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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 108 asked in the Legislative Council on 24 May 2017 by Hon Diane Evers

Parliament: 40 Session: 1


HYDRAULIC FRACTURING
      108. Hon DIANE EVERS to the minister representing the Minister for Mines and Petroleum:
I refer to the Premier's pre‑election promise to ban hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in Perth, Peel and the south west.
(1) Will the government also ban exploration for unconventional gas in these regions?
(2) If no to (1), why not?
      (3) Will the government allow other methods of onshore gas extraction to be used in the south west, Peel and Perth regions besides fracking?
(4) If yes to (3), will the Premier please name these methods?
Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Mines and Petroleum.
(1) No.
      (2) The government's policy is a ban on hydraulic fracture stimulation in the south west, Peel and Perth metropolitan regions, not a ban on exploration for future gas supplies for the Western Australian community.
      (3) Yes, providing the application in question is environmentally acceptable and meets the government's stringent regulatory approvals processes.
      (4) These methods can include geophysical and geological surveys, conventional drilling and data analysis.