A parliamentary question regarding the environmental impact assessment of a proposed development at Emu Point, Albany. The Minister confirms an assessment is underway but awaiting the proponent's draft review.

AnsweredQoN 481Legislative Council
Asked
15 May 2008
Portfolio
the Environment

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EMU POINT, ALBANY — PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT
I refer to the proposed development by LandCorp at Emu Point in Albany. (1) Is the development subject to an environmental impact assessment in accordance with the provisions of section 38 of the Environmental Protection Act 1986? (2) If no to (1), why not? (3) If yes to (1), at what stage is the environmental impact assessment at? Hon SALLY TALBOT

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I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for some notice of this question, to which the Minister for the Environment has provided an answer in the following terms — (1) Yes. On 25 June 2007 the Environmental Protection Authority made a decision to assess the proposed development as a public environmental review with a review period of four weeks. (2) Not applicable. (3) The EPA is awaiting the submission of the proponent’s draft public environmental review. The proponent has not indicated to the EPA when the document will be submitted.
(1) Is the development subject to an environmental impact assessment in accordance with the provisions of section 38 of the Environmental Protection Act 1986? (2) If no to (1), why not? (3) If yes to (1), at what stage is the environmental impact assessment at? Hon SALLY TALBOT replied: I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for some notice of this question, to which the Minister for the Environment has provided an answer in the following terms — (1) Yes. On 25 June 2007 the Environmental Protection Authority made a decision to assess the proposed development as a public environmental review with a review period of four weeks. (2) Not applicable. (3) The EPA is awaiting the submission of the proponent’s draft public environmental review. The proponent has not indicated to the EPA when the document will be submitted.
(2) If no to (1), why not? (3) If yes to (1), at what stage is the environmental impact assessment at? Hon SALLY TALBOT replied: I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for some notice of this question, to which the Minister for the Environment has provided an answer in the following terms — (1) Yes. On 25 June 2007 the Environmental Protection Authority made a decision to assess the proposed development as a public environmental review with a review period of four weeks. (2) Not applicable. (3) The EPA is awaiting the submission of the proponent’s draft public environmental review. The proponent has not indicated to the EPA when the document will be submitted.
(3) If yes to (1), at what stage is the environmental impact assessment at? Hon SALLY TALBOT replied: I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for some notice of this question, to which the Minister for the Environment has provided an answer in the following terms — (1) Yes. On 25 June 2007 the Environmental Protection Authority made a decision to assess the proposed development as a public environmental review with a review period of four weeks. (2) Not applicable. (3) The EPA is awaiting the submission of the proponent’s draft public environmental review. The proponent has not indicated to the EPA when the document will be submitted.
Hon SALLY TALBOT replied: I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for some notice of this question, to which the Minister for the Environment has provided an answer in the following terms — (1) Yes. On 25 June 2007 the Environmental Protection Authority made a decision to assess the proposed development as a public environmental review with a review period of four weeks. (2) Not applicable. (3) The EPA is awaiting the submission of the proponent’s draft public environmental review. The proponent has not indicated to the EPA when the document will be submitted.
I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for some notice of this question, to which the Minister for the Environment has provided an answer in the following terms — (1) Yes. On 25 June 2007 the Environmental Protection Authority made a decision to assess the proposed development as a public environmental review with a review period of four weeks. (2) Not applicable. (3) The EPA is awaiting the submission of the proponent’s draft public environmental review. The proponent has not indicated to the EPA when the document will be submitted.
(1) Yes. On 25 June 2007 the Environmental Protection Authority made a decision to assess the proposed development as a public environmental review with a review period of four weeks. (2) Not applicable. (3) The EPA is awaiting the submission of the proponent’s draft public environmental review. The proponent has not indicated to the EPA when the document will be submitted.
(2) Not applicable. (3) The EPA is awaiting the submission of the proponent’s draft public environmental review. The proponent has not indicated to the EPA when the document will be submitted.
(3) The EPA is awaiting the submission of the proponent’s draft public environmental review. The proponent has not indicated to the EPA when the document will be submitted.

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