THE State Government admits it rushed legislation to give Gunns two more years before it has to start work on its pulp mill.
Resources Minister David Llewellyn admitted yesterday the Pulp Mill Clarification Bill introduced into Parliament on Tuesday was approved by Cabinet only last Monday and had been rushed through normal government processes.
Mr Llewellyn said his department was informed only last week that there might be a potential legal problem with the existing permit laws.
Cabinet then discussed and approved the need for special new laws at its regular meeting on Monday.
State Parliament will today debate whether to allow Gunns until August 2011 to start work on its contentious $2 billion Tamar Valley pulp mill, after the Solicitor-General advised that the mill’s operating permit might have expired at the end of August.
