WITTENOOM — GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
814. Hon WILSON TUCKER to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Lands:
I refer to the eviction and removal
of Wittenoom resident Lorraine Thomas on 8 September.
(1) On the day in
question, how many government employees attended Wittenoom and what were their
roles?
(2) Please provide an estimate of the costs associated
with those government employees travelling to Wittenoom.
Hon
SAMANTHA ROWE replied:
I answer on behalf of the Leader of the
House representing the Minister for Lands. I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) Government employees attended Wittenoom to oversee
the contract works to secure services and buildings across the town
site, and as part of this, served an eviction notice on the remaining resident
at Wittenoom. The remaining resident voluntarily vacated the premises the same
day. Four government employees were required to undertake this range of tasks.
(2) Employees
travelling to Wittenoom were required to undertake site inductions, work health
and safety requirements and staging at Tom Price, due to the extreme risk of
attending the Wittenoom town site. Four employees travelling to multiple sites,
including Wittenoom, cost approximately $8 000.