❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks information on the cost of asbestos removal at Harvey Senior High School, including past, planned, and total removal costs, and whether the Minister's Department recommended full removal. The answer provides specific costs and clarifies the Department of Treasury and Finance's recommendation to the Department of Education.
AnsweredQoN 4060Legislative Assembly
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(1) What was the cost of removing the asbestos at Harvey Senior High School that had been removed before 13 September 2010?
(2) What was the total projected cost for the part removal of asbestos that was planned prior to 13 September 2010?
(3) What is the cost of totally removing all asbestos from Harvey Senior High School, as advised by the Minister’s Department?
(4) Did the Minister or the Minister’s Department recommend to the Minister for Education or to her department that all asbestos be removed from the school; and
(a) if so, when was that recommendation made, by whom and to whom?
(2) What was the total projected cost for the part removal of asbestos that was planned prior to 13 September 2010?
(3) What is the cost of totally removing all asbestos from Harvey Senior High School, as advised by the Minister’s Department?
(4) Did the Minister or the Minister’s Department recommend to the Minister for Education or to her department that all asbestos be removed from the school; and
(a) if so, when was that recommendation made, by whom and to whom?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
9 November 2010
Responded by
Minister for Commerce
Response time
47 days
(1) The cost of removing the asbestos containing material (ACM) which is the subject of the current matter prior to 13 September 2010, was $15,799 for 72 sheets.
(2) The estimated cost for the removal of 116 sheets of the ACM was $28,000.
(3) The cost of totally removing the ACM is unknown. The Department of Treasury and Finance (DTF) provided the Minister with an estimated cost of $133,500, which represented 534 sheets at a cost of $250 per sheet.
(4) DTF recommended to the Department of Education (DoE) that if funding was available, to remove all verandah lining and replace it with metal cladding to minimise future maintenance costs:
(a) on 21 January 2010, DTF's Senior Program Manager advised the DoE's A/Principal Consultant Environment Health.
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(2) The estimated cost for the removal of 116 sheets of the ACM was $28,000.
(3) The cost of totally removing the ACM is unknown. The Department of Treasury and Finance (DTF) provided the Minister with an estimated cost of $133,500, which represented 534 sheets at a cost of $250 per sheet.
(4) DTF recommended to the Department of Education (DoE) that if funding was available, to remove all verandah lining and replace it with metal cladding to minimise future maintenance costs:
(a) on 21 January 2010, DTF's Senior Program Manager advised the DoE's A/Principal Consultant Environment Health.
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