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❓ Mr. Marmion questions the Minister regarding lead levels in the Perth Children's Hospital (PCH) water supply, referencing a 2016 briefing note and a 2018 Building Commission report. The Minister deflects, referring to another Question on Notice.

AnsweredQoN 4402Legislative Assembly

Asked

28 November 2018

Member

Mr W.R. Marmion

Portfolio

Deputy Premier; Minister for Health; Mental Health

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I refer to the answer to Question on Notice No. 4078 and in particular to the 10 October 2016 joint Contentious Issues Briefing note (4-102282) from Treasury and the Department of Health (DOH) in relation to elevated levels of lead in the Perth Children's Hospital (PCH), and ask,: (a) given that the briefing note states in dot point 2 that "All water entering PCH is lead free" , can the Minister advise on what dates the testing was undertaken to make this determination, at what locations was testing undertaken, who authorised the testing, who undertook the testing and what were the results; (b) given that the briefing note also states in dot point 8 that "Water sampling results from the Water Corporation mains supply and the DOH Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre ring mains supply to PCH show no lead detection" what were the results of this testing, including test locations, sample sizes, who undertook the testing and which organisations were advised of the results; (c) given that the briefing note states further in dot point 17 that "Both the Building Commission and the EHD are being provided with test results and related reports from all sources" , at what date or dates was the Building Commission and Environmental Health Division (EHD) given all the test results undertaken as mentioned in (a) and (b); and (d) can the Minister confirm that a 2018 Building Commission report, on construction issues at the PCH, did not rule out that one possible cause, or contributing factor, of elevated lead levels in some areas of the PCH was influx of contaminants from the nearby "dead-leg" when water first flowed into the new hospital?