BHP
— MT WHALEBACK — LICENCE AMENDMENT
993. Hon ROBIN CHAPPLE to the Minister for Environment:
I am aware that the minister is not
in attendance today.
I refer to the BHP licence amendment
BHP L4503/1975/14.
(1) When, and by
what method, did the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation advertise
this amendment to the public?
(2) What prior
licence does this amendment relate to?
(3) Will the
minister please table the previous licence as referenced at (2)?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. On behalf of the Minister for Environment, I advise
the following.
(1) The
Department of Water and Environmental Regulation amended licence L4503/1975/14
to correct clerical errors and make formatting changes. The amendment was not
advertised for public comment. The amended licence was incorrectly placed on
the department's webpage as being open for appeal from 28 August 2020
to 15 September 2020. It was subsequently removed from the webpage as this type
of amendment is not appealable under the Environmental Protection Act 1986.
(2)–(3) The
amended licence is an amalgamation of the previous licence L4503/1975/14 and
three amendment notices. I table the previous licence and the amendment notices
dated 20 April 2017, 6 November 2017 and 24 March 2020.
[See paper 4263.]