States handed new roadmap for onshore gas development 14 July 2017, page-7

IMO this letter is a thinly disguised excuse to use in a courtroom defence against the lawsuit of LKO. They will say that their decision to ban all exploration and drilling was correct in view of this forthcoming proffered knowledge not being available to them. What they're doing is buying themselves 3 years of time during which they desperately hope to find a way to avoid prison time. Oil and gas exploration, production and drilling has been ongoing in Victoria in a big way since at least the 1950's. Australia's first oil field was discovered at lake Bunga in the Gippsland in 1924. There's been at least 60 years of comprehensive scientific, geological and environmental work done in Victoria to date. There has never been a problem of any sort. This Victorian Govt. must believe that most Victorians are on the dumb side of stupid to even attempt to tell them that 42 million and 3 years is required to review what?? It would also be very interesting to know who's going to get the majority of the money. Also what does halting everything in the oil and gas sector in Victoria for another 3 years do to the economy of Victoria and the direct out of pocket costs to most Victorians as in effect it would take at least a few more years after approvals were given (if they ever will be) to realise production. So what's being advocated is close to a decade of high cost energy. The smart energy users will leave now. Those not so wise, probably after they're bankrupt.