❓ Mr. Tallentire questions the Minister for Environment, Mr. Marmion, regarding the lack of fines issued for animal deaths on Barrow Island related to the Gorgon project, alleging failure to enforce environmental conditions. The Minister responds that no fines were issued because the deaths were accidental.
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BARROW ISLAND — ANIMAL DEATHS
I ask a supplementary question. Why is the minister failing to implement the environmental conditions that were imposed on the Gorgon proponents, to insure against this sort of thing, so that the minister could take punitive action against them? Mr W.R. MARMION
I ask a supplementary question. Why is the minister failing to implement the environmental conditions that were imposed on the Gorgon proponents, to insure against this sort of thing, so that the minister could take punitive action against them? Mr W.R. MARMION
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No fines have been — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Mandurah, it might be that sometimes you need to have eyes in the back of your head. I formally call you to order for the first time today. The minister has been asked a supplementary question. He is the only one I expect to hear from. Mr W.R. MARMION : Thank you, Mr Speaker. DEC has not issued any fines, because all of the deaths have been accidental.
Mr W.R. MARMION replied: No fines have been — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Mandurah, it might be that sometimes you need to have eyes in the back of your head. I formally call you to order for the first time today. The minister has been asked a supplementary question. He is the only one I expect to hear from. Mr W.R. MARMION : Thank you, Mr Speaker. DEC has not issued any fines, because all of the deaths have been accidental.
No fines have been — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Mandurah, it might be that sometimes you need to have eyes in the back of your head. I formally call you to order for the first time today. The minister has been asked a supplementary question. He is the only one I expect to hear from. Mr W.R. MARMION : Thank you, Mr Speaker. DEC has not issued any fines, because all of the deaths have been accidental.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Mandurah, it might be that sometimes you need to have eyes in the back of your head. I formally call you to order for the first time today. The minister has been asked a supplementary question. He is the only one I expect to hear from. Mr W.R. MARMION : Thank you, Mr Speaker. DEC has not issued any fines, because all of the deaths have been accidental.
The SPEAKER : Member for Mandurah, it might be that sometimes you need to have eyes in the back of your head. I formally call you to order for the first time today. The minister has been asked a supplementary question. He is the only one I expect to hear from. Mr W.R. MARMION : Thank you, Mr Speaker. DEC has not issued any fines, because all of the deaths have been accidental.
Mr W.R. MARMION : Thank you, Mr Speaker. DEC has not issued any fines, because all of the deaths have been accidental.
Mr W.R. MARMION replied: No fines have been — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Mandurah, it might be that sometimes you need to have eyes in the back of your head. I formally call you to order for the first time today. The minister has been asked a supplementary question. He is the only one I expect to hear from. Mr W.R. MARMION : Thank you, Mr Speaker. DEC has not issued any fines, because all of the deaths have been accidental.
No fines have been — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Mandurah, it might be that sometimes you need to have eyes in the back of your head. I formally call you to order for the first time today. The minister has been asked a supplementary question. He is the only one I expect to hear from. Mr W.R. MARMION : Thank you, Mr Speaker. DEC has not issued any fines, because all of the deaths have been accidental.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Mandurah, it might be that sometimes you need to have eyes in the back of your head. I formally call you to order for the first time today. The minister has been asked a supplementary question. He is the only one I expect to hear from. Mr W.R. MARMION : Thank you, Mr Speaker. DEC has not issued any fines, because all of the deaths have been accidental.
The SPEAKER : Member for Mandurah, it might be that sometimes you need to have eyes in the back of your head. I formally call you to order for the first time today. The minister has been asked a supplementary question. He is the only one I expect to hear from. Mr W.R. MARMION : Thank you, Mr Speaker. DEC has not issued any fines, because all of the deaths have been accidental.
Mr W.R. MARMION : Thank you, Mr Speaker. DEC has not issued any fines, because all of the deaths have been accidental.
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