- Documents reveal the recommendation to approve Storm Bay's aquaculture expansion was made by just three sitting members of the nine-member review panel
- Environment Tasmania is seeking legal advice on the validity of the decision
- The review panel was warned it would not be possible to separate aquaculture companies enough to prevent the spread of major diseases
"Tasmanians aren't dummies. You don't need to be an expert to know that three of nine seats is not a full panel, and we are not considering environment, biosecurity, boating safety, recreational fishing when we're pushing through giant developments."
"It is not possible to separate leases sufficiently to provide a reliable barrier against spread of major diseases in the water column,"the presentation said.
"The risk of massive disease transfer all through Storm Bay is incredibly high,"she said.
"The panel made a decision to approve expansion against all science, without good biosecurity advice, and on the say-so of the chief vet,"Ms O'Connor said.