Senate debates

Wednesday, 4 March 2015

Questions without Notice

Coalmining

2:29 pm

Photo of Dio WangDio Wang (WA, Palmer United Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment, Senator Birmingham. In my engagement with communities relating to the need to balance economic development with minimising environmental harm, community confidence is key to progress. Will the minister confirm that in his request for advice to the IECS dated 26 February 2015 relating to the Watermark project, he stated that the advice sought from IECS in April 2013, two months prior to the enacting of the water trigger amendment, met the legal requirements of the EPBC water trigger?

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