On 27 April 1999, the Australian Senate referred the Jabiluka approvals process to a Senate Inquiry. Democrats' spokesperson on nuclear issues, Senator Lyn Allison, said the referral to Committee reveals the fundamental inadequacy of the Government's handling of the issue to date. [Senator Lyn Allison, News Release April 27, 1999]
- Access Senate Committee report (30 June 1999) :
- View online (HTML)
- download ZIP archive of RTF files (240 kb)
- Download transcripts of the Senate Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Reference Committee hearings :
- 11 June 99 in Canberra (260 kb - PDF)
- 16 June 99 in Darwin (188 kb - PDF)
- View Senate Committee announcement
Conclusion of the Senate Committee report:
"The Committee believes that the Jabiluka uranium mine poses a grave threat to the natural and cultural heritage values of Kakadu National Park. The Traditional Aboriginal Owners see the land, their sacred heritage and their living culture as one. The continued development of the mine is dangerous, threatening the very survival of a culture that has existed in Kakadu for 50,000 years. The mine should not be allowed to proceed."
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