WASTEWATER —
SECONDARY TREATMENT — COMPLIANCE
545. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the minister representing the
Minister for Health:
I
refer to the registration and compliance of wastewater treatment systems in Western
Australia and changes in this industry for secondary treatment standards
for wastewater that require systems to be installed in Western Australia to be
certified to AS 1546.3:2017 as per the minister's answer to question
without notice 539 asked yesterday.
(1) How do Western
Australian manufacturers gain certification to AS 1546.3:2017 for their
products prior to installation?
(2) Does gaining certification
require testing of the products?
(3) Can they access testing for
that compliance in Western Australia?
(4) If no to (2), are border
closures impacting on their ability to access testing elsewhere?
(5) If yes to
(4), will the government now assist with the process to ensure WA businesses
are not closed due to the impact of having no testing facility in WA and the
border closures from COVID-19?
Hon STEPHEN DAWSON
replied:
I thank the Leader of the Opposition
for some notice of the question. The following answer is provided on behalf of
the Minister for Health.
(1) Manufacturers
wishing to gain AS 1546.3:2017 certification are required to have their
products tested and certified by a standards-approved testing authority located
either in Queensland or South Australia.
(2) Yes.
(3) No.
(4) Yes. Access
to facilities in South Australia and Queensland now require additional
logistical planning prior to and during testing.
(5) Manufacturers
have been advised that systems certified to AS 1546.3 may be able to obtain an
extension of their certification from the
testing authority providing that there has been no substantial change to the
system.