❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details on consultations regarding the 2012-13 Budget announcement of an analysis of existing royalty rates. The response indicates limited consultation activity in the initial nine months.
AnsweredQoN 185Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the 2012–13 Budget announcement that there would be “an analysis of existing royalty rates in Western Australia” which would include “a three year period of consultation with potentially affected industries to end before 1 July 2015”, and I ask:
(a) how many consultation meetings have taken place during the first nine months of this three year period of consultation, from 1 July 2012 until 31 March 2013;
(b) who has attended these consultation meetings;
(c) how many papers have been prepared by the Department as part of these consultations;
(d) what are the names of these papers, and what date were they completed;
(e) will the Treasurer table these papers;
(f) has the Department written to any stakeholders as part of this consultation process;
(g) if yes, who has been contacted;
(h) when was this contact made;
(i) has the Department received any correspondence concerning the announced analysis of royalty rates;
(j) has the Department received any correspondence regarding the decision in the Budget to book an additional $180 million in revenue for increased royalty income; and
(k) if yes, who has sent this correspondence, and when was it received by the Department?
(a) how many consultation meetings have taken place during the first nine months of this three year period of consultation, from 1 July 2012 until 31 March 2013;
(b) who has attended these consultation meetings;
(c) how many papers have been prepared by the Department as part of these consultations;
(d) what are the names of these papers, and what date were they completed;
(e) will the Treasurer table these papers;
(f) has the Department written to any stakeholders as part of this consultation process;
(g) if yes, who has been contacted;
(h) when was this contact made;
(i) has the Department received any correspondence concerning the announced analysis of royalty rates;
(j) has the Department received any correspondence regarding the decision in the Budget to book an additional $180 million in revenue for increased royalty income; and
(k) if yes, who has sent this correspondence, and when was it received by the Department?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
11 June 2013
Responded by
Hon T.R. Buswell
Response time
35 days
The Department of Treasury advises:
(a) Three.
(b) Representatives
from the Department of Treasury, Department of State Development, Department of
Mines and Petroleum, Association of Mining and Exploration Companies, Chamber
of Minerals and Energy and the Centre for Exploration Targeting at the
University of Western Australia.
(c) Nil.
(d) Not applicable.
(e) Not applicable.
(f) No.
(g) Not applicable.
(h) Not
applicable.
(i) No.
(j) No.
(k) Not applicable.
(a) Three.
(b) Representatives
from the Department of Treasury, Department of State Development, Department of
Mines and Petroleum, Association of Mining and Exploration Companies, Chamber
of Minerals and Energy and the Centre for Exploration Targeting at the
University of Western Australia.
(c) Nil.
(d) Not applicable.
(e) Not applicable.
(f) No.
(g) Not applicable.
(h) Not
applicable.
(i) No.
(j) No.
(k) Not applicable.
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