A leaked paper tabled in parliament by the opposition sets out the government's plan to establish a Territory Coordinator who could 'step in' and take over the assessment process for major projects.
Kirsty Howey says the CLP made no mention of the "exemption notices" power before the election.A leaked consultation paper tabled in parliament on Thursday outlines proposed laws that would give Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro the power to exempt major projects from regulatory processes.What's next?abc.net.
The appointed Territory Coordinator and the minister would also hold the power to "step in" and take over the assessment process from other approval bodies. "An onshore gas development may also be considered as an example, where diverse regulatory requirements require coordination and streamlining to support delivery of a project that will provide Territory community and economic benefit, alongside important energy security outcomes," it reads.
" could see environmentally destructive projects like fracking, land clearing and water extraction for cotton streamlined, fast-tracked and actually exempted from environmental laws all together."It will be an embarrassment, nationally and internationally, if these laws pass." "What we really need are better, transparent and properly resourced regulatory bodies, instead of more shortcuts behind closed doors."
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