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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 1298 asked in the Legislative Council on 12 November 2020 by Hon Robin Chapple

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

KWINANA OIL REFINERY — CLOSURE

1298. Hon ROBIN CHAPPLE to the minister representing the Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade:

This is an incredibly badly written question, I have to say!

I refer to the announcement of the closure of the Kwinana oil refinery, the fuel additive methyl tertiary butyl ether, and the decisions to import oil into WA. I also note the questions asked by Hon Liza Harvey in the other place.

(1) Can the minister confirm that Australian-made fuels cannot contain more than 0.1 per cent MTBE?

(2) Will imported, foreign-made fuel be permitted to exceed 0.1 per cent MTBE?

(3) Will the minister please elaborate the controls and procedures to ensure that imported fuel complies with Australian standards?

Hon ALANNAH MacTIERNAN replied:

I thank the member for the question. The Premier as Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade has provided the following answer.

(1)–(3) Controls and procedures to ensure that imported fuel complies with Australian standards are a matter for the federal department of the environment and energy.