❓ This Question on Notice from Mr Basil Zempilas scrutinises the WA Government's 'no uranium' policy, seeking detailed information on its implementation, justification, and potential economic impacts, particularly in light of global demand forecasts and practices in other Australian jurisdictions.
⏳ Awaiting AnswerQoN 2744Legislative Assembly
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I refer to section 110 of the Mining Act 1978 and the Premier's policy of applying a “no uranium” endorsement to future mining leases:
(a) For each financial year from 2017–18 to 2025–26, how many mining leases were granted with a condition, endorsement or limitation preventing the extraction of uranium;
(b) For each financial year from 2017–18 to 2025–26, how many exploration licences, retention licences, mining leases or other tenements were affected, either directly or indirectly, by the Government’s uranium policy;
(c) What specific “public interest” grounds are relied upon by the Government when applying the “no uranium” condition under section 110;
(d) Has the Government undertaken any review since 2017 of whether the public interest grounds for the uranium ban remain current; and, if so, when was that review completed and what were its findings;
(e) Has the Premier, any minister, ministerial office, agency head or department received representations since March 2021 from the AMWU, UnionsWA, the CFMEU, the Electrical Trades Union, or any other union regarding the Government's uranium ban; and, if so, for each representation, which organisation made it, when was it received and what action was taken;
(f) What is the Government’s current estimate of Western Australia’s identified uranium resources, in tonnes;
(g) Has the Government assessed global uranium demand forecasts, including claims that demand will rise by approximately 28 per cent by 2030 and nearly double by 2040; and, if so, what is the Government’s current forecast? If not why not; and
(h) If the Government accepts that uranium can be mined in South Australia and the Northern Territory under modern regulation, what specific risk exists in Western Australia that cannot be managed by equivalent regulation?
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(a) For each financial year from 2017–18 to 2025–26, how many mining leases were granted with a condition, endorsement or limitation preventing the extraction of uranium;
(b) For each financial year from 2017–18 to 2025–26, how many exploration licences, retention licences, mining leases or other tenements were affected, either directly or indirectly, by the Government’s uranium policy;
(c) What specific “public interest” grounds are relied upon by the Government when applying the “no uranium” condition under section 110;
(d) Has the Government undertaken any review since 2017 of whether the public interest grounds for the uranium ban remain current; and, if so, when was that review completed and what were its findings;
(e) Has the Premier, any minister, ministerial office, agency head or department received representations since March 2021 from the AMWU, UnionsWA, the CFMEU, the Electrical Trades Union, or any other union regarding the Government's uranium ban; and, if so, for each representation, which organisation made it, when was it received and what action was taken;
(f) What is the Government’s current estimate of Western Australia’s identified uranium resources, in tonnes;
(g) Has the Government assessed global uranium demand forecasts, including claims that demand will rise by approximately 28 per cent by 2030 and nearly double by 2040; and, if so, what is the Government’s current forecast? If not why not; and
(h) If the Government accepts that uranium can be mined in South Australia and the Northern Territory under modern regulation, what specific risk exists in Western Australia that cannot be managed by equivalent regulation?
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