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.