asked the Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, upon notice, on 16 March 2012:

(1) Has the department or Minister's office been approached by, or provided funding and other support to, any of the following organisations since March 2011:

if so, for each organisation:

  (a) can details be provided of the nature of the contact or funding and support; and

  (b) did the contact or funding and support relate to proposals to develop a port at Point Torment, Western Australia.

(2) Has the department been approached by any organisation (other than those listed above) in regard to a proposal to develop a port at Point Torment since March 2011.