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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 161 asked in the Legislative Council on 16 March 2022 by Hon Dr Brad Pettitt

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AUTHORITY — MINISTERIAL CONDITIONS

161. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the minister representing the Minister for Environment:

(1) Why is the Minister for Environment yet to receive a response to the request for the Environmental Protection Authority to inquire into the adequacy of amended implementation condition 19 of the ''Wheatstone Development—Gas Processing, Export Facilities and Infrastructure: Shire of Ashburton and Roebourne'', statement 873, as amended by 922, despite the request being lodged on 2 January 2018?

(2) When does the minister expect to receive a response to that request?

(3) Will the minister request an inquiry into the implementation conditions of the North West Shelf development ''with respect to avoiding, reducing and offsetting greenhouse gas emissions'', just as the minister requested occur for the Gorgon gas development on 22 January 2022?

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following answer is provided on behalf of the Minister for Environment.

(1)–(3) I am informed that the Environmental Protection Authority is currently working to deliver contemporary greenhouse gas ministerial conditions for a number of high-emitting projects, including Wheatstone, Gorgon, Pluto and the North West Shelf development. I expect to receive the EPA's recommendations to contemporise these conditions before the end of the year.