❓ The Minister for Climate Action provides details on stakeholder briefings regarding the government's climate change legislation, including dates, attendees, and separate briefings held for specific groups. The response identifies which stakeholders attended general sessions and which received individual briefings.
AnsweredQoN 1727Legislative Council
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I refer to the list of stakeholders "approached to be briefed" on this Government's climate change legislation, as identified in the answer provided to my question without notice no 1248 on Tuesday, 17 October 2023, and I ask, will the Minister identify: (a) the stakeholders that were actually briefed; and (b) the date(s) each briefing occured and the stakeholders present?
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Answered
28 November 2023
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Climate Action
Response time
7 days
(a) See Tabled Paper No. ####, a list of stakeholders that attended an information session on the legislation, noting others were invited but did not attend. This list includes 56 stakeholder groups. Some stakeholder groups had more than one individual who attended the information session. A total of 89 stakeholders attended an information session.
Separate briefings were provided to stakeholders who were unable to attend the scheduled information sessions, or who specifically requested a briefing. These stakeholders included: Department of Water and Environmental Regulation’s Aboriginal Water and Environmental Advisory Group; Water Corporation; Waste Authority; Southwest Regional Corporations of the South West Native Title Settlement; Environmental Protection Authority; Department of Treasury; Infrastructure WA; Southern Ports; Energy Policy WA; Western Australian Local Government Association; Chamber of Minerals and Energy; Urban Bushland Council; Agrifood WA CEO Network; and AgZero 2030.
(b) The government held four information sessions on the Climate Change Bill – Explanatory Paper.
1. Government and government trading enterprises held online 26th September 2023
2. Peak Body – Industry & Agriculture held online 27th September 2023
3. Conservation & Research held online 3 October 2023
4. First Nations held online 4 October 2023
The attendees of these sessions are the same as those tabled in response to Question (a).
Separate briefings were provided to stakeholders who were unable to attend the scheduled information sessions, or who specifically requested a briefing. These stakeholders included: Department of Water and Environmental Regulation’s Aboriginal Water and Environmental Advisory Group; Water Corporation; Waste Authority; Southwest Regional Corporations of the South West Native Title Settlement; Environmental Protection Authority; Department of Treasury; Infrastructure WA; Southern Ports; Energy Policy WA; Western Australian Local Government Association; Chamber of Minerals and Energy; Urban Bushland Council; Agrifood WA CEO Network; and AgZero 2030.
(b) The government held four information sessions on the Climate Change Bill – Explanatory Paper.
1. Government and government trading enterprises held online 26th September 2023
2. Peak Body – Industry & Agriculture held online 27th September 2023
3. Conservation & Research held online 3 October 2023
4. First Nations held online 4 October 2023
The attendees of these sessions are the same as those tabled in response to Question (a).
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