Tony Windsor (New England, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Minister, given that the clear objective of the National Partnership Agreement on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development is to 'avoid or minimise significant impact through a transparent process that builds public confidence', will you confirm that New South Wales has failed to meet the 30 September 2012 deadline to publish protocols that provide public certainty on which development proposals will be referred to the Commonwealth's independent expert scientific committee? Could the minister also comment on the progress of that committee in engaging with regional natural resource management authorities? (Time expired)

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