Legislative Council - Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3)
2008-11-13 Daily Xml

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FLEURIEU PENINSULA SWAMPS

In reply to the Hon. M. PARNELL (15 November 2007).

The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for State/Local Government Relations, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Consumer Affairs, Minister for Government Enterprises, Minister Assisting the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Energy): I cannot comment on what the commonwealth department may or may not support. However I am advised that:

Under the (Commonwealth) Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (the Act), anyone proposing to take an action that may have a significant impact for matters of national environmental significance, must submit a proposal to the Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, to determine if approvals are required. Activities approved before 16 July 2000 are not subject to the act.