40739 (2025). Hon Rachel Brooking to the Minister for Infrastructure

Written Question

Published date: 04 Sep 2025

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	40739 (2025)
Question asked:	21 Aug 2025
Member asking:	Hon Rachel Brooking
Portfolio:	Minister for Infrastructure
Minister replying:	Hon Chris Bishop
Answer received:	31 Aug 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_40739_2025
Document guid:	ec0e67c5-b70c-4151-bbe3-8270ce63f35a

40739 (2025). Hon Rachel Brooking to the Minister for Infrastructure: Does he believe it is appropriate for Ministers to publicly comment on their views on fast-track conveners before application decisions are made, and could such behaviour be seen to be applying pressure on the panel to influence the decision on a particular application?

Hon Chris Bishop: The Expert Panel are independent decision makers for substantive applications.