FORRESTFIELD–AIRPORT
LINK — SOIL CONTAMINATION
413. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the minister representing the
Minister for Transport:
I
refer to my question without notice 140 asked on 12 March 2019, in which the
minister was asked explicitly whether the
Minister for Transport or any of her ministerial staff had met with, or had any
contact with, the Shire of Waroona and/or
the Peel Development Commission in relation to stockpiled soil, waste or
PFAS-contaminated soil excavated from the Forrestfield–Airport
Link for relocation.
(1) Did the senior policy adviser to the Minister for
Transport, Ms Olivia Crowley, have a telephone discussion with the CEO
of the Peel Development Commission, Mr Andrew Ward, on 12 September 2018 to
discuss this issue?
(2) Can the
minister confirm that on 12 September 2018, at 2.41 pm, Mr Ward sent Ms Crowley
a follow-up email outlining the issue and including a PTA estimate of the cost
of transporting the contaminated soil from Forrestfield to Peel?
(3) Was the minister briefed on the
email received by Ms Crowley; and, if so, when?
(4) Can the
minister explain why this information was not given in answer to question
without notice 140 asked on 12 March?
(5) Has Ms
Crowley had contact with or discussions with Mr Greg Poland, Ms Corina Johnson
or any other person on the potential disposal of the contaminated soil
excavated from the Forrestfield–Airport Link project in the Peel
region; and, if so, will the minister table all communications?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me
by the Minister for Transport.
(1)–(5) Question
without notice 140 asked about contact and meetings for ''relocation to
lot 3 Buller Road, Waroona''. The telephone conversation and subsequent
email did not mention lot 3 Buller Road, Waroona. The contents of the email to
which the member is referring reflect almost identically the contents of the
earlier email from the Public Transport Authority to the Peel Development
Commission, which was tabled in the response to question without notice 140. I table
the attached documents.
[See paper 2650.]