❓ Hon Giz Watson questions the Minister for Transport regarding GM canola contamination along Albany Highway, likely from a 2011 truck spill and subsequent roadside maintenance. Main Roads will review its roadside maintenance practice in February 2013.
AnsweredQoN 950Legislative Council
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GENETICALLY
MODIFIED CANOLA — SPILL CLEAN-UP
950. Hon GIZ WATSON to the minister representing the
Minister for Transport:
I refer to the report by the Conservation Council (WA) tabled
in this place during question time on 23 October 2012 concerning an infestation
of genetically modified canola plants along Albany Highway north of Williams
considered most likely to be the result of seed spread by machinery or vehicles
during the clean-up of the 2011 truck spill, with GM plants further being
selected and concentrated due to the use of Roundup herbicides on the road
reserve, given that Main Roads and/or local governments have responsibility for
managing fugitive GM canola plants on road verges.
(1) What does
Main Roads intend to do to manage this extraordinary level of contamination in
an area exporting to the GM–free Japanese market?
(2) When will it be done?
(3) What monitoring will be done to
ensure that these management measures are effective?
(4) What will it cost?
(5) What will Main Roads do in
future to manage the spread of GM canola from road transport?
MODIFIED CANOLA — SPILL CLEAN-UP
950. Hon GIZ WATSON to the minister representing the
Minister for Transport:
I refer to the report by the Conservation Council (WA) tabled
in this place during question time on 23 October 2012 concerning an infestation
of genetically modified canola plants along Albany Highway north of Williams
considered most likely to be the result of seed spread by machinery or vehicles
during the clean-up of the 2011 truck spill, with GM plants further being
selected and concentrated due to the use of Roundup herbicides on the road
reserve, given that Main Roads and/or local governments have responsibility for
managing fugitive GM canola plants on road verges.
(1) What does
Main Roads intend to do to manage this extraordinary level of contamination in
an area exporting to the GM–free Japanese market?
(2) When will it be done?
(3) What monitoring will be done to
ensure that these management measures are effective?
(4) What will it cost?
(5) What will Main Roads do in
future to manage the spread of GM canola from road transport?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this
question. Main Roads WA advises —
(1) Main Roads will review its roadside maintenance practice.
(2) It will be done in February 2013.
(3)–(5) This is pending a review of roadside
maintenance practice.
question. Main Roads WA advises —
(1) Main Roads will review its roadside maintenance practice.
(2) It will be done in February 2013.
(3)–(5) This is pending a review of roadside
maintenance practice.
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