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❓ Hon Steve Martin is following up on the remediation of 73 powerline bays, inquiring about progress, completion confidence, and location disclosure. The Minister provides an update on remediation progress but withholds location details due to ongoing court proceedings.

AnsweredQoN 1595Legislative Council

Asked

31 August 2023

Member

Hon Steve Martin

Portfolio

Commerce

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I refer to the answer to question without notice 86 asked on 16 February 2023, which indicated that three of 73 powerline bays have been remediated, with the rest to be completed by end of 2023, and I ask: (a) how many of the 73 bays have been remediated as of 31 August 2023; (b) if they have not all been remediated, is the Minister confident this will be complete by the end of 2023; and (c) now that Building and Energy has completed its investigation, is the Minister now able to provide the locations of each of the 73 bays: (i) If no to (c), why not?

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Answered

10 October 2023

Responded by

Minister for Commerce

Response time

7 days

(a)   34.
(b)   The Director of Energy Safety is monitoring the progress of the work and has been assured work on the remaining bays will be completed by the end of 2023.
(c)   No.
(i)     I cannot provide further detail until the court proceedings have been completed.

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