Lee Rhiannon (NSW, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 31 August 2012:

(1) Does the department or any of its agencies have an option or arrangement to purchase all or part of the Eden wood chip mill owned by South East Fibre Exports Pty Ltd, most of which is situated within the purple, yellow or green safety zones that are required around an explosives facility?

(2) Can details be provided of any payments made by the department or any of its agencies since 2000 to South East Fibre Exports Pty Ltd, in compensation for loss of value of the land on which the Eden wood chip mill is situated, or for a diminution in its resale value as a result of having an explosives facility constructed at the adjacent Eden multi purpose wharf?

(3) What contracts or other arrangements does the department have with South East Fibre Exports Pty Ltd to share activities, such as security surveillance, in the vicinity of the Eden wood chip mill and the Eden multi-purpose wharf?

(4) Has the department purchased any paper products manufactured by Nippon Paper Industries, or awarded any contracts to printers that use paper manufactured by Nippon Paper Industries in 2008, 2009, 2010 or 2011; if so, can details be provided?