❓ Question seeks details of communication between the Minister for the Environment and the Appeals Convenor regarding appeals against the EPA's assessment of the Gorgon gas project on Barrow Island. The Minister confirms communication occurred regularly on a range of issues, including the Gorgon proposal appeals.
AnsweredQoN 1185Legislative Council
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BARROW ISLAND NATURE RESERVE - GORGON PROPOSAL
(1) Has there been any communication between - (a) the Minister for the Environment or any member of his office; and (b) the Appeals Convenor or any member of his office concerning any appeal or appeals from Environmental Protection Authority bulletin 1221 - Gorgon proposal on Barrow Island nature reserve? (2) If so, in respect of each such communication - (a) when did the communication take place; (b) who were the parties to the communication; (c) what was the form of communication - for example, meeting or telephone discussion - and (d) what was the content of the communication? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH
(1) Has there been any communication between - (a) the Minister for the Environment or any member of his office; and (b) the Appeals Convenor or any member of his office concerning any appeal or appeals from Environmental Protection Authority bulletin 1221 - Gorgon proposal on Barrow Island nature reserve? (2) If so, in respect of each such communication - (a) when did the communication take place; (b) who were the parties to the communication; (c) what was the form of communication - for example, meeting or telephone discussion - and (d) what was the content of the communication? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The minister and members of his office communicate regularly with the Appeals Convenor and members of his office on a range of issues being dealt with by the Appeals Convenor, including the recent appeals against the Environmental Protection Authority’s bulletin 1221.
(b) the Appeals Convenor or any member of his office concerning any appeal or appeals from Environmental Protection Authority bulletin 1221 - Gorgon proposal on Barrow Island nature reserve?
concerning any appeal or appeals from Environmental Protection Authority bulletin 1221 - Gorgon proposal on Barrow Island nature reserve?
(b) who were the parties to the communication; (c) what was the form of communication - for example, meeting or telephone discussion - and (d) what was the content of the communication?
(c) what was the form of communication - for example, meeting or telephone discussion - and (d) what was the content of the communication?
(d) what was the content of the communication?
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The minister and members of his office communicate regularly with the Appeals Convenor and members of his office on a range of issues being dealt with by the Appeals Convenor, including the recent appeals against the Environmental Protection Authority’s bulletin 1221.
(1) Yes. (2) The minister and members of his office communicate regularly with the Appeals Convenor and members of his office on a range of issues being dealt with by the Appeals Convenor, including the recent appeals against the Environmental Protection Authority’s bulletin 1221.
(2) The minister and members of his office communicate regularly with the Appeals Convenor and members of his office on a range of issues being dealt with by the Appeals Convenor, including the recent appeals against the Environmental Protection Authority’s bulletin 1221.
(b) the Appeals Convenor or any member of his office concerning any appeal or appeals from Environmental Protection Authority bulletin 1221 - Gorgon proposal on Barrow Island nature reserve?
concerning any appeal or appeals from Environmental Protection Authority bulletin 1221 - Gorgon proposal on Barrow Island nature reserve?
(b) who were the parties to the communication; (c) what was the form of communication - for example, meeting or telephone discussion - and (d) what was the content of the communication?
(c) what was the form of communication - for example, meeting or telephone discussion - and (d) what was the content of the communication?
(d) what was the content of the communication?
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The minister and members of his office communicate regularly with the Appeals Convenor and members of his office on a range of issues being dealt with by the Appeals Convenor, including the recent appeals against the Environmental Protection Authority’s bulletin 1221.
(1) Yes. (2) The minister and members of his office communicate regularly with the Appeals Convenor and members of his office on a range of issues being dealt with by the Appeals Convenor, including the recent appeals against the Environmental Protection Authority’s bulletin 1221.
(2) The minister and members of his office communicate regularly with the Appeals Convenor and members of his office on a range of issues being dealt with by the Appeals Convenor, including the recent appeals against the Environmental Protection Authority’s bulletin 1221.
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