From: Brad Lucas [bradl@tpg.com.au]
Sent: Monday, 12 August 2002 9:00 AM
To: ecita.sen@aph.gov.au
Subject: Jabiluka Range Senate inquiry

Submission to Ranger and Jabiluka Senate Inquiry
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I hereby request the Senate Inquiry to recommend:

- an overhaul of the present environmental regulatory regime, to provide
greater transparency and independence;

- greater involvement of traditional Aboriginal owners in the
  establishment and oversight of any new environmental monitoring and 
  reporting regime;

- more statutory monitoring points at both operations and a greater
  frequency of monitoring;

- event-based monitoring, whereby weather events trigger immediate
  response monitoring;

- that the so-called 'limit' for uranium concentrations detected in Kakadu
  National Park downstream of the operations be reduced from 5.8 parts per
  billion to 0.5 parts per billion.

- return unprocessed ore down the Jabiluka decline, which can be cemented
  in and revegitated

Name: Brad Lucas
Address: 35 McIlwraith Street, Princes Hill, Victoria 3054
Date: August 12th, 2002