❓ Hon Helen Bullock asks about the decision-making process for awarding funds under the royalties for regions-funded exploration incentive scheme. The Minister clarifies that the Department of Mines and Petroleum, with endorsement from a stakeholder committee, makes the decisions, and these decisions are not passed by cabinet.
AnsweredQoN 829Legislative Council
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EXPLORATION
INCENTIVE SCHEME
829. Hon HELEN BULLOCK to the Minister for Mines and
Petroleum:
I refer to the
royalties for regions–funded exploration incentive scheme.
(1) Who makes
the decision to awards funds to companies for exploration under this scheme?
(2) Are those
decisions passed by cabinet?
INCENTIVE SCHEME
829. Hon HELEN BULLOCK to the Minister for Mines and
Petroleum:
I refer to the
royalties for regions–funded exploration incentive scheme.
(1) Who makes
the decision to awards funds to companies for exploration under this scheme?
(2) Are those
decisions passed by cabinet?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the
member for some notice of this question.
(1) The
Department of Mines and Petroleum, with the endorsement of the co-funded
drilling program advisory committee. This is a stakeholder committee comprising
appropriately qualified representatives from the resources industry and the
minerals research sector, which is chaired by DMP's director general.
The whole process involving the committee's assessment of and decisions
regarding applications for funding is subject to an external probity audit.
(2) No.
member for some notice of this question.
(1) The
Department of Mines and Petroleum, with the endorsement of the co-funded
drilling program advisory committee. This is a stakeholder committee comprising
appropriately qualified representatives from the resources industry and the
minerals research sector, which is chaired by DMP's director general.
The whole process involving the committee's assessment of and decisions
regarding applications for funding is subject to an external probity audit.
(2) No.
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