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❓ Hon John Fischer questions the Minister regarding alleged government protection of the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources concerning forged records related to a multi-million dollar gold theft. The Minister denies the allegations based on an internal inquiry.

AnsweredQoN 658Legislative Council

Asked

16 May 2002

Member

Hon John Fischer

Portfolio

State Development

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Does the Minister deny that the Government is protecting the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources in respect to forgeries inserted into Departmental records in an attempt to conceal the otherwise conclusively evidenced, multi-million dollar gold theft by identified Australian and International thieves?

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Answered

25 June 2002

Responded by

Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for State Development

Response time

40 days

On the basis that the Hon Member is referring to the Form 27 production returns for Mining Lease 77/112 identified by the Member in Parliamentary Question No. 1119 dated 13 March 2002 and No. 1152 dated 19 March 2002, the following answer is provided:- The Minister for State Development was advised that an internal inquiry undertaken by the Department found no evidence that the Form 27 returns lodged by the lessees for the period April 1993 to January 1994 were forgeries.
The Minister for State Development was advised that an internal inquiry undertaken by the Department found no evidence that the Form 27 returns lodged by the lessees for the period April 1993 to January 1994 were forgeries.

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