❓ Hon Robin Chapple questions the Minister for State Development regarding a letter from the Director General of the Department of Industry and Resources, alleging a narrow focus on departmental files regarding evidence of groundwater contamination claims made by Mr. S. Kean.
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I refer to a letter dated September 4 2003 signed by Mr Jim Limerick, Director General Department of Industry and Resources addressed to Mr S. Kean -
(1) Can the Minister state why the Director General has deliberately only focused on referring to ‘evidence’ held on departmental files when Mr Tony Cooke has also made it clear in a letter dated March 25 2003 stating ‘Mr Kean has a lot of documentation to support his claim of contamination of the ground water on his tenement, rising ground water levels, environmental damage etc. Mr Kean has sourced most of these documents from your department, the Department of Environmental Protection through the FOI process and other sources,’ clearly indicating to the Director General that there is a lot of documentation other than just what he refers to as evidence on Department of Industry and Resources files?
(2) If no to (2), why not?
(1) Can the Minister state why the Director General has deliberately only focused on referring to ‘evidence’ held on departmental files when Mr Tony Cooke has also made it clear in a letter dated March 25 2003 stating ‘Mr Kean has a lot of documentation to support his claim of contamination of the ground water on his tenement, rising ground water levels, environmental damage etc. Mr Kean has sourced most of these documents from your department, the Department of Environmental Protection through the FOI process and other sources,’ clearly indicating to the Director General that there is a lot of documentation other than just what he refers to as evidence on Department of Industry and Resources files?
(2) If no to (2), why not?
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Answered
2 December 2003
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for State Development
Response time
39 days
1. The evidence available to the Director General and his staff have relied on evidence which has been presented to the department by all interested parties and is held on departmental files. 2. N/A
2. N/A
2. N/A
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