Roxby Downs Indenture Bill Committee faced by giant radioactive waste barrel
GIANT RADIOACTIVE WASTE BARREL MARKS SELECT COMMITTEE HEARING 27 Oct 11, Anti-nuclear activists erected a 7 metre tall radioactive waste barrel opposite Parliament House this morning to coincide with the first hearing of the Parliamentary Select Committee on the amended Roxby Downs Indenture Bill, which was introduced into both houses of Parliament last week.
“Today’s hearing will only hear presentations from BHP Billiton, the Olympic Dam Taskforce, and the Chamber of Mines and Energy,” said Nectaria Calan of Friends of the Earth Adelaide.
“It is unclear at this stage if other stakeholders and members of the public who have requested to be heard in person will be included in this process. This raises concerns that the Select Committee will simply rubber stamp the Bill after only hearing from parties with vested interests in supporting the expansion and the associated Indenture Agreement.”
“The committee has an opportunity to use its powers to investigate the social, environmental and cultural impacts of the Indenture Bill. It has an obligation to look further than representatives of the mining industry,” continued Ms. Calan.
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