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SEARCH By GLOBAL MINING NEWS IN REAL TIME Great Australian Bight Protection Bill 2016, recommending HOME that it should not be passed. LATEST NEWS ADVERTISEMENT SECTOR NEWS WORLD NEWS The committee warned that the new legislation will create MAGAZINE regulatory uncertainty and that Australia’s reputation as an VIDEO REPORTS investment destination for oil and gas companies would be severely damaged by the Bill. RESEARCH PRESS OFFICE The committee noted that, despite the concerns raised by the Bill that the Great Australian Bight was at risk from oil and ELECTRA MINING gas operations, it believed the protection offered by the ANNOUNCEMENTS current regulatory regime was adequate. LOGIN Appea director for South Australia Matthew Doman said Columnists on Thursday that it was pleasing that petroleum exploration Topics in the Great Australian Bight continued to receive bipartisan support. What's On Jobs “The committee has made a sensible and responsible recommendation which should be accepted by the Senate. Tenders Mining Indaba “As the committee notes, revocation of permits would lead to the loss of Australian jobs and the cancellation of contracts by Apps companies that have already spent more than A$200-million Suppliers Directory in exploration in the Bight since 2011,” Doman said. About Us “The uncertainty created by such actions would severely damage Australia’s reputation as an investment destination for oil and gas.” Doman noted that the committee was also right to back Australia’s independent regulator, the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Authority (Nopsema), which has been in operation since 2012. back to top 2 of 5 2017/04/04 14:58 Appea welcomes Senate committee’s rejection of Great Austra... http://www.miningweekly.com/article/appea-welcomes-senat... SEARCH By GLOBAL MINING NEWS IN REAL TIME management, and appropriate community consultation. HOME LATEST NEWS “One of Nopsema’s strengths is its regulatory independence, something that would be severely compromised if the Greens’ SECTOR NEWS Bill was passed. WORLD NEWS “With proper regulatory oversight, there is no reason a safe, MAGAZINE sustainable offshore petroleum industry should not be VIDEO REPORTS possible for South Australia, as it has been in Victoria and Western Australia for several decades. RESEARCH PRESS OFFICE “The economic benefits are potentially enormous. 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