Legislative Council - Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)
2017-06-20 Daily Xml

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Kangaroo Island

The Hon. R.L. BROKENSHIRE (15:04): Supplementary to the minister's answer on Kangaroo Island and the Fleurieu: did the minister inspect and/or was the minister briefed on the proposal for the wharf at Smith Bay and, if so, does the minister have any concerns about environmental issues?

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Climate Change) (15:05): I have received briefings through my agency.

The Hon. D.W. Ridgway interjecting:

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER: No, other ministers visited. This development has been declared, I think, a major development, and it will go through the major development process with very stringent environmental—

The Hon. D.W. Ridgway interjecting:

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER: —very stringent environmental conditions that will be explored from the proposition. It is clearly an issue that has diverse opinions on the island, but by being declared a major development it will have very stringent environmental conditions ruled right across it.