❓ A member of parliament questions the validity of the delegation of authority regarding the Mauds Landing appeals process and requests the government to table the relevant legal advice. The government confirms the delegation's validity but refuses to release the legal advice, citing convention.
AnsweredQoN 1298Legislative Council
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(1) Does the Government have any legal advice that confirms that the delegation of authority to the Premier from the Minister for the Environment, under section 18 of the Environmental Protection Act, for the Mauds Landing appeals process was a valid delegation? (2) Will the Government table the legal advice or a precis of the legal advice; and if not, why not? Hon KIM CHANCE
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) No. It is a longstanding convention that government does not publish its legal advice.
(2) Will the Government table the legal advice or a precis of the legal advice; and if not, why not? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) No. It is a longstanding convention that government does not publish its legal advice.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) No. It is a longstanding convention that government does not publish its legal advice.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) No. It is a longstanding convention that government does not publish its legal advice.
(1) Yes. (2) No. It is a longstanding convention that government does not publish its legal advice.
(2) No. It is a longstanding convention that government does not publish its legal advice.
(2) Will the Government table the legal advice or a precis of the legal advice; and if not, why not? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) No. It is a longstanding convention that government does not publish its legal advice.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) No. It is a longstanding convention that government does not publish its legal advice.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) No. It is a longstanding convention that government does not publish its legal advice.
(1) Yes. (2) No. It is a longstanding convention that government does not publish its legal advice.
(2) No. It is a longstanding convention that government does not publish its legal advice.
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