OUTER HARBOUR — COCKBURN SOUND
214. Dr D.J. HONEY to the Minister for Environment:
I have a supplementary question. How
can the mining industry have any faith in the minister's handling of
environmental assessments, given her clear bias against the sector?
Ms A.
SANDERSON replied:
That is quite an extraordinary
question. I take my role as the Minister for Environment very, very seriously,
and as the decision-maker on a number of those projects. I take advice from the
Environmental Protection Authority. That is what I do as the minister. I meet
with members across a whole range of sectors, including senior members in the
mining industry, as well as in the environmental sector. I take my
responsibility very seriously.
Dr D.J. Honey: You're
clearly biased against Alcoa.
Ms A. SANDERSON: You can
judge me on the decisions that I have made in four years, at the end of this
term. That is what you should do.