NEWPORT QUAYS

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (14:42): I have a supplementary question arising from the answer. Will the minister advise whether the EPA has been involved in any way in this development and that issue?

The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for Environment and Conservation, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister Assisting the Minister for Health) (14:43): The EPA would have been involved wherever its involvement was appropriate. I am not absolutely sure exactly what part of the development process this particular project has reached. I am not the minister responsible for that, but I can absolutely assure the honourable member that our planning is always carried out under the rigorous standards and controls of the legislation that underpins it, and that includes those matters pertaining to the EPA.