“I welcome the Prime Minister’s promise to set aside twoparliamentary sitting days a year for the express purpose of repealingcounterproductive, unnecessary or redundant legislation,” Michael Chaney tolddelegates at the Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association(APPEA) conference in Perth, Western Australia.
“Everyone here today is aware of the significant compliancecosts and regulatory burden on the Australian LNG industry.”
To demonstrate the current level of regulatory burden inAustralia, Chaney noted that Woodside’s Pluto liquefied natural gas development in WA requiredover 500 separate approvals.
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