2015-09-15
Mr BARBER (Northern Metropolitan) — I move:
1. Clause 1, page 2, after line 32 insert —
“() to require the Minister to publish work plans and variations to approved work plans that have been statutorily endorsed; and”.
Deputy President, I am going to help you move this thing along quite quickly. I just have one or two quick questions for the minister, followed by the putting of the amendment and a quick vote. I think that is probably going to be it for this bill. My question for the minister is: is there anything in the principal act or other legislation that requires the minister to publish work plans?
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Mr BARBER (Northern Metropolitan) — So that is in fact the difference: the minister has the power to seek various types of information, but there is no requirement on the minister to actually publish them, certainly not on an internet website. By my count there are 171 mining licences current or under renewal. I know that Alcoa Anglesea has published its mine plan on its website. Can the minister tell me whether any of the 171 approved mining licences are currently published on the government's website?