From The Morning Bulletin, 23 May 2019:

Capricornia Chamber of Commerce and Industry secretary and acting president Phil Henry said the Premier’s announcement today was a good first step towards approval of the mine.

“At the very least it provides some measure of transparency about the process,” Mr Henry said.

He said the key issues will be continuous updates from the government which must be publicised as each identified step is undertaken and that the Carmichael mine is not subjected to additional, inconsistent approval measures.

“The EIS process is detailed and standardised, but the measures of scrutiny it applies are in each case appropriate to the size and nature of the project under review,” he said.

“Carmichael must not be subjected to inconsistent levels of rigour through application of the government’s requirements.”