NARROGIN AND WICKEPIN BUSHFIRE — WESTERN POWER
NOTIFICATION
13. Hon STEVE MARTIN to the minister representing the
Minister for Energy:
I
refer to a bushfire that started on 6 February east of Narrogin and impacted
both the Shires of Wickepin and Narrogin.
(1) Has Western
Power provided a notification to the Director of Energy Safety pursuant to
regulation 23 of the Electricity (Network Safety) Regulations 2015?
(2) If yes to (1), will the
minister please table the notification?
(3) Has the
minister sought assurances that any physical evidence has been secured and
retained pending a full investigation?
(4) Has Western Power commenced an
investigation pursuant to regulation 23(2)?
Hon
ALANNAH MacTIERNAN replied:
I
thank the member for the question. The following information has been provided
to me by the Minister for Energy.
(1) In accordance
with regulation 23 of the Electricity (Network Safety) Regulations 2015, the
Electricity Networks Corporation—Western Power—has provided
notification to the Director of Energy Safety.
(2) This is for the Director of
Energy Safety to provide.
(3) Evidence has been retained in accordance with the
usual practices of the Electricity Networks Corporation.
(4) Yes.