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| Rogue coal seam gas operators 'damaging industry's reputation' | Rogue coal seam gas operators 'damaging industry's reputation' |
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| The practices of some coal seam gas operators have harmed the public reputation of the industry, with more “rational” regulation needed around projects, the government’s thinktank has said. | The practices of some coal seam gas operators have harmed the public reputation of the industry, with more “rational” regulation needed around projects, the government’s thinktank has said. |
| The Productivity Commission’s draft report on mineral exploration and extractionwarned that regulations around CSG projects were often made with “subjective” environmental considerations that added extra burdens on to resource companies. | The Productivity Commission’s draft report on mineral exploration and extractionwarned that regulations around CSG projects were often made with “subjective” environmental considerations that added extra burdens on to resource companies. |
| “Where there is scientific uncertainty about the impacts of exploration, there tends to be greater risk of policy change being driven by subjective judgments,” the report states. | “Where there is scientific uncertainty about the impacts of exploration, there tends to be greater risk of policy change being driven by subjective judgments,” the report states. |
| “For example, environmental policies for CSG have been in a state of flux. In some cases, policy responses have been influenced by the uncertainty surrounding the possible environmental impacts of CSG exploration.” | “For example, environmental policies for CSG have been in a state of flux. In some cases, policy responses have been influenced by the uncertainty surrounding the possible environmental impacts of CSG exploration.” |
| The report gives weight to those in the CSG industry who claim that they are faced with irrational environmental opposition and overbearing government bureaucracy. | The report gives weight to those in the CSG industry who claim that they are faced with irrational environmental opposition and overbearing government bureaucracy. |
| The Coalition has stated that it wants to remove the additional layer of federal oversight for CSG projects should it gain power in September, and create a “one-stop shop” for approvals at state level. | The Coalition has stated that it wants to remove the additional layer of federal oversight for CSG projects should it gain power in September, and create a “one-stop shop” for approvals at state level. |
| However, the Productivity Commission does lay some blame for the controversy surrounding CSG at the feet of industry operators. | However, the Productivity Commission does lay some blame for the controversy surrounding CSG at the feet of industry operators. |
| “While explorers have an incentive to build good relations with landowners and the wider community, the practices of some resource explorers (and some subcontract drilling operators and others) have tainted the reputation of the industry,” the report states. | “While explorers have an incentive to build good relations with landowners and the wider community, the practices of some resource explorers (and some subcontract drilling operators and others) have tainted the reputation of the industry,” the report states. |
| The Productivity Commission report paints an overall picture of a mining industry that is facing a marked decline, pointing out that: “The number, size and quality of resource discoveries in Australia is declining, and the exploration sector is experiencing rising costs and lower productivity.” | The Productivity Commission report paints an overall picture of a mining industry that is facing a marked decline, pointing out that: “The number, size and quality of resource discoveries in Australia is declining, and the exploration sector is experiencing rising costs and lower productivity.” |
| The report found that there has been a shift in the past decade to expanding existing mines and drilling in resource-rich areas, rather than exploring for new deposits. | The report found that there has been a shift in the past decade to expanding existing mines and drilling in resource-rich areas, rather than exploring for new deposits. |
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