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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 498 asked in the Legislative Council on 15 May 2019 by Hon Dr Steve Thomas

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

FORRESTFIELD–AIRPORT LINK — SOIL CONTAMINATION

498. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the Leader of the House representing the Premier:

I refer to my question without notice 359 asked on 10 April 2019 on the PFAS-contaminated soil excavated from the Forrestfield–Airport Link project.

(1) Has the director general of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, Mr Darren Foster, been made aware that in April 2018 the Minister for Transport had discussed with the then deputy chair of the Peel Development Commission, Mr Greg Poland, the potential disposal of PFAS-contaminated soil excavated from the Forrestfield–Airport Link project into sites other than the Perth Airport, as evidenced in the answer to questions without notice 164 and 178 asked earlier this year?

(2) If yes to (1), on what date was he informed and in what manner?

(3) Has the director general been informed that various discussions on the potential alternate disposal of PFAS-contaminated soil excavated from the Forrestfield–Airport Link project to sites other than the Perth Airport site that included the Peel Development Commission, the Shire of Waroona, the Shire of Boddington and the Public Transport Authority, were held between April 2018 and January 2019?

(4) If yes to (3), on what date was he informed and in what manner?

Hon SUE ELLERY replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The Department of the Premier and Cabinet advises the following.

(1) No.

(2) Not applicable.

(3) No.

(4) Not applicable.