5623 (2024). Lan Pham to the Minister for the Environment

Written Question

Published date: 26 Apr 2024

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	5623 (2024)
Question asked:	09 Apr 2024
Member asking:	Lan Pham
Portfolio:	Minister for the Environment
Minister replying:	Hon Penny Simmonds
Answer received:	21 Apr 2024
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_05623_2024
Document guid:	8d8e9607-499b-46ee-bafe-04e2db137561

5623 (2024). Lan Pham to the Minister for the Environment: Has the time to process water consent applications, on average, increased, stayed the same, or reduced since the introduction of the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020?

Hon Penny Simmonds: According to National Monitoring System data, in comparison to 2020/21 data, 2021/22 water permit processing times were reduced, with median timeframes of 55 days.