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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2023-05-30T14:15:00+09:30" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)</sessionName>
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    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Mineral Exploration</name>
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        <inserted>
          <heading>Mineral Exploration</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="6827" referenceid="b04d90ce5a204cc6b8913d2697f86b49" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. H.M. GIROLAMO</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <question date="2023-05-30T04:45:00+09:30" qonNum="259">
            <name>Mineral Exploration</name>
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          <inserted>259 <by role="member" id="6827" referenceid="b04d90ce5a204cc6b8913d2697f86b49">The Hon. H.M. GIROLAMO </by>().26 March 2023).  Can the Minister for Energy and Mining, advise:</inserted>
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          <inserted>1.&amp;#x9;For each financial year since 2013-14, in relation to mineral exploration licences (ELs): </inserted>
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          <inserted>(a)&amp;#x9;How many ELs have been granted by the Department for Energy and Mining? </inserted>
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          <inserted>(b)&amp;#x9;What was the average processing time for EL applications? </inserted>
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          <inserted>(c)&amp;#x9;How many ELs have sought variations to their works programs on more than two occasions? </inserted>
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          <inserted>(d)&amp;#x9;How many ELs have been revoked</inserted>
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      <talker role="member" id="5412" referenceid="f6f1a5ffd4774774bcc2b9675cc1d44d" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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            <name>Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development</name>
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            <name>Minister for Forest Industries</name>
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          <question date="2023-05-30T04:45:00+09:30" qonNum="259">
            <name>Mineral Exploration</name>
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            <by role="member" id="5412" referenceid="f6f1a5ffd4774774bcc2b9675cc1d44d">The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries):</by>  The Minister for Energy and Mining is advised:</inserted>
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          <inserted>(a)&amp;#x9;This information is publicly available.</inserted>
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        <text id="2023053045b06e1c4ab34b8c90002506">
          <inserted>(b)&amp;#x9;This information is publicly available.</inserted>
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          <inserted>(c)&amp;#x9;In relation to how many ELs have sought variations to their works programs, this has occurred on two occasions since 2013-14. </inserted>
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          <inserted>(d)&amp;#x9;ELs are not revoked, they can be surrendered or cancelled.</inserted>
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