Environmental compliance - project audit
2619. Hon Alison Xamon to the Minister for Environment I refer to the Budget Papers page 842, Outcomes and Key Effectiveness Indicators — Statistic 3, and ask —
(1) What percentage of projects are audited for compliance with environmental conditions?
(2) Why doesn’t the Agency expect and demand that a higher percentage of projects, meet all of their environmental conditions?
Hon DONNA FARAGHER replied:
(1) I have been advised by the Office of the Environmental Protection Authority that approximately 12% of current Ministerial approvals were audited during the 2009/2010 financial year.
(2) I expect compliance to be achieved with all implementation conditions of Ministerial approvals. The Office of the Environmental Protection Authority has a compliance program in place to improve the level of compliance with Ministerial approvals, and expects any non-compliances to be reported andaddressed.