fracking inquirynt.gov.au Recommendation 14.4 That prior to the...

fracking inquirynt.gov.au
Recommendation 14.4
That prior to the grant of any further exploration approvals, the following areas must be declared
reserved blocks under
s 9 of the Petroleum
Act, each with an appropriate buffer zone:
• areas of high tourismvalue;
•towns and residential areas (including areas that have assets of strategic importance to nearby residential
areas);
• national parks;
• conservation reserves;
• areas of high ecological value;
• areas of cultural significance; and
• ●Indigenous Protected
Areas.

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-ab&tbm=lcl&ei=1Ik6W6DQA4mq0QTmxZawAg&q=map of nt national parks&oq=map of nt national parks&gs_l=psy-ab.3..33i22i29i30k1l10.3873.9631.0.9943.27.23.0.0.0.0.332.3263.0j6j6j2.14.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..18.1.299....0.tTPk5vVNvuk#rlfi=hd:;si:;mv:!1m3!1d1954164.0420200578!2d133.38488638437502!3d-23.643025915938193!3m2!1i1500!2i802!4f13.1

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-ab&q=map of nt conservation reserves&npsic=0&rflfq=1&rlha=0&rllag=-24322987,133173967,49420&tbm=lcl&ved=0ahUKEwiip-ikn4HcAhXEX5QKHZ2WBHsQtgMIKQ&tbs=lrf:!3sIAE,lf:1,lf_ui:1&rldoc=1#rldoc=1&rlfi=hd:;si:;mv:!1m3!1d1045658.5638217062!2d132.96249822304685!3d-24.200371798179905!3m2!1i1500!2i862!4f13.1

Mereenie is not a conservation reserve or a national park and provided the other criteria inquiry recommendations 14.4 and 14.5 suggest fracking is not excluded on existing exploration permits