Ian Campbell (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for the Environment and Heritage) Share this | Hansard source

I will put it simply and shortly: there are no loopholes. All of those matters will have to be assessed. They cannot be assessed under the bioregional plans or strategic assessment provisions. The act as it stands ensures that we have very high quality assessments for all actions relating to the mining, waste and transportation of uranium. These amendments are entirely unnecessary; the law is very strong as it stands.