeed; and the company having in place suitable plans, which have been properly assessed, to transport any uranium oxide from that site. With regard to the issue in general, I have no doubt that most of the uranium oxide that comes from Western Australian mines will be exported out through Adelaide or Darwin.
With regard to the issue in general, I have no doubt that most of the uranium oxide that comes from Western Australian mines will be exported out through Adelaide or Darwin.
(1) Has the minister had any discussions with the mining company FYI Resources about this matter? (2) Does the minister agree with FYI Resources that the Yarlarweeloor deposit is a very promising prospect and that there is very little risk associated with transporting uranium from the mine through the port of Geraldton? (3) Does the minister support FYI Resources in its plans to ship uranium through Geraldton? (4) How does the minister believe the government will manage the conflict of interest given that Mr Russell Barnett is a director of the company? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for the question. I wrote down no in answer to the first question. Hon Ken Travers : It doesn’t matter what the question is, does it? Hon NORMAN MOORE : That is exactly right; I learnt it all from Hon Ken Travers. (1) No; I have not had any discussions with the company. (2) I do not know anything about this particular deposit. (3) There is no risk in transporting uranium oxide; however, we have no intention of allowing it to be transported through the port of Geraldton. That was made very clear during the last election. We have made it very clear on many occasions that it will not be transported through a port surrounded by a residential area. (4) With regard to a conflict of interest, I do not understand what the question means. Mr Russell Barnett is a director of a company, and he is entitled to be; he is a citizen of Western Australia. His company will be treated exactly the same way as every other company. I have a message for the company today: it should not make assumptions about what it might like to do without asking the government for permission. The bottom line is simply that it will not be given permission to transport uranium oxide out of Geraldton. Its application to mine at Yarlarweeloor will be dependent upon a range of issues: the approval to mine in the first place; all the environmental approvals to go with that, which will be very stringent indeed; and the company having in place suitable plans, which have been properly assessed, to transport any uranium oxide from that site. With regard to the issue in general, I have no doubt that most of the uranium oxide that comes from Western Australian mines will be exported out through Adelaide or Darwin.
(2) Does the minister agree with FYI Resources that the Yarlarweeloor deposit is a very promising prospect and that there is very little risk associated with transporting uranium from the mine through the port of Geraldton? (3) Does the minister support FYI Resources in its plans to ship uranium through Geraldton? (4) How does the minister believe the government will manage the conflict of interest given that Mr Russell Barnett is a director of the company? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for the question. I wrote down no in answer to the first question. Hon Ken Travers : It doesn’t matter what the question is, does it? Hon NORMAN MOORE : That is exactly right; I learnt it all from Hon Ken Travers. (1) No; I have not had any discussions with the company. (2) I do not know anything about this particular deposit. (3) There is no risk in transporting uranium oxide; however, we have no intention of allowing it to be transported through the port of Geraldton. That was made very clear during the last election. We have made it very clear on many occasions that it will not be transported through a port surrounded by a residential area. (4) With regard to a conflict of interest, I do not understand what the question means. Mr Russell Barnett is a director of a company, and he is entitled to be; he is a citizen of Western Australia. His company will be treated exactly the same way as every other company. I have a message for the company today: it should not make assumptions about what it might like to do without asking the government for permission. The bottom line is simply that it will not be given permission to transport uranium oxide out of Geraldton. Its application to mine at Yarlarweeloor will be dependent upon a range of issues: the approval to mine in the first place; all the environmental approvals to go with that, which will be very stringent indeed; and the company having in place suitable plans, which have been properly assessed, to transport any uranium oxide from that site. With regard to the issue in general, I have no doubt that most of the uranium oxide that comes from Western Australian mines will be exported out through Adelaide or Darwin.
(3) Does the minister support FYI Resources in its plans to ship uranium through Geraldton? (4) How does the minister believe the government will manage the conflict of interest given that Mr Russell Barnett is a director of the company? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for the question. I wrote down no in answer to the first question. Hon Ken Travers : It doesn’t matter what the question is, does it? Hon NORMAN MOORE : That is exactly right; I learnt it all from Hon Ken Travers. (1) No; I have not had any discussions with the company. (2) I do not know anything about this particular deposit. (3) There is no risk in transporting uranium oxide; however, we have no intention of allowing it to be transported through the port of Geraldton. That was made very clear during the last election. We have made it very clear on many occasions that it will not be transported through a port surrounded by a residential area. (4) With regard to a conflict of interest, I do not understand what the question means. Mr Russell Barnett is a director of a company, and he is entitled to be; he is a citizen of Western Australia. His company will be treated exactly the same way as every other company. I have a message for the company today: it should not make assumptions about what it might like to do without asking the government for permission. The bottom line is simply that it will not be given permission to transport uranium oxide out of Geraldton. Its application to mine at Yarlarweeloor will be dependent upon a range of issues: the approval to mine in the first place; all the environmental approvals to go with that, which will be very stringent indeed; and the company having in place suitable plans, which have been properly assessed, to transport any uranium oxide from that site. With regard to the issue in general, I have no doubt that most of the uranium oxide that comes from Western Australian mines will be exported out through Adelaide or Darwin.
