Kangaroo Island Seaport

513 The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL (Mawson) (5 December 2018). With regards to the Smith Bay Timber and Woodchip Export Seaport Proposal's Environmental Impact Statement Revision Process, will government agencies and scientists be involved in this revision process?

The Hon. S.K. KNOLL (Schubert—Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Local Government, Minister for Planning): I have been advised of the following—

The draft environmental impact statement underwent an agency adequacy check where it was determined, by the relevant agencies, that extra information was required in the environmental impact statement prior to its release for public consultation.

Following this feedback, the proponent (Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers) has had multiple meetings with the relevant government agencies to discuss the extra information required.

The environmental impact statement has subsequently been amended by the proponent and has been resubmitted to government for a further check. The next step in the process involves determining whether these amendments are satisfactory, and if so, the following step will be the formal release of the document for agency and public consultation.

A thorough whole of government assessment process will now be undertaken of the proposal, including consideration of matters raised during the consultation process.

Ultimately the decision will be one for cabinet.