A WA parliamentary question regarding the completion and tabling of a WorkSafe investigation report into an accident on the Pluto project. The Minister confirms the investigation is complete but declines to table the report due to privacy and legal privilege concerns.

AnsweredQoN 1144Legislative Council
Asked
18 November 2009
Portfolio
Commerce

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PLUTO PROJECT ACCIDENT — WORKSAFE INVESTIGATION
I refer to question without notice 852 asked in the Legislative Council on 9 September 2009 by Hon Jock Ferguson that referred to an accident involving a maritime worker who was working on the Pluto project. (1) Has WorkSafe Western Australia completed investigating the accident? (2) If no to (1), when will the investigation be completed? (3) Will the minister table the report? (4) If no to (3), why not? Hon HELEN MORTON

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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Not applicable. (3) No. (4) It is not the practice of the department to release actual investigation reports as they may contain private information or information that might be subject to legal professional privilege.
(1) Has WorkSafe Western Australia completed investigating the accident? (2) If no to (1), when will the investigation be completed? (3) Will the minister table the report? (4) If no to (3), why not? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Not applicable. (3) No. (4) It is not the practice of the department to release actual investigation reports as they may contain private information or information that might be subject to legal professional privilege.
(2) If no to (1), when will the investigation be completed? (3) Will the minister table the report? (4) If no to (3), why not? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Not applicable. (3) No. (4) It is not the practice of the department to release actual investigation reports as they may contain private information or information that might be subject to legal professional privilege.
(3) Will the minister table the report? (4) If no to (3), why not? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Not applicable. (3) No. (4) It is not the practice of the department to release actual investigation reports as they may contain private information or information that might be subject to legal professional privilege.
(4) If no to (3), why not? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Not applicable. (3) No. (4) It is not the practice of the department to release actual investigation reports as they may contain private information or information that might be subject to legal professional privilege.
Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Not applicable. (3) No. (4) It is not the practice of the department to release actual investigation reports as they may contain private information or information that might be subject to legal professional privilege.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Not applicable. (3) No. (4) It is not the practice of the department to release actual investigation reports as they may contain private information or information that might be subject to legal professional privilege.
(1) Yes. (2) Not applicable. (3) No. (4) It is not the practice of the department to release actual investigation reports as they may contain private information or information that might be subject to legal professional privilege.
(2) Not applicable. (3) No. (4) It is not the practice of the department to release actual investigation reports as they may contain private information or information that might be subject to legal professional privilege.
(3) No. (4) It is not the practice of the department to release actual investigation reports as they may contain private information or information that might be subject to legal professional privilege.
(4) It is not the practice of the department to release actual investigation reports as they may contain private information or information that might be subject to legal professional privilege.

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