❓ Hon Lynn MacLaren asks about the withdrawn appeal concerning the Mangles Bay Marina project, specifically regarding the Conservation Commission's objections and the Minister's response. The Minister clarifies the appeal withdrawal and addresses the Commission's concerns.
AnsweredQoN 782Legislative Council
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(1) Concerning the Mangles Bay Marina project, what was the source of the
withdrawn appeal other than that by the Conservation Commission? (2) What were its objections? (3) Why was it withdrawn? (4) Will the Minister reassess the conditions placed on the Mangles Bay
Marina project in light of the seven objections of the Conservation
Commission? (5) In the Minister’s Appeals Determination, how were the objections raised by the Conservation Commission resolved or dealt with?
withdrawn appeal other than that by the Conservation Commission? (2) What were its objections? (3) Why was it withdrawn? (4) Will the Minister reassess the conditions placed on the Mangles Bay
Marina project in light of the seven objections of the Conservation
Commission? (5) In the Minister’s Appeals Determination, how were the objections raised by the Conservation Commission resolved or dealt with?
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Answered
18 March 2014
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Environment
Response time
20 days
The Minister for Environment has provided the following response:
(1) There was no other source of the Conservation Commission's request to withdraw its appeal.
(2)-(5) I am advised that following lodgement of the appeal, the Conservation Commission undertook further research into its concerns and, in discussion with the Department of Environment and Conservation and the Environmental Protection Authority, gained confidence that the specific concerns held by the Commission in relation to regional environmental values, had been adequately represented by the Department of Environment and Conservation.
(1) There was no other source of the Conservation Commission's request to withdraw its appeal.
(2)-(5) I am advised that following lodgement of the appeal, the Conservation Commission undertook further research into its concerns and, in discussion with the Department of Environment and Conservation and the Environmental Protection Authority, gained confidence that the specific concerns held by the Commission in relation to regional environmental values, had been adequately represented by the Department of Environment and Conservation.
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