Victorian Government seems happy to lose revenue
Its hard to understand why the State Government has chosen to forgo revenue worth tens of millions of dollars annually by not properly identifying the volume of sand resources extracted by major businesses. A brief forensic audit would reveal the extent of lost revenue. Details currently displayed on the DEECA website demonstrate that records are not kept showing the volume of resources exploited. To quote some specific details: 2.4.3 Extractive production statistics Production figures as part of annual production return reporting to the Department can be used to provide insight into the importance of the WAs in the study area. An analysis of the data has been completed using de-identified data. Production figures are available digitally (from the Resources Right Allocation Management (RRAM) system), but only for returns post-financial year (FY) 2014-15. All sand production reported between FY2015-16 and FY2017-18 from the South Gippsland LGA was derived from the study area. Pr...