Ms O’CONNOR – Thank you. Minister, did the State Planning Office provide you with advice that the State Coastal Policy Validation Bill was necessary in order to support or facilitate the North East Wind project, which is also an ACEN project.
Mr ELLIS – North East Wind? Probably the first point to start is the state coastal policy is actually administered by the Premier –
Ms O’CONNOR – I understand that.
Mr ELLIS – and then the minister for Environment is the lead on it. So it is not really an area that I administer, but while the State Planning Office is –
Ms O’CONNOR – But you’d have been briefed on it.
Mr ELLIS – But while the State Planning Office is here, I am happy to see if there is any information that we can provide to you on that one.
Ms O’CONNOR – That’s fine. I actually don’t think we should trouble Sean with it. This is a question to you. Were you provided with advice by your state planning advisers that the State Coastal Policy Validation Bill was necessary in order to facilitate wharf development for the North East Wind project?
Mr ELLIS – No.
CHAIR – Okay. Thanks, Sean, apologies for not giving you a longer time to shine. You did a really good job in the time you had.
Ms O’CONNOR – I’m sure you’re not sorry.
