The rapid growth and development of the resources sector in Western Australia has put pressure on government to adequately resource the regulation of environmental approvals and compliance. There is significant impetus to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of environmental regulation through the targeted and proportional use of government resources under a risk-based framework.
The Ministerial Advisory Panel (MAP) recommends that the Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) implement a number of reforms to clarify its role and responsibility for environmental regulation within the whole of government context and inform the development of clearly articulated environmental outcomes and objectives.
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