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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2018-12-04" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)</sessionName>
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    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Environment Protection Authority</name>
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        <inserted>
          <heading>Environment Protection Authority</heading>
        </inserted>
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      <talker role="member" id="3130" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. M.C. PARNELL</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <question date="2018-12-04">
            <name>Environment Protection Authority</name>
          </question>
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        <text id="20181204eb604e387d94455f80001249">
          <inserted>In reply to <by role="member" id="3130">the Hon. M.C. PARNELL </by>(7 November 2018).  </inserted>
        </text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="2742" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <electorate id="">Minister for Human Services</electorate>
        <questions>
          <question date="2018-12-04">
            <name>Environment Protection Authority</name>
          </question>
        </questions>
        <text id="20181204eb604e387d94455f80001250">
          <inserted>
            <by role="member" id="2742">The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services):</by>  The Department for Environment and Water has advised that:</inserted>
        </text>
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          <inserted>1.&amp;#x9;No. The Minister for Environment and Water was not aware of the content of the notification placed by the EPA in <term>The Advertiser</term> and <term>Portside Messenger</term> on 7 November 2018. The EPA has since advised that it made an administrative error and in no way attempted to mislead the community in regard to the nature of the EPA's consultation on this important proposal.</inserted>
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          <inserted>2.&amp;#x9;The EPA published an amended notification in both <term>The Advertiser</term> and <term>Portside Messenger</term> on 14 November 2018. The EPA is committed to engaging with the community for the entirety of the project. Submissions on all aspects of the proposal and the licence application close on 30 November 2018. If a licence is subsequently drafted, the EPA will seek further public comment.</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20181204eb604e387d94455f80001253">
          <inserted>3.&amp;#x9;The EPA has updated the information published on its website, consistent with the amended notifications.</inserted>
        </text>
      </talker>
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