(4) How does the minister believe the government will manage the conflict of interest given that Mr Russell Barnett is a director of the company? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for the question. I wrote down no in answer to the first question. Hon Ken Travers : It doesn’t matter what the question is, does it? Hon NORMAN MOORE : That is exactly right; I learnt it all from Hon Ken Travers. (1) No; I have not had any discussions with the company. (2) I do not know anything about this particular deposit. (3) There is no risk in transporting uranium oxide; however, we have no intention of allowing it to be transported through the port of Geraldton. That was made very clear during the last election. We have made it very clear on many occasions that it will not be transported through a port surrounded by a residential area. (4) With regard to a conflict of interest, I do not understand what the question means. Mr Russell Barnett is a director of a company, and he is entitled to be; he is a citizen of Western Australia. His company will be treated exactly the same way as every other company. I have a message for the company today: it should not make assumptions about what it might like to do without asking the government for permission. The bottom line is simply that it will not be given permission to transport uranium oxide out of Geraldton. Its application to mine at Yarlarweeloor will be dependent upon a range of issues: the approval to mine in the first place; all the environmental approvals to go with that, which will be very stringent indeed; and the company having in place suitable plans, which have been properly assessed, to transport any uranium oxide from that site. With regard to the issue in general, I have no doubt that most of the uranium oxide that comes from Western Australian mines will be exported out through Adelaide or Darwin.
Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for the question. I wrote down no in answer to the first question. Hon Ken Travers : It doesn’t matter what the question is, does it? Hon NORMAN MOORE : That is exactly right; I learnt it all from Hon Ken Travers. (1) No; I have not had any discussions with the company. (2) I do not know anything about this particular deposit. (3) There is no risk in transporting uranium oxide; however, we have no intention of allowing it to be transported through the port of Geraldton. That was made very clear during the last election. We have made it very clear on many occasions that it will not be transported through a port surrounded by a residential area. (4) With regard to a conflict of interest, I do not understand what the question means. Mr Russell Barnett is a director of a company, and he is entitled to be; he is a citizen of Western Australia. His company will be treated exactly the same way as every other company. I have a message for the company today: it should not make assumptions about what it might like to do without asking the government for permission. The bottom line is simply that it will not be given permission to transport uranium oxide out of Geraldton. Its application to mine at Yarlarweeloor will be dependent upon a range of issues: the approval to mine in the first place; all the environmental approvals to go with that, which will be very stringent indeed; and the company having in place suitable plans, which have been properly assessed, to transport any uranium oxide from that site. With regard to the issue in general, I have no doubt that most of the uranium oxide that comes from Western Australian mines will be exported out through Adelaide or Darwin.
I thank the member for the question. I wrote down no in answer to the first question. Hon Ken Travers : It doesn’t matter what the question is, does it? Hon NORMAN MOORE : That is exactly right; I learnt it all from Hon Ken Travers. (1) No; I have not had any discussions with the company. (2) I do not know anything about this particular deposit. (3) There is no risk in transporting uranium oxide; however, we have no intention of allowing it to be transported through the port of Geraldton. That was made very clear during the last election. We have made it very clear on many occasions that it will not be transported through a port surrounded by a residential area. (4) With regard to a conflict of interest, I do not understand what the question means. Mr Russell Barnett is a director of a company, and he is entitled to be; he is a citizen of Western Australia. His company will be treated exactly the same way as every other company. I have a message for the company today: it should not make assumptions about what it might like to do without asking the government for permission. The bottom line is simply that it will not be given permission to transport uranium oxide out of Geraldton. Its application to mine at Yarlarweeloor will be dependent upon a range of issues: the approval to mine in the first place; all the environmental approvals to go with that, which will be very stringent indeed; and the company having in place suitable plans, which have been properly assessed, to transport any uranium oxide from that site. With regard to the issue in general, I have no doubt that most of the uranium oxide that comes from Western Australian mines will be exported out through Adelaide or Darwin.
Hon Ken Travers : It doesn’t matter what the question is, does it? Hon NORMAN MOORE : That is exactly right; I learnt it all from Hon Ken Travers. (1) No; I have not had any discussions with the company. (2) I do not know anything about this particular deposit. (3) There is no risk in transporting uranium oxide; however, we have no intention of allowing it to be transported through the port of Geraldton. That was made very clear during the last election. We have made it very clear on many occasions that it will not be transported through a port surrounded by a residential area. (4) With regard to a conflict of interest, I do not understand what the question means. Mr Russell Barnett is a director of a company, and he is entitled to be; he is a citizen of Western Australia. His company will be treated exactly the same way as every other company. I have a message for the company today: it should not make assumptions about what it might like to do without asking the government for permission. The bottom line is simply that it will not be given permission to transport uranium oxide out of Geraldton. Its application to mine at Yarlarweeloor will be dependent upon a range of issues: the approval to mine in the first place; all the environmental approvals to go with that, which will be very stringent indeed; and the company having in place suitable plans, which have been properly assessed, to transport any uranium oxide from that site. With regard to the issue in general, I have no doubt that most of the uranium oxide that comes from Western Australian mines will be exported out through Adelaide or Darwin.
Hon NORMAN MOORE : That is exactly right; I learnt it all from Hon Ken Travers. (1) No; I have not had any discussions with the company. (2) I do not know anything about this particular deposit. (3) There is no risk in transporting uranium oxide; however, we have no intention of allowing it to be transported through the port of Geraldton. That was made very clear during the last election. We have made it very clear on many occasions that it will not be transported through a port surrounded by a residential area. (4) With regard to a conflict of interest, I do not understand what the question means. Mr Russell Barnett is a director of a company, and he is entitled to be; he is a citizen of Western Australia. His company will be treated exactly the same way as every other company. I have a message for the company today: it should not make assumptions about what it might like to do without asking the government for permission. The bottom line is simply that it will not be given permission to transport uranium oxide out of Geraldton. Its application to mine at Yarlarweeloor will be dependent upon a range of issues: the approval to mine in the first place; all the environmental approvals to go with that, which will be very stringent indeed; and the company having in place suitable plans, which have been properly assessed, to transport any uranium oxide from that site. With regard to the issue in general, I have no doubt that most of the uranium oxide that comes from Western Australian mines will be exported out through Adelaide or Darwin.
(1) No; I have not had any discussions with the company. (2) I do not know anything about this particular deposit. (3) There is no risk in transporting uranium oxide; however, we have no intention of allowing it to be transported through the port of Geraldton. That was made very clear during the last election. We have made it very clear on many occasions that it will not be transported through a port surrounded by a residential area. (4) With regard to a conflict of interest, I do not understand what the question means. Mr Russell Barnett is a director of a company, and he is entitled to be; he is a citizen of Western Australia. His company will be treated exactly the same way as every other company. I have a message for the company today: it should not make assumptions about what it might like to do without asking the government for permission. The bottom line is simply that it will not be given permission to transport uranium oxide out of Geraldton. Its application to mine at Yarlarweeloor will be dependent upon a range of issues: the approval to mine in the first place; all the environmental approvals to go with that, which will be very stringent indeed; and the company having in place suitable plans, which have been properly assessed, to transport any uranium oxide from that site. With regard to the issue in general, I have no doubt that most of the uranium oxide that comes from Western Australian mines will be exported out through Adelaide or Darwin.
(2) I do not know anything about this particular deposit. (3) There is no risk in transporting uranium oxide; however, we have no intention of allowing it to be transported through the port of Geraldton. That was made very clear during the last election. We have made it very clear on many occasions that it will not be transported through a port surrounded by a residential area. (4) With regard to a conflict of interest, I do not understand what the question means. Mr Russell Barnett is a director of a company, and he is entitled to be; he is a citizen of Western Australia. His company will be treated exactly the same way as every other company. I have a message for the company today: it should not make assumptions about what it might like to do without asking the government for permission. The bottom line is simply that it will not be given permission to transport uranium oxide out of Geraldton. Its application to mine at Yarlarweeloor will be dependent upon a range of issues: the approval to mine in the first place; all the environmental approvals to go with that, which will be very stringent indeed; and the company having in place suitable plans, which have been properly assessed, to transport any uranium oxide from that site. With regard to the issue in general, I have no doubt that most of the uranium oxide that comes from Western Australian mines will be exported out through Adelaide or Darwin.
(3) There is no risk in transporting uranium oxide; however, we have no intention of allowing it to be transported through the port of Geraldton. That was made very clear during the last election. We have made it very clear on many occasions that it will not be transported through a port surrounded by a residential area. (4) With regard to a conflict of interest, I do not understand what the question means. Mr Russell Barnett is a director of a company, and he is entitled to be; he is a citizen of Western Australia. His company will be treated exactly the same way as every other company. I have a message for the company today: it should not make assumptions about what it might like to do without asking the government for permission. The bottom line is simply that it will not be given permission to transport uranium oxide out of Geraldton. Its application to mine at Yarlarweeloor will be dependent upon a range of issues: the approval to mine in the first place; all the environmental approvals to go with that, which will be very stringent indeed; and the company having in place suitable plans, which have been properly assessed, to transport any uranium oxide from that site. With regard to the issue in general, I have no doubt that most of the uranium oxide that comes from Western Australian mines will be exported out through Adelaide or Darwin.
(4) With regard to a conflict of interest, I do not understand what the question means. Mr Russell Barnett is a director of a company, and he is entitled to be; he is a citizen of Western Australia. His company will be treated exactly the same way as every other company. I have a message for the company today: it should not make assumptions about what it might like to do without asking the government for permission. The bottom line is simply that it will not be given permission to transport uranium oxide out of Geraldton. Its application to mine at Yarlarweeloor will be dependent upon a range of issues: the approval to mine in the first place; all the environmental approvals to go with that, which will be very stringent indeed; and the company having in place suitable plans, which have been properly assessed, to transport any uranium oxide from that site. With regard to the issue in general, I have no doubt that most of the uranium oxide that comes from Western Australian mines will be exported out through Adelaide or Darwin.
With regard to the issue in general, I have no doubt that most of the uranium oxide that comes from Western Australian mines will be exported out through Adelaide or Darwin.
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