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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 1014 asked in the Legislative Council on 23 September 2020 by Hon Robin Scott

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITIES — MT WALTON AND FORRESTDALE

1014. Hon ROBIN SCOTT to the Minister for Environment:

I refer to ministerial statement 562, specifically commitment 7, which has the effect of preventing the intractable waste facility at Mt Walton from being used to process waste from areas outside our state.

(1) Is there a way in which the ministerial statement can be amended to allow for waste outside WA to be processed?

(2) If yes to (1), what is the process?

(3) Is the government open to considering submissions for why the Mt Walton facility should allow waste from interstate to be processed?

Hon SUE ELLERY replied:

On behalf of the Minister for Environment, I thank the honourable member for some notice of question.

(1) Yes.

(2) The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation has advised that a change of this nature is likely to constitute a revised proposal and require a valid referral under section 38 of the Environmental Protection Act 1986.

(3) The state government has no plans to make any changes to ministerial statement 562.