❓ Hon Robyn McSweeney questions the Minister for the Environment regarding amending the Environmental Protection Act 1986 to exclude the State Administrative Tribunal Act 2004 and make the EPA an advisory body to the Tribunal. The Minister rejects the proposal, affirming the EPA's independence and transparent processes.
AnsweredQoN 6003Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
Will the Minister consider the provisions of the
Environmental Protection Act 1986
, s5, be amended to exclude the provisions of the
State Administrative Tribunal Act 2004
from its operation, and that the Environmental Protection Authority becomes an advisory body to the State Administrative Tribunal whose decisions will be subject to public examination by the proponent of the application, and thus publicly have to justify its advice and opinions?
Environmental Protection Act 1986
, s5, be amended to exclude the provisions of the
State Administrative Tribunal Act 2004
from its operation, and that the Environmental Protection Authority becomes an advisory body to the State Administrative Tribunal whose decisions will be subject to public examination by the proponent of the application, and thus publicly have to justify its advice and opinions?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
2 April 2008
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for the Environment
Response time
20 days
No. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is an independent statutory authority which provides environmental advice to the Minister for the Environment. It is not a decision making authority which determines whether developments may proceed or not. The EPA's assessment process is transparent, all EPA advice is publicly available, and there are proponent and third party appeal provisions under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 regarding the EPA's advice.
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