Bungle leaves 42 mining approvals in sensitive oceans unlawful, Josh Frydenberg says

By Nicole Hasham
Updated February 11 2016 - 7:09pm, first published 3:26pm
The bureaucratic error has rendered 42 approvals for oil and gas operations in sensitive marine areas invalid. Photo: James Davies
The bureaucratic error has rendered 42 approvals for oil and gas operations in sensitive marine areas invalid. Photo: James Davies

A bureaucratic error has rendered eight years' worth of approvals for oil and gas operations in sensitive marine areas invalid, Resources Minister Josh Frydenberg has revealed, forcing the government and Labor to rush through laws to make the projects legal.

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