Gas company could face fines or jail time for ‘unacceptable’ no-show at Beetaloo Basin inquiry
by Josh Butler from on (#5YMNR)
Tamboran Resources, which was given $7.5m government grant, rejected multiple requests to give evidence to committee
A gas company that refused to appear before a parliamentary committee investigating oil and gas drilling in the Beetaloo Basin, faces huge fines or even jail time if found to be in contempt by the Senate.
The Senate environment committee on Wednesday began a process to officially find Tamboran Resources in contempt for ignoring requests to appear before its inquiry, with the Coalition and the Greens taking a rare united stance that the parliament's standards must be maintained".
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