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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 205 asked in the Legislative Council on 19 March 2019 by Hon Dr Steve Thomas

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

FORRESTFIELD–AIRPORT LINK — SOIL CONTAMINATION

205. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the minister representing the Minister for Transport:

I refer to my question without notice 178 asked last Thursday, 14 March 2019, on PFAS-contaminated soil excavated from the Forrestfield–Airport Link.

(1) Has the minister or any of the minister's staff met with or had telephone discussions with Ms Corina Johnson in the last 12 months?

(2) If yes to (1), who initiated the meetings or discussions and what was the nature of the contact?

(3) Where was each meeting held, and who was present at each meeting?

(4) What was discussed at each meeting and in each telephone call?

(5) Will the minister table any agendas, documentation, option papers or proposals from those meetings and telephone calls; and, if not, why not?

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following information is provided on behalf of the Minister for Transport.

(1)–(3) The minister's parliamentary secretary and policy advisers have previously met with Ms Johnson, as well as the minister's policy advisers and a representative from the City of Swan on another occasion. The meetings were held at Dumas House.

(4) Issues raised by Ms Johnson were landfill planning and Swan Valley planning.

(5) No formal meeting notes were taken.