❓ Hon Robin Chapple requests the Minister for Mines and Petroleum to table all radiation management plans approved for uranium exploration in WA. The Minister declines, citing confidentiality obligations under the Mines Safety and Inspection Act 1994.
AnsweredQoN 2672Legislative Council
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In reference to the Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) document ‘Radiation Safety in Uranium Mining and Exploration’ [DMP 10020417], will the Minister table all radiation management plans prepared by companies exploring for uranium in Western Australia, that have been approved by the DMP and the Radiation Council of Western Australia as required by the DMP, ‘Radiation Safety in Uranium Mining and Exploration’ rules, since these rules were introduced?
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Answered
7 September 2010
Responded by
Minister for Mines and Petroleum
Response time
21 days
The "Radiation Safety in Uranium Mining and Exploration" document is not a regulatory guideline; rather it is a general overview.
Such information is obtained by the Department of Mines and Petroleum using the compulsion powers of the
Mines Safety and Inspection Act 1994.
I am advised that when such information is obtained for a particular purpose under a statute, then there is a duty on the person who receives that information in the exercise of the power not to disclose such information except for the intended purpose.
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Such information is obtained by the Department of Mines and Petroleum using the compulsion powers of the
Mines Safety and Inspection Act 1994.
I am advised that when such information is obtained for a particular purpose under a statute, then there is a duty on the person who receives that information in the exercise of the power not to disclose such information except for the intended purpose.
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