Legislative Council - Fifty-First Parliament, Second Session (51-2)
2007-10-17 Daily Xml

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The Hon. M. PARNELL (15:09): By way of supplementary question, if pollution monitoring is required of a licence holder as a condition of its EPA licence, will the minister confirm that such monitoring information will be made available to the public, particularly in light of the fact that I have a 1997 letter from the EPA telling me that that is its policy? Is that still the EPA's policy?

The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for Environment and Conservation, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister Assisting the Minister for Health) (15:10): In terms of reports done by the EPA, I understand a range of different reporting levels and status of reporting occurs. I am not aware of any impediment to making at least some of those reports available, but there are also commercially confidential provisions. I am not aware of impediments, and I am happy to look into that matter and bring back a response.