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Australian Government response: report on oil or gas production in the Great Australian Bight

Date published:
1 August 2017

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The Senate Environment and Communications References Committee held an inquiry into the potential impacts of BP's planned exploratory oil drilling project and any future oil or gas production in the Great Australian Bight.

The government response to the inquiry report was tabled in the Senate.

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Australian Government Response to the Environment and Communications References Committee Report – Oil or gas production in the Great Australian Bight [pdf 89 KB]
Australian Government Response to the Environment and Communications References Committee Report – Oil or gas production in the Great Australian Bight [docx 79 KB]

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View the inquiry process and committee’s report on the Parliament of Australia website
See how we regulate offshore oil and gas activity in Australian waters

